Mellanie C

Trying Something New: Watercolor Portrait

I did this watercolor portrait in my little moleskine watercolor book. And look! No black lines! There’s something new. As much as I love my Microns, I was beginning to feel a little too dependent on them. All of those solid black lines Iwas using were beginning to feel more like a safety net thanContinue reading “Trying Something New: Watercolor Portrait”

Resolutions? Phooey!

I was thinking about my art goals for 2009. After wracking my poor little brain for a while I decided to just skip it. I mean, I’ll just end up doing what I feel like doing. Last year I only had three goals and I completely disregarded two of them. I still did a lotContinue reading “Resolutions? Phooey!”

EDM#201 – Draw a Stapler

I thought I would round out the week by posting an Everyday Matters challenge. These are great for my watercolor practice. I’m actually not doing too badly with my watercolor experiments. I’m so proud of myself. At the beginning of the year I swore that no one could ever convince me to try watercolor. NowContinue reading “EDM#201 – Draw a Stapler”

ATCs: More Self-Portraits

I’m finishing up my swaps for the year and that last one I completed was a self-portrait swap. It’s sounds so strange and big-headed to say that I enjoy drawing myself. But what can I say? I do. I had to pretty myself up here for this drawing. I’ve been called sir far too oftenContinue reading “ATCs: More Self-Portraits”

Gallery Page Updated

Just a quick note to say that I have updated my gallery page so you can see a collection of some of my favorite drawings from this year. Here’s an ATC from a couple of months ago. I made this card a few months ago for a swap. I had done a similar drawing earilerContinue reading “Gallery Page Updated”

Having a Merry, Merry Time

This has been a great season for me. Usually I fall into major winter funks that always seem to coincide with the few weeks before Christmas. This year is different. Maybe it’s because I’m spending so much time drawing and painting. All that creative energy flowing seems to push away any funky feeling. It’sContinue reading “Having a Merry, Merry Time”

More ATCs: Portrait Cards

I’ve been doing my two favorite things: making cards and drawing portraits. I’ve been finishing up some obligations and making a few cards for gifts. I really like the expressions that emerged on these. One of the things I love the most about card trading is how excited and please people seem to be whenContinue reading “More ATCs: Portrait Cards”

Atcs: After Durer…

In my greed to gain a nice stack of artist trading cards I joined too many swaps. I’ve been doing nothing but making cards for many weeks. I counted my cards the other day and found that I had 101. I know that I have more on the way. Good Lord! That means I’ve made….Continue reading “Atcs: After Durer…”

Happy Bloggerversy to Me!!!!!!

My blog is a year old. I started this blog on December 2, 2007. I can’t believe that I managed to stay committed to this. This drawing is an old one that I posted back on Dec 17 when I was just getting started. It’s one of my favorites. When I look back at myContinue reading “Happy Bloggerversy to Me!!!!!!”

What’s For Dinner? Watercolor Studies Continue…

Thanks to everyone for your helpful comments on that last leaf watercolor that I did. I was so encouraged that I decided to work on another study. I bought the red pepper because it looked so gorgeous in the store. The only foolproof recipe I new that had red bell peppers required an eggplant. AllContinue reading “What’s For Dinner? Watercolor Studies Continue…”