DRAWING – Page 5 – Mellanie Collins, Artist

Another Van Gogh-style ATC

I’ve been in a bit of a drawing slump and fighting a cold, so not much art is getting done these days. Here is another Van Gogh-style card from the swap I mentioned on my last post. While I tried acrylic paint on the last card, this one was done with oil pastels. I hopeContinue reading “Another Van Gogh-style ATC”

ATC: Graphite Portrait Sketch

Here’s a sketch I did for my pal Kati. It’s been a while since I’ve done a graphite piece.

Fall is here. Back to Blogging…

Hello there! Can’t believe it’s September already. Now that summer is almost over I feel a little more like spending more time at the computer. I’ve spent most of August trading a lot of custom portraits on atcsforall.com and illustratedatcs.com. It’s been challenging and fun. Here’s one of the cards that I made for aContinue reading “Fall is here. Back to Blogging…”

Back to the Sketchbook

It’s been a long time since I’ve just played around in my sketchbook. I forgot how fun it is to just scribble and hack away without any real attachment to the outcome. I had spent some time working on an ATC for a self-portrait swap. It just wasn’t working . The drawing was okay, butContinue reading “Back to the Sketchbook”

ATC: Turtle Portrait

I needed to draw a turtle artist trading card for a trading partner last week. I looked through some pictures I had taken at the zoo and came up with this guy. I like the expression on this face. What a grumpagus, if that’s a word. If not I’ve just made it one. I’m planningContinue reading “ATC: Turtle Portrait”

ATC: African Gray Parrot

A fellow art card trader asked me to draw her parrot. Her name is Miss Duke (the parrot) and she looked like a charmer from the photo I received. It was fun figuring out what colors to use. Oh and look, no pen lines!

Crows, Crows, Crows

I’ve been enjoying our neighborhood crows lately. They are all out and about teaching their youngs ones to be afraid of humans and hunt for their own food. Once we noticed some crows on the ground and one was obviously just a youngster, but close to the same size as the parent. He was makingContinue reading “Crows, Crows, Crows”

Offline for a Bit

2.5″ x 3.5″ pen and watercolor pencil Thanks for stopping by! I’ve been offline quite a bit and will be for another week. I have visiting relatives and my computer and drawing time is limited. I’m hoping to be back by the 17th! Here’s one of the drawings I put up for World Drawing Day. Continue reading “Offline for a Bit”

Remember Drawing Day, Saturday June 6

Back in April I mentioned Drawing Day, a yearly event that celebrates the joys of drawing. Well, it’s coming up and I just wanted to mention it again. The goal is to get folks to make 1,000,000 drawings worldwide. So pick up a pen and pencil and give it a go. Draw a picture ofContinue reading “Remember Drawing Day, Saturday June 6”

Every Day In May: Day 31 – It’s Over

My last entry for Every Day in May is a drawing I did of Michael relaxing in the sun wearing his favorite sunglasses. He is wonderful about sitting for me. Since doing this Every Day in May exercise I feel more inspired to go back to my everyday sketchbook drawing. I got so caughtContinue reading “Every Day In May: Day 31 – It’s Over”