The Owl and the Pussycat

This was a favorite mini sketch I created

 

 

This was a background I created in my sketchbook that I loved!

I photocopied the sketch, glued it to the background and continued painting until I created this.

 

How cute is that! And so fun to create!

 

 

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A Trip to the Zoo

A couple of weeks ago my family and I went to The North Carolina Zoo. The kids had never been to a zoo before. It was a lot of fun seeing the animals through their eyes. I managed a few decent shots with my Canon T2i and zoom lens. A lot of the animals showed me their butts though. I think they discuss it when the humans aren't around. "If you see a human put an electronic thingy up near their face, turn around! It really irritates them!"

 

 

 

 

The T-Rex was the easiest to photograph. He was also my kids favorite part!

The Carousel was also a favorite of the trip. My Hubby, Evan and Caitlyn enjoying the ride.

 

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Another Painting Finished!

Under The Sea

Here is how it transformed.

I blew up a sketch from my sketchbook to get an idea of where I wanted the mermaid to be. My background is paint and bleeding art tissue in mostly reds and oranges.

Then I sketched her in using a Stabilio Marks All pencil. They are water soluble and it looks very cool when wet. The problem is you can't get it wet again. It'll smear. So, I use fluid matte medium instead of water. It gives me the same look and it seals it in.

Her face is coming together.

I used bleeding art tissue for her tail and added details with a medium nib Pitt Pen. Then I used layers of transparent inks and paints to create the sea. I painted the negative space to expose my original background though the seaweeds and seahorses.

The final painting. I think I used every art supply I own. Liquitex paint and inks, bleeding art tissue, Caran Dache Neocolor II Crayons, some pastels and Pitt Pens. This painting is for my daughter. I hope to sell prints of it in the not so distant future.

 

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Butterfly Fairy

This one is finished. You can see the work in progress in this previous post.

She was painted on an 8x8 gessobord. I used acrylic paints, neocolor II crayons, inks and markers. I love how my painting style is coming together. I'm having loads of fun too! My head is always churning with ideas. A self paced version of Paint Your Story is available now. Check it out and see how fun it is to channel your inner 7 year old!