Using the ART mode on the Olympus PEN E-PL8 mirrorless camera. I think I'm in love with the vibrant colors. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Art Mode
Portrait Draw In Your Style
In April I tried to follow through with an Instragam "draw in your style" type drawing. Draw in your style is where an artist shares a drawing and others follow along by either drawing it in their style or try to draw it the way the artist drew (which is how I did it). I... Continue Reading →
Girl Portrait In Watercolor
A watercolor from a reference sketch. This was the watercolor set I used. The Shmincke Academie was a holiday set from a year ago. I ordered it through Ebay but then realized the same set was also sold on Etsy by the same person (Etsy is my preferred place to buy internationally...I just maneuver the... Continue Reading →
Mixed Media Layouts
My kids have been busy with summer activities so I haven't had much time to do anything really. Both the girls have left the world of dance. One moved on to Poms and the other to swim - although swim is only for the summer. I haven't decided if I'll be putting her in anything... Continue Reading →
Flower Girl Watercolor
I'm taking a free class through Jane Davenport. I believe these are sample classes to get a feel for her products and her art style. I'm liking it and find it fun and inspirational to practice my drawings using different techniques. I have a few items of Jane's but didn't purchase any facial stamps or... Continue Reading →
Quick Sketch and Mixed Media Art Journal
Sometimes I like to sketch starting with the nose. This was one of them. Most the time I start with the eyes but for some reason I was itching to get the nose right first. Two birthday's ago my husband surprised me with a beautiful leather covered unlined journal. It was so beautiful that I... Continue Reading →
Shaman Bells Water Color and Ink Pen
These Shaman bells are used in Hmong spiritual rituals. I am not Shaman so I am not familiar with the rituals. I only know that they are used but I have no idea how and what for. Another term for the spirit calling is "jingle bells," or in Hmong, Hu Plig (pronounced, who-plee).
A sketch and a concept composite
A couple of creative things I did last month. Sketched a girl with the idea that she fell upon an island of pig-nosed humans. They took her and converted her nose to one of theirs because it benefited her in that she would be able to smell danger and poison and such much easier and... Continue Reading →
Impasto
I'm taking an online class at Studio Calico called Color Theory by Wilna Furstenberg. It's a crafty paint type of class and it's strictly fun but I'm learning a lot more than I had imagined. The first week covered impasto. I didn't have pink acrylic paint (is there such a thing as pink acrylic paint?)... Continue Reading →
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