OHHH My gosh this was fun. I did the picture first using gesso and waiting for it to dry was SO tedious.   Then watercolor paints, then a mechanical pencil for shadows, then buff the whole thing with a damp piece of T shirt. 

Project 2

I just joined a new class ... so will be doing some crazy flowers as soon as my registration becomes active!

Project 1 - overlapping flowers with pencil and markers then watercolored in.


Project 2  Imaginary pencil with colored pencil overlapping -- then shaded with graphite #2 pencil, then details added with fine point sharpie marker
( photo came out awfully blurry)

Big Time Rush

I needed a card for a young man who is battling cancer ... and he loves Big Time Rush. I googled it to find out it is a music group ... and here is my drawing of the group made into a card.

Open Studio

I really enjoy Wednesday mornings when the third floor art studio in old Melbourne has Open Studio.

Today's drawings include both the model and 1 of the artists as he was working. So I really got my money's worth!

I have been honored!

You can find MY envelope on Mark Hill's blog today ... I was so astounded when I sat down with my coffee to see what he had been up to and found MY envelope on his blog!

Go see!!!

http://markbhill.blogspot.com/2012/04/something-in-return.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MarkBHillBlockprints+%28Mark+B+Hill+Art%29

Drawing at the DMV

If I were still teaching creative writing, I might give these characters to my students to create a story.   A trip to the local DMV plus my dark sunglasses gave me quite a sketching opportunity. Nobody realized I was staring at them, and for all they knew I was busily creating shopping lists in my little notepad.

Ms. Frendle.  Explaining for the 4th time that you can't have the
same car licensed in both Florida and Tennessee;
honestly, I would get grouchy too!

MaryAnne - at least that is what I could call her.
Very put together, focused, and eager to get on with her busy day.

CarrieLou - tousled and hassled;
clearly this was not her idea of fun!

Betty - This gal kept giggling to her
not-too-amused boyfriend.

Cedrick - wearing the gold chain from the girlfriend,
and trying hard to follow her quick topic changes  and moods.

Sparky - used to getting things done and
definitely not used to waiting

Ms. Penelope - hard working DMV'er,
can't quite get accustomed to the
crowds demanding her attention

Sheila - hair tucked into a cap and
wishing she were on a beach right now.

Bitsy and Grandpa - she is dreaming of getting her
license soon; he is dreading the day he
loses his.

Sunday Scribbles

Envy the Envy

Mark B Hill creates an envelope every day and shares it on his blog - he doesn't know it, but we have coffee together most mornings! Anyway, I was lucky enough to receive one of his enviable envies ( see link)  in the mail today and created this envy to thank him.

Multiplying like rabbits!

I think this is my favorite

Colored pencil

I have been drawing bunnies for on Easter cards.

Gel pen

          

     This guy looks kind of like a guinea pig with big ears