Today's drawing is of our dog, Biscuit. Biscuit has been with us for about 6 weeks, and she couldn't be sweeter. She came to us from a friend from southern Missouri, and she's pretty much the cutest dog ever. No dog will ever compare to our beloved Great Dane, Stormy, but we're glad to have her.
Ok, I'll admit it. I'm not a robot, and I didn't do this one today. What did do today, though, was work until 8:30 pm to get ready for our school's art show this weekend. So, this one was done a couple of months ago, but it'll have to do, because I'm SPENT! Going to bed to get up early again tomorrow. Yay! Mixed media for this one, the subject is the elusive butterfleon or chameleofly, whichever you want to call it. Enjoy. I promise I'll make something fresh tomorrow.
Today's drawing is in pen, my favorite purple grading pen to be exact. Purple, such a non-offensive color when you're critiquing work. Unlike its predecessor, red, purple is the kinder, more gentle friendly grading pen that says the negative things red used to say, but with a smile on its face. Perfect for today's sensitive generation. These irises live just outside of my entrance to school. They are the last fresh thing I see and smellof nature before I begin each day. Sigh.
Today's journal is a....self portrait, pencil. Doesn't look EXACTLY right, but it's one of the things I need to work on. So, Whoo-hoo, calling it "Daydreamer"
Today's post didn't take long. I sat and produced it in about 35 minutes, while my son was in Taekwondo class. Once I had the idea, it just came out feverishly. That's one thing I'll say about being an artist, especially since I was one that spent the last 18 months trying to make a living at it. It's not easy all the time. It doesn't just come to you everyday. My thoughts about this remind me of my favorite Picasso quote, "Inspiration exists, it just has to find you working." As long as you keep at something you're passionate about, know that you'll have up days, as well as down days. The up days, although sometimes rare, are great. But, nothing will be shown for it if you don't force yourself to make time for it. What I found in the last 18 months is that I'll never ever be successful if I'm just sitting around on the couch, waiting for an idea to strike me. My best ideas always strike me when I'm working on something else. So, this drawing is dedicated to one person that inspires me to work everyday, Becky Pelley. The quote made me think of you and me, and all of the things we're trying to achieve at work. :)
Today's art journal (above) is charcoal on gessoed image transfer. I'm naming it "Joey" after the War Horse movie, which I thought I was going to hate, but ended up loving. I found this little figure in a bin at school, and decided to draw it, holding it in my hand. So, I did....at school...on another sheet of paper...in pencil (see below). So, in my journal, I did an image transfer with gel medium, put clear gesso over it, and then enhanced with charcoal. That's what you see above. That's also why it looks like the horse is in my right hand, where it originally was held in my left as I drew with my right (below).
Today's piece is akin to my large work. Colllage of newspaper clippings of my work with gouache and colored pencil in primary triad color scheme.
So, today, I brought in these scrumptious cupcakes and had the kids put them in cello bags to draw. Tricky, but I think they'll handle it well. This cupcake was sitting on my desk all day, waiting for me to draw it. Vanilla cake, white frosting with shaved white chocolate. It looked too good to eat, but of course, that was all in my head. It went down just fine. My page today is dedicated to the realization I had that maybe I should back off. It's getting hot, and I know soon that it will be swimsuit season. So, farewell to my beloved cupcake. Graphite, collage with watercolor wash and marker.
1/100. First entry. Started at the beginning: the good ol' blind contour drawing. Of course, since school's still in session, I wasn't able to start it until 8:45 tonight, but dammit, I got it done! It will probably be revisited some other time, and then I'll add an updated photo. School's getting crazy--it's May afterall. We're ALL(the students and I) sick of each other. Can't wait for the fresh start of next year, but a year from now, we'll all be sick of each other again. Please feel free to comment. The more people I know are keeping an eye on me, the more likely I'll keep going. I know I'll slack off if I think no one's watching. :)
Tomorrow it begins. I've been prepping pages with various coats of gesso, watercolor, acrylic and other mysterious substances to get them ready. I don't want to have to think about that part when I get started. So, here's the goal: one page per day, no matter how tired or uninspired I am. It's going to take a lot more time than I think probably, so wish me luck. I will be posting them all right here, in all their glory. My art journal will be focusing on portraiture, hands and feet, and color theory as main themes (mostly because these are the things I really want to get better at). Here goes!!!
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