Mellanie C

Mark Your Calendars! Drawing Day 2009

I just stumbled upon this event and I think it sounds pretty cool. Saturday, June 6 is the day to drop everything, pick up a pen or pencil and draw! Drawing Day is a day set aside for reminding people about the joys of drawing for it’s own sake. Drawing matters, dang it! TheContinue reading “Mark Your Calendars! Drawing Day 2009”

More Ink and Watercolor: Looking Forward

My watercolor experiments continue. So far my favorite colors for portraits are: scarlet lake raw sienna golden yellow french ultramarine violet a touch of burnt sienna I mix scarlet lake and raw sienna on the palette for the base color. After that I go wet into wet and and apply an individual color on theContinue reading “More Ink and Watercolor: Looking Forward”

Ink and Watercolor Wash: Back to Sketching

I had been neglecting my sketchbook so I got out my dip pen and did a bunch of sketches. The best of the bunch is this cartoon of my husband. I found a picture that I had taken of him more than ten years ago and took a few liberties with it. I applied anContinue reading “Ink and Watercolor Wash: Back to Sketching”

Watercolor Portrait: Learning As I Go

Well, February is over and I’m not going to miss it. When I started this blog I was determined that I wouldn’t use it as a platform for whining or complaining about things. I looked through some old journals and found that February tends to be my worst and whiniest month, so that’s why I’veContinue reading “Watercolor Portrait: Learning As I Go”

ATC: John Waters

I just did an atc trade with a lovely gentleman that I know as “Coop” on my atcsforall.com trading site. We agreed to do a trade and asked me to draw the cult film director John Waters. I had a hazy memory of a guy with a big forehead and a cheesy little moustache. ItContinue reading “ATC: John Waters”

Owl Drawings

I love owls, but I don’t draw them very often. Recently my husband gave me a great reference book: The Illustrated Owl, by Denny Rogers. This features Barn, Barred, and Great Horned Owls. I just about squealed when I saw the book. I know, not very dignified but this book is wonderful! There are aroundContinue reading “Owl Drawings”

ATCs: Baby Girl

I just finished this card I did for a monthly trade on Atcsforall.com. We’re assigned a partner and make a card they might like based on information they provide in a profile. This drawing is of my partner’s granddaughter. I think I did okay here. I was trying to capture a sense of innocence inContinue reading “ATCs: Baby Girl”

ATCs: Self-portrait by Request

I made this artist trading card by request. I’ve had a number of people ask me for self-portrait cards when we arrange personal trades. That surprises me since I’m a complete stranger to them. But I suppose that doesn’t matter if you like the drawing. I did this from a photo I found of myselfContinue reading “ATCs: Self-portrait by Request”

ATC Round-up: Movie Star Swap

I’m still feeling pretty puny. My cold is lingering and leaving me with this blah, bluesy feeling and I’ve hit a creative wall. I’m feeling insecure about everything I do and it’s getting pretty tiresome. Fortunately I found some things that I did a few weeks ago to post. I signed up for a movieContinue reading “ATC Round-up: Movie Star Swap”

Winter Takes It’s Toll

This guy looks like how I’ve been feeling the last few days. It’s probably just winter blahs and the fact that I’ve had a bad cold and I’m lacking any inspiration as far as drawing goes. Fortunately I had a personal ATC trade with an artist who calls herself Rapa on the IllustratedAtcs.com trading site. Continue reading “Winter Takes It’s Toll”