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Every Day in May: Day 7 – Incomplete Watercolor Portrait

I’ve been working on this for a few days. I’m getting close finishing it.  I’m still trying to figure out what to do with the background.  The hair needs work as well.   Heck, I’m still just trying to figure out watercolor.  I get some good effects, but they just seem so accidental.  I want toContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 7 – Incomplete Watercolor Portrait”

Every Day in May: Day 5 – White on Black

I managed to finish my last card for an illustratedatcs.com swap.  I was starting to get frantic because, again, I had signed up for too many swaps and taken a ton of requests.  Well, I can now cross one off the list.   *Ah*  That feels better. This little portrait card is simply white colored pencilContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 5 – White on Black”

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”

Ink and Watercolor Wash: Back to Sketching

I had been neglecting my sketchbook so I got out my dip pen and did a bunch of sketches.   The best of the bunch is this cartoon of my husband.  I found a picture that I had taken of him more than ten years ago and took a few liberties with it.  I applied anContinue reading “Ink and Watercolor Wash: Back to Sketching”

Watercolor Portrait: Learning As I Go

Well, February is over and I’m not going to miss it.  When I started this blog I was determined that I wouldn’t use it as a platform for whining or complaining about things.    I looked through some old journals and found that February tends to be my worst and whiniest month, so that’s why I’veContinue reading “Watercolor Portrait: Learning As I Go”

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”

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”

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”