Sorry to hear she’s not feeling good :( hope she’s on the up and up now. The shape of the eyes convey a lot of emotion. She has very sweet, gentle eyes that turn downwards with heavy lashes. Try playing with those ideas — how would you convey them with simple shapes?

Hey there, Brad! How are you holding your pencil when your hand cramps? Traditional "tripod" writing grip, or overhand? Looks like you might be trying both based on your lines? You might want to try warming up before you get started drawing to loosen up your hand. Starting a drawing session with a page of warmup Mario Mushrooms, ghosting them in as lightly as you can to start, will help you get a feel for drawing with a lighter touch. Also taking breaks to stretch your hands and get the blood flowing in your fingers is a good idea if you're drawing for a while. Here's a link to the Mario Mushroom wamup, and a few lessons covering how to hold the pencil. https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/warmup-mushrooms/assignmentshttps://www.proko.com/course-lesson/ultimate-guide-to-pencils-and-erasers/noteshttps://www.proko.com/course-lesson/how-to-hold-and-control-your-pencil/assignments

This is a great place to start! You did a nice job separating the values into shapes and I really appreciate the way you drew out your values on the side of the page. The biggest issue I have here is the reference. This is a lovely photo of a lemon, but the light sources are confusing for this assignment. Lighting the lemon with a single strong light source (like a desk lamp) would be the best way to photograph this. It will help your study and you will get more out of this assignment. Hope this helps. Keep it up 👍