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…”
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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: 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!
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”
Every Day in May: Day 20 – Portrait ATC
I’ve been spending the last few days just making cards. I have a long list of requests. I’m expecting a flurry of cards to arrive in the next few days. It’s so wonderful to get something in the mail besides bills and yet another flyer trying to convince me that cable TV willContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 20 – Portrait ATC”
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”
Every Day in May: Day 18 – Obama ATC
I’ve been working on my list of artist trading card requests. This drawing of President Obama is for a gal who is collecting cards featuring each of the presidents. I drew this from one of the weekly address videos I had downloaded from http://www.whitehouse.gov.
Every Day in May: Days 16 & 17 – Completed WIP
Day 17 – Finished For days 16 and 17 I worked more on this drawing that I adapted from this self-portrait by Dominic Perry. I’ll call it finished. Here is a mini-gallery so that you can see the progression of the picture. First there is the rough pencil sketch, then the initial inking, erasingContinue reading “Every Day in May: Days 16 & 17 – Completed WIP”
Every Day in May: Day 15 – Drawing for Myself – WIP 2
Here’s the second day of work with this drawing I started yesterday. I’m using india ink instead of just using the gray markers I’ve been using. I inked the sketch with a brush instead of a pen. Now I wish I had used a dip pen. But there will be other opportunities. It’s coming together. Continue reading “Every Day in May: Day 15 – Drawing for Myself – WIP 2”
Every Day in May: Day 14 – Drawing for Myself – WIP
Yesterday I got out my neglected watercolor moleskine book and set out to do a project just for myself. Back in February I was looking through photos on Flickr and came across this self-portrait by Dominic Perry . He gave me permission to use the photo as a reference. I told him that I wasContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 14 – Drawing for Myself – WIP”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 