I made these cards for a trader who liked my Buster Keaton card. She asked if we could trade Lillian Gish cards. I’ve seen lots of her silent movies and find her face fascinating so I agreed immediately. I decided to use the trade as an opportunity to practice a little brush work and moveContinue reading “ATCs: Lillian Gish”
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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”
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…”
ATCs: Still Stretching
Oh my, it’s been a while hasn’t it? Here are some of the better cards I worked on last week. I had signed up for a artist card trading game called a PAT or Pick-a-Theme. People are split into groups of five and each member picks a theme for the other artists to work on. Continue reading “ATCs: Still Stretching”
ATCs: Attempts at Whimsy
(Click on the thumbnails for larger picture) I thought I would try to stretch myself and try my hand at something a little more inventive. I signed up for a swap called Colorful Funky Whimsy People over at atcsforall.com. I really had a hard time with it. I sat down and realized how rusty myContinue reading “ATCs: Attempts at Whimsy”
In the Style of Modigliani – Portrait Atcs
I just joined IllustratedAtcs.com and signed up for my first card swap over there. We were to make cards based on the work of Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920). I’ve always liked Modigliani, so it was fun to make these cards. I managed to squeeze a self-portrait in. I’m the one with the glasses. Michael makes anContinue reading “In the Style of Modigliani – Portrait Atcs”
Mysterious Ladies
40s Beauty Here are two of my favorite artist trading cards from the stack I made last week. I’ve been making custom cards and drawing cards for themed swaps, but these I made just for fun. I traded the 40s Beauty on the right, but I’ve decided to keep the one on the left. I’mContinue reading “Mysterious Ladies”
Busy, Busy, Busy
Here’s one of a small stack of artist trading cards I’ve been making lately. This is from a photo by T. Bruce at Eyes. Mind. Heart. I’ve been making some cards by request which is a nice stretch for me. Barn owls and mini-portraits mainly. I’m also working on another portrait swap, but procrastination keepsContinue reading “Busy, Busy, Busy”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 