Something Serious pen and paper, 5 x7 inches Instead of filling requests for portraits, I’ve been filling up my sketchbook with ballpoint pen drawings. Here’s one I thought came out quite well. As always, Michael is my ever-patient model. He looks like he’s thinking about something pretty serious, but I think he’s just asleep.
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Every Day in May: Day 19 – Frankenstein ATC
2.5″ x 3.5″ pen and markers Last month one of my card trading pals, Coop, recruited me for a mail art project he has going. He is collecting images of the Frankenstein monster in all styles and media. I finally got around to making his card on Day 19. I wanted to capture the sadnessContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 19 – Frankenstein ATC”
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”
Tagged! Six Random Things
I was tagged by Mary at Artsy Musings and so to get back into the swing of things around here I thought I’d share six random things about myself: I hate to exercise, but I’ve found that I like using a hula-hoop. I’m just so pleased that I can keep the thing going. We gotContinue reading “Tagged! Six Random Things”
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”
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”
Making Cards and Making Friends
I made this card for a young woman who goes by Mangosteenskin on Monday Artday ATCs. I love her watercolor illustrations so I asked her for a trade. She’s from Malasyia, so she asked if I would like a portrait card of a girl wearing a Sabahan costume. That sounded great for me and I agreed to do this portrait card forContinue reading “Making Cards and Making Friends”
ATCs on Request: Black Panther
I’ve been feeling rather stunned for the past few days. I’ll blame it on all the financial turbulence. I’m having trouble writing, but since this is a drawing blog, why don’t I just post a drawing? I’ve not been drawing much this week, so I’ll just post one of the cards I made not longContinue reading “ATCs on Request: Black Panther”
Taking a Break
My husband is on vacation and so I’m taking a bit of a break. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks. Thanks everyone for all of your kind comments. I’m always so thrilled that people take the time to tell me what they think about my drawing. It’s boosted my confidence so much. TakeContinue reading “Taking a Break”
EDM Challenge 185 – Draw a Cat
It’s been a while since I’ve done an Everyday Matters Challenge. To be honest, I didn’t do these specifically for the challenge. I was drawing cat cards for various swaps I had signed up for. So imagine my surprise when I went to check what the next EDM challenge would be. When I saw “drawContinue reading “EDM Challenge 185 – Draw a Cat”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 