DRAWING – Page 8 – Mellanie Collins, Artist

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”

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”

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”