Pencil

Some practice time with a knife and a Black Warrior....

Happy Weekend!

It snowed a lot up here and it is so nice and quiet and white and fluffy outside. :)

Outside

Painted outside today. It was a beautiful February afternoon. I made a ladybug friend for a short while as I sat in the shade.

The urge was really strong to just stretch out and take a cat nap, like how I used to do in the parks of Paris.

Purple mountain watercolor sketch...I'm loving the technique using modeling paste and paint.
We'll see how long this layout stays up...blogger's being kind of strange lately so it's tough to customize it right now, but as soon as I like one design, I start to favor something else. Oh well!
Getting things set up for my senior show...going to order cards and portfolios and such soon, and finish up my resume, and getting ready to set up a portfolio website! Got to think of a creative name since my name is too common to use as a domain name...

Landscape Studies

Some John Blockley master studies I did in my sketchbook. I used a modeling paste texture for the background, which came out really awesome.
Look him up, he's got some amazing watercolors.

Earl Grey

Sketch of an Earl Grey type character.
Fountain pen!

Black Hole Sun

More tiny paintings. 1.5x2in, ink and watercolor.
I'd forgotten how waterproof ink handled with watercolor.

Windows

Tiny paintings, 1.5inx2in, watercolor

Happy Happy

...Valentine's!!

My first try with stamp carving. I like it.

C:

Green Tea

Concept showing characterization of "Green Tea". I could have done better, so I will be trying some experimentation with my next one. Bigger canvas, better composition, more texture, better illustration!
Next up is "Earl Grey", which tastes disgusting to me, but I like the characterization behind it. If I continue the series I'll probably do some Sweet Tea or Chai.

Ipod Case

I linked it in an earlier post but I followed Petchy's tutorial for making a case for my new Ipod nano. I edited it a little bit to fit (Geddy is a 4th gen), but I love how it came out. Lucky for me I had amazing fabric and a sweet ribbon to match.

I sewed it by hand (my sewing machine was being used as a tree stand at the time) and it took some time but I love how it came out. I even sewed the buttonhole myself (easier than I thought it would be!)

Now he's all nice and warm and protected. C:

Still Life

Watercolor still life of a plant. Focusing on getting my backgrounds to be stronger, so I painted the negative space in the background first. Fun technique!
I enjoy feeling much more energized and being able to be happy with my work.