ONE A DAY (VITAMINS FOR THE SKETCHER) ..some days I'll show the whole list I've compiled
Saturday, May 24, 2008
ACRYLIC PAINTER
This guy's work is amazing. If you have the time at least scroll down to the bottom of the first page. Jason is his name and he is unbelievably talented.
DIGITAL ONION
I'm on an antibiotic for a UTI (bladder infection) and man~~!! ~~ it is making me feel dizzy and spacey and good for nothing.
I am highly allergic to penicillin and also sulfa drugs (Bactrim, Septrum)...So they had to give me something I haven't had before.
I think my colorful onion is because I'm spacey.
I don't have the motivation or energy to pull out my pencils...maybe later after I take a nap cause this stuff also makes me groggy but then again it could be because I'm up running to the bathroom all night long when I should be sleeping.
You did want to know all this didn't you, haha!?
ANOTHER COLLAGE
I kept working with the collage enough until I got the bird sitting on her head. Okay, I'm weird, I know it.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
A PHOTOSHOP PIECE
Z IS FOR ZEBRA
W IS FOR WEBMISTRESS
She lives in Wales.
She is the Webmaster for a Wiccan website.
She is willful,
Wanton
and Wise.
She also at times, has a Wild nature and she loves Willow Trees and Wombats. She is Weird and Washes her hands while singing Western tunes, at least once an hour. She has a phobia about germs.
She Wastes nothing. She Won't throw anything aWay.
She has a wart that she hides from Wayward children who might taunt her.
She will only Wear, Wash and Wear fabrics and has been like this since she was a child during the WAR. She father was a War Admiral.
She loves to attend Weanie roasts.
V IS FOR VERY GOOD STUFF IN THAT VASE/DECANTER
I looked at this and thought that originally when I painted this it was going to be a vase but turned it into a decanter but really it was a vase in the beginning. This is one I also added to in photoshop. The DD stands for Dusty Duck, ya know...dustyducktales...
so now I'm off to see if I have a W lurking somewhere in my files.
U IS FOR UNINSPIRED
T IS FOR TODDLER TOES
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
MOLESKINE SKETCH
I've been entertained lately by my kitties and the bird. These are not representative of my pets in actuality~~ but I wanted more color than a yellow cockatiel has to offer. And my cats are different colors than this one. When working with colored pencil I find it boring to do just grays and whites.
I would like to try painting my cats with acrylics (on paper that is)...
Sunday, May 18, 2008
PULLED OUT MY PAINTS
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
PENCIL SKETCH - JANE SEYMOUR
SKETCH OF BIRD AND THEN PHOTOSHOPPED
Seems like when I can't come up with anything to draw, I choose a bird.
Does that make me a bird brain..
I think so.
Here is an interesting page about Crow
but have your volume down if you go there, because this Crow is cawing in a very irritating manner.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A BIT OF INTEREST
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
NOT QUITE IN THE GROOVE YET TO DRAW
The writing I did was pretty darn boring so I fuzzed the edges, ha!
Anyway, I'm really hoping to get a bit of inspiration today. The sun is out, and now we are heading into triple digits by Thursday. I don't think I'm ready for a heat wave but it may force me to stay inside and get a drawing done.
Monday, May 12, 2008
THIS IS A BEAUTY
I've seen it before, in fact, I've gone back to see it several times. This beautiful watercolor is done by Nancy Standlee who also is a member of Canvas by Canvas, I believe. She has her own site, and also she posts at Artist Food Network.
I finally just started a sketch after relaxing all day and doing absolutely nothing but sit on my bed and watch daytime TV, which shocked the heck out of me, that I would do that. We had a busy weekend so it felt good to do nothing before our Tuesday begins with Cayden for the next three days.
It has been cold, cloudy and now it is raining a little.
I am so sad to see what has happened in China (7.9 to 8.0 earthquake)...and this after Mynawar last week and all the tornados. This is getting scary, with all the extreme weather and shaking that has been going on in the PNW and Reno....
