Here is the last gift for the Secret Solstice gift swap that I participated in last month. This was the one I was most nervous about. This cowboy painting was for my new art pal Joan. At some point we had done an ATC trade and she had requested a cowboy drawing. I made herContinue reading “Secret Solstice Gifts: A Cowboy for Joan”
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Fall is here. Back to Blogging…
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…”
Every Day in May: Day 21 – Mysterious Man ATC
Here’s another artist trading card. I was watching an old movie called Ten Minutes to Live , which is a 1932 independent film by African American film director Oscar Micheaux. It was included in a box of public domain DVDs we bought a while back. There was this scene where the villian is coming downContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 21 – Mysterious Man ATC”
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 12 – More ATCs
I’m still working on this dreaded IllustratedAtcs.com PAT. One of the themes is the Welsh goddess-queen Rhiannon. She has a pretty sad tale. Her child disappeared when she was asleep and her ladies-in-waiting, fearing they would be blamed, killed a puppy and smeared the blood on Rhiannon while she was sleeping. They them laid theContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 12 – More ATCs”
Every Day in May: Day 11 – Playing Catch-Up with ATCs
I’ve been working on sketches for cards I have due soon. I’ve been having a heck of a time. I signed up for something called a PAT or Pick-a-Theme. You sign up for a group (usually about 5 people) and each group member chooses a theme for the others to work on. Well, when IContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 11 – Playing Catch-Up with ATCs”
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”
ATC: Self-portrait in Indigo
For a recent trade I was asked to do an artist trading card of half of a face. So I used the least expensive and most available model I know–me!
ATCs: Lillian Gish
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”
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”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 