This is when I first started the hair!

Not sure if I like this one...I don't think I do. I'll probably take away the headband but something's off...I used a photograph as a reference on 8 x 11 paper with pencil.

This is just something I started for fun...I'll probably finish it tomorrow!!!

The marks are from the sheet protector this picture is in. I started this last month, and it's still a W.I.P. Some of the features need to be adjusted on the mother's face, and i'm not sure if i'll completely smooth the pencil lines...I kind of like them!

YES!!!! Finally got these flowers up. They're futher along than these earlier pictures but I'll have them up soon!

As for today, I was too busy to paint or draw sadly. But I'll be posting some flowers I've started! Its in oil paint, and I think it'll be one of my favorites!

This is the original "Duberen" drawing. The inspiration of the painting. The boy in the background of the painting is also a character in the book, which is heavily themed around clowns and their clothing. I have a few other drawings of Mykel, but besides that I've been forced to shove her aside.

When I started this, it wasn't a sketch I expected to keep. Usually, I assume my pen and marker drawings will turn out horribly, because I can't erase. But I ended up really liking this, so fortunately for it, no trashing was necessary.

8 x 11, Prisma Color Markers and pen

I would like to thank Mizz Yasmin for following me!

I've been up to painting of course. Yesterday, I spent most of the evening sketching out possible paintings...In the end, I decided to do a picture of one of my book characters I'd done in pen and Prisma Color Markers last year. It took me the rest of the night to translate it to my 18 x 24 canvas, but I was pleased with the end result. This morning, I sealed the lines and filled in the larger areas with an oil paint and turpentine mix. (This is what I used to seal the lines with, too.)

And then as the day progressed, I let the thin coating dry and then began to add more and more paint. I prefer to do paintings in one sitting if not in only a few days, instead of spending a month or so on it, as I've mentioned before. Above is the painting through its first stages, appropriately titled after my novel, "Duberen".

This is my turpentine and liquin.

This is untitled still. Again, this is an experiment at portraiture, and is unfinished. I want it to have a very loose look, with visible brush strokes, like my painting "The Defiant" below. The shadows need to be developed, but so far I like how it looks.

I started by lightly sketching her out (something I usually like to skip) and then I made a light-brown wash of odorless turpentine and sealed the lines. After it was relatively dry, I used darker and lighter washes to represent the high and low lights. I let it dry completely, and then began using my oils with Winsor & Newton liquin. They have amazing materials!

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16 x 24, Oil on Canvas

"SUN FLOWERS"

I took another session for an oil pianting class last year in the spring and decided to paint sunflowers. It isn't finished yet, like many of my paintings, but eventually it will be. I like to switch between projects rather than stick with one for months until it's done. I am currently working on another flower painting.

16 x 24, Oil on Canvas

"THE DEFIANT"

This is a photograph of when this painting was unfinished. The finished product has a deeper shadows and brighter highlights, and a sword behind his back just for visual interest. It was really just an experiment at portraiture.

16 x 24, Oil on canvas

"TWEET TWEET"

This is, of course unfinished. I don't know when i'll get inspired to work on it again. I haven't painted any subjects of the fowl variety before, but I really liked the picture (in the corner). It has a long way to go, but I enjoy a challenge.

Originally, I had started another painting. I used black acrylic to cover it, and then painted it blue. Most of this is acrylic, but