So many people in need of help.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
HAD TIME TO GET A LITTLE DRAWING DONE
In my moleskine last night about 10:30. Quickly done, not thought out, and hey at least its' something.
Having a nice visit with my son and his wife, and my granddaughter.
They are at the gym right now, so although I really don't have time to visit blogs much I thought I would get this posted.
for some reason telephones came into my mind.
The phone is sure symmetrically challenged, but heck its' just a scribble so I have something to put up.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
TEA WITH MCNAIR
I think one could spend way too much time at this blog. This is the last link for tonight, because they are now lined up like airplanes waiting for permission to land. I curse the internet, CURSE it. I have good intentions to do constructive things, like clean and get the guest room ready for my son and his wife who are coming tomorrow, but NO...instead I am surfing.
AN ARTIST WHO DRAWS ON POST IT NOTES
Amazing, in my search for a particular subject, I'll follow a link on someone's page and get totally sidetracked. For some reason, this appeals to me, because they're small, quick and tidy and if you want to see what I'm talking about, you can visit this link.
SEARCHING ABOUT INFORMATION REGARDING ART JOURNALS
And came across this post. I found in interesting. Go here if you are interested. He discusses his experience with the different types of papers in sketch journals.
(also wanted to add this one, because I want to go back and look through this site. They referenced an event called the Chicago Pen Show. Now THAT sounds interesting.
HAD TIME FOR A QUICK SKETCH
We had both babies today, so while they took a nap I drew him real quick. I didn't take much time on it (as you can see) but it was fun.
A FEW POSTS DOWN
About a year Cayden was born and he was quite a surprise (a good surprise, but its' kind of personal so won't post too much about that here..I'll just say my youngest son "gifted" us with this little guy and a gift he has turned out to be.
I drew this top portrait of him right before his first birthday.
When I compared the two sets of eyes, I definitely saw the resemblance more than ever before, because while working on the eyes, you really get to see into the person. I'm still amazed that his eyes are (to my eyes anyway) very similar to the eyes of the mystery baby below this.
When I drew that baby, Cayden wasn't even a thought in anybody's mind.
I just had a thought that I ought to turn the drawing of the other baby and see what his eyes look like at the angle Cayden was drawn.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
TODAY'S SKETCH ENTRY -GIRAFFE/COW
Animals are hard to draw in my opinion.
Remember your mom saying:
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Why buy a cow if you can get the milk for free.
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By the way, I started wondering how my mom is doing. She has been dead since 1985.
A part of me believes that she is very happily evolving and following her interests, and just in a different vibration.
As I was having my morning coffee and contemplating this, I felt a tickle on my head (something that has happened many times when I think of somebody who has "gone on".
At first it felt like a bug, because I wasn't associating the two, and I quickly tried brushing whatever it was, away with my hand.
I had just washed my hair so I didn't think I had bugs, ha!
Then I connected the two because it continued for about 5 minutes --not a constant tickle but the sensation of it here and there.
I do wonder though, because after 23 years she should be really acclimated to where she is and doing SOME thing.
Why can't they let us know?
A CHALLENGE FOR ME
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
SKETCHBOOK DRAWING TODAY
You can take a test here
if you're in the mood.
I looked at my drawing and thought she was observing something but then again, maybe she is experiencing hesitancy.
I imagined, while drawing her, that she was looking at something very intently, or is she just being cautious.
I find it fun to just draw random faces and try to get some kind of "feeling" to them.
Actually, she could be green with envy or something like that.
I need to be more OBSERVANT when I'm drawing.
MY ATTEMPT
This was drawn from Ruth little "chick"
whose picture I fell in love with.
I realized I drew him from a little different angle. I used colored pencil and black pen and then white acrylic. She has a different view of the chicks at her husband, Don's blog that is beautiful, its' the top pic. I don't think I'm ready to tackle that one! This was fun and I'd like to try it just using watercolor some time.







