Lizard Lips

Same reference as last post. ATC size in my (home made) fanfold canson paper sketchbook. My gooseneck lamp finally died, I declared it dangerous after it blew up two lightbulbs: Here is my last drawing of it, I've done it many times for scavenger hunt. It has served me well. I had to pull out the electrical parts so that Mom (who can't throw anything away, I did try) won't blow up any lightbulbs or blow the house fuses.

First 2011 goal

Yay, finished one of the sketchbooks on my list, the 4x6 inch aquabee. Actually I've also put away two others, but they were writing journals that are more private and I don't usually put up on the web. I think this is Sketchbook #12 in my list of completed sketchbooks. I did actually do several more sketches. I tried to collage them in photoshop but that ended in frustration for lack of time. Mom came in and started demanding more of my time while I was working on it.

Dizzy Lizzy

I was supposed to be working on a lesson plan. I'd rather paint. 24 hours later, I'd still rather do art, no progress on that lesson plan. Acrylic paint on 11x14 hardboard. This is only as much as fit in the scanner. Reference from gourdburner on wetcanvas.

WDE pelican

Something from this week's WDE references. I haven't done WDE for over a year. Acrylic in the 4x6 inch Aquabee. I'm really happy with it considering I don't have black paint with me. I probably won't be uploading this to Wetcanvas, no time to comment on the other WDE work. I think that means I'm relaxed if I can crank out art as easily as I'm doing this weekend.

Edit: Improved some things, better scan.

vacation sketches

View of the living room (also floor lamp & table lamp for scavenger hunt) acrylics in a 6x8 inch watercolor pad. Started as a pen & wash. Then I added watersoluble graphite to darken some areas. It just got all muddied up so I covered it all with acrylic paint.

Mandalay Beach looking toward Ventura. Watersoluble graphite on ATC size watercolor paper. Sketched during my walk on the beach. Resisting the urge to add color, but even though the sun came out, the dominating color was gray. Can't see all the way to Ventura today, can't see the Channel Islands.

How I spent my summer vacation (day)

Driving mom, sitting in parking lots, sketching! This is watercolor & ink in the 4x6 Aquabee.

ATC oil pastels

I was away from home last weekend and found myself wanting to sketch but I hadn't brought my sketch kit. (It's been misplaced.) I came home and had an idea to make really small sketchbooks, ATC sized pages, fanfold style. That idea has worked out great because I used Canson Mi-Tientes paper. Not all mediums work well on this paper but it's thin and folds well for fanfold. I found references on Wetcanvas.

Yea, I know I broke composition rules (especially touching the sides), but this is TINY and oil pastel sticks are FAT. I never participated in ATC trades because I'm just not that prolific. It really makes you think about composition. It didn't take long to do these, but now I'm stuck for ideas. I only need 6 more to fill this little book.

I don't have a message

In my recent "busy-ness" with work, I couldn't relax enough in the down time to draw or create. But with the surplus income, some discounted scrapbooking materials have been finding their way into my art supplies. Cheap stuff, but now I don't know what to do with it. I do take photographs and sometimes I print them, not usually for my self. I don't have a passion to focus on beyond art. Tonight I started cutting out letters for the message I don't have. I don't have patience for cutting, either. That was abandoned after the first letter. I drew some great letters though. This is collage in the 9x12 brown paper sketchbook.

Ruptured

This is more what I had in mind when I thought of "raptor." Prismacolor Art Stix in the 9x12 brown paper sketchbook. Green is the color I had in mind over the brown of the actual model.

Just Playing

A bit of imagination. Couple pages from cleaning my palette. OP over acrylic. My imaginary raptor (bird of prey) still looks too much like my ol' parrot. Couple of pages in the brown paper sketchbook, one of the ones on my 2011 art goals list. On 5/21/11 when that old dude predicted the end of the world "rapture", my crazy brain came up with a picture of flock of big old pre-historic birds of prey coming down to snatch up the 200,000 people (or whatever that number was.) Guess the big birds got lost in modern air traffic control.

Sketching again

Been working night and day on a big (work) project. Finally finished it this week. These are a few things from scavenger hunt. I couldn't relax enough to sketch until today but meanwhile I've been cleaning my acrylic palette and making backgrounds. These are drawn in oil pastel, 6x8 inch sketchbook. I've actually painted 5 pages (different sketchbooks) today on these acrylic backgrounds. I have only 8 pages left in one sketchbook for my first 2011 goal, I must push.

Sketchcrawl #31

Did a solo sketchcrawl in Ventura with Mom tagging along. Was so hard to get her started but she wanted to come along so badly. Afterwards, we went to get her pictures printed but she was falling asleep at the upload center. Time to take her home.