whenever I really don't know what to draw, I just draw myself. whee!
Showing posts with label watercolor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watercolor. Show all posts
7.29.2010
7.10.2010
mini paintings
Two mini ATC patchwork paintings. I missed doing these, they're time-consuming and methodical which is a nice change from trying to be SPONTANEOUS and FRESH. They both have their times and places, but I always love doing something redundant once in awhile.
Also some sketchbook doodles, I'm almost done with this book!
Mini fandom painting of Mignon.
A Soiree is fine too.
6.30.2010
fran
Just painting for painting's sake! Trying out new taklon brushes. Hopefully I can do a more dignified painting of Miss Fran!
3.10.2010
two fine ladies
Some watercolor studies to prepare for a larger piece I'm doing for a client.
One is a Charles Reid study, one is a study of my inamorata.
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3.05.2010
Birch trees
"You can't polish a turd" comes to mind as I look at this but after sleeping on it for awhile I do like the birch tree part. I was really experimenting with this one and playing with a heat lamp while doing so but I always end up painting birch trees.
3.03.2010
2.07.2010
1.31.2010
ATCs
Some cards I painted a couple of days ago. Gotta keep up the watercoloring skillz. Nothing amazing yet, I've spent the last couple of weeks doing some hardcore studying so I'm trying to get back into the swing of things.
1.02.2010
10.19.2009
Windmill
Trying to get back into painting daily again...I always feel like I overwork paintings. My process is always to be super spontaneous for most of it and then go back and refine it, and I don't think it's really working for me anymore. Watercolor is a tough medium for my tendency of work-stop-work-stop-work, but it's my favorite medium, so I'm determined to make it work.
Another note: I hate masking fluid so much.
Here are a couple of watercolor artists I've been looking at:
And here's one of Ng's videos:
I will just have to keep practicing. I really love watercolor so while not getting results instantly is always frustrating, I enjoy the journey. Being a watercolor teacher is one of my many many art related goals. That's something I love about being an artist; you can do so much. If you have some kind of boring career, people feel like they're limited to just doing that. But anybody can do stuff they love...they just have to remember they don't have to be boring and stuffy for the rest of their lives.
10.17.2009
10.13.2009
10.12.2009
Domo
From Thursday the 8th. :)
Dr. Pepper slurpee, mmm.
This was inspired by Kate Bingaman-Burt and her wonderful concept sketches about consumption. As an exercise I plan on doing one of these hopefully every day for awhile to practice my lettering and watercolors.
9.23.2009
Shin Chan
In honor of the late Yoshito Usui.
As someone else wonderfully put it;
"Thank you for for sharing your visions with us; thank you for bringing a smile to my face when I so needed one."
8.31.2009
8.28.2009
8.27.2009
8.21.2009
Studiesss
Just some fast watercolor studies. Been sick lately so I haven't done much but lay around and watch TV.
Got a new project idea lined up...
7.20.2009
New Toy
Winsor and Newton are my homeboys.
Paints are like shoes for crazy bored women, you can never have too many.
6.22.2009
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