I can't stop drawing. And I can't stop sharing what I've been drawing. I found by adding Dunitz
fair trade jewelry to some of my portraits, I can post them on Dunitz & Company social accounts, most notably our
Instagram feed. With this blog post, I have another excuse to share some of my artwork. These drawings shown here were all created within the last several months. In no particular order, check out how I add our fair trade designs to my drawings.
Crazy. For some reason a couple of years ago we started receiving all sorts of random magazines at the office. We received an issue of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. There are so many beautiful women on its pages that provided plenty of material for my drawing pleasure. This woman wears our
Glass Teardrop Earrings.
This bombshell was inspired by a cover from
IN STORE, a fabulous jewelry trade publication. They always have such great covers. On this occasion, I braved up and challenged myself to drawing a hand. Then I decorated that hand with one of our embroidered rings.
(Retailers can order these on our wholesale website.) This woman also wears our
Glass Triangle Dangle Earrings.
I had purchased some new wider pastel sticks (
Nupastels) and wanted to give them a whirl. For this quick drawing I didn't use sharpened pencils. It seemed appropriate to decorate this woman with
purple earrings. This style is quite popular and we always offer it in many different color combinations.
An old and dear friend of mine visited recently. She & I worked together in the 80's during my Corporate America days. Years later she & I traveled to Cuba together for a jazz festival. I snapped this pic mid-drawing. And for fun, I added our
Crystal Teardrops.
Same drawing. But completed. My friend deserved roses. If you love vintage fashion, our laser cut
rose earrings feature old botanical illustrations. These certainly make for fun, eco-friendly and affordable gifts.
My drawings seem to really allow me to show off Dunitz & Company earrings. In this case, my friend's ears were hidden and a long neck allowed for one of our
glass pendant necklaces. I mention all the time that blue always sells better than other colors. For this drawing, a blue necklace was added.
OK - It's a bit scary, I know. This is a self-portrait. I don't wear earrings. But for this transformation, I thought I should be wearing one of our best sellers ever. No matter how many
Starry Night Earrings I order for stock, they continually sell out.
This was another challenge I set up for me. I wanted to try a portrait where I used no black. No black outlines. No black sketching. These
color blocked earrings are from our Contemporary Colors collection. Sometimes I pick school colors for these dangles. Do you know a MSU Spartan for a pair in this color combination?
A first for me. I zoomed to a garden in Manchester, England to draw this model, Heather. She posed nude for a few quick sketches. And then because it was cold and breezy across the pond, she covered up a bit. For her longer pose, I worked on this portrait. If I could have decorated her ears, I would have had her actually wear these
glass teardrop earrings. The color shown her matches her red hair so well.
This close up is a crop from another Sports Illustrated swimwear mode portraitl. These women are fun to draw since they're all young and beautiful. I decorated this gal with a pair of our
triangle shaped glass earrings.
Another magazine model. Her lips were so full. Maybe she uses fillers. I added some
striped beaded teardrop to her portrait.
Sometimes I specifically look for photographs where the model is not looking straight on. I also like looking for pics with lots of shadows. This model also now wears one of our most popular
round beaded earring styles.
Curly hair. Yes! That's what I was after. And ears. Ears to show off our
long skinny glass earrings. I fondly call these our stick earrings because they are so narrow.
This is fun!
(I use that word a lot. It's what my drawing has given me.) Earlier this year the tree trimmers came to my house to....yes, trim my trees. I have one absolutely huge ficus on my property. It's a really big "tree" job. I asked a couple of the men if I could take their photo so I could draw them while they worked. At the end of they day, I gifted them my drawings. I of course take photos of my work. This allowed me to give Carlos a faux earring for a social media post. These small
glass dot studs are a super seller and very loved by our customers.
I saw a most beautiful photo of this friend of mine. That prompted me to draw her. Hands are challenging and I went for it. I added what I call our "skinnies", little bracelets you roll over your hand. We offer this
set of 5 on our retail website. You can wear them all. Or give them out as friendship bracelets.
A beachy girl with wild hair needed a pair of our
long embroidered fringe earrings. These earrings are all one-of-a-kind and will match up with your Boho aesthetic.
Another swimsuit model. Drawing the arm and a well endowed bosom was a new challenge for me. Since her bikini top is turquoise, I thought she should be wearing some matching
glass dangle earrings.
I fondly refer to this model as 'big hair girl.' What fabulous long curly waves she has. My choice for her ears? Our
large embroidered teardrops made with recycled denim. I always have to reassure our customers that the denim we use, which comes from discarded pants is always thoroughly washed before using.
When I first started creating portraits early in 2021, I would often spend a few hours on each drawing. In recent times, I've often given myself a "30 minute challenge." This was my first one and still is one of my favorites. I didn't have time to re-think my strokes. I just made them. This sweet model is wearing our
smaller glass earrings, which are very loved by so many customers of ours. They really are the perfect accent with so many outfits.
So, there you have it. In another few months I'll post a bunch of other drawings with Dunitz fair trade jewelry added for fun. Want me to draw you? Send me over some photos. -ND
