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A Red Dress 2 Ways (Fashion Illustration Wednesday )

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 Hello, in this post I'll share two new and original fashion illustrations with you. The medium for both of them is watercolour pencils on paper. I'll also share two ways to wear a red polka dot dress, as both illustrated outfits feature this dress. I might even thrown in more outfits with this red dress. Yes, both fashion illustrations are of my own outfits that I've actually worn this summer. If you want to see other outfits of mine I illustrated this year, click      1 / 2 / 3/ 4 /   5 /  6  /   7    / 8 / 9 . I've just now realized that I illustrated and posted nine outfits I have worn this year. If I count the two outfits I'm posting today, that would be eleven. There are still some fashion sketches I haven't posted, so not bad, I guess.  Of course, most of these fashion illustrations are quick works. Still, a quick illustration is better than nothing. In art, I try to switch up between sketching/illustrating and paint...
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Ivana's review of the Iliad by Homer (Books XVII- XXIV)

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Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! I'm back with the last and final book review post focusing on the ancient Greek epic poem the Iliad, by Homer.  As I probably mentioned on my blog, I first read the Iliad as an adolescent, and then again and again as an educator. So, it is a work of literature that I'm quite familiar with. Still, every time I read the Iliad by Homer, I feel like I discover something new. This time around, perhaps more than ever, I felt absolutely engrossed in the Iliad . I experienced a whole array of emotions while rereading the Iliad , from fascination, to sadness and even disgust. In reality, I think that we never read a book in the same way, because our inner emotional and psychological state often guides and influences our reading process. I think that rereading a known classic can often prove more beneficial than just picking up any random book. There are as many benefits to rereading, as there are to reading, but back to the subject of the Iliad ....
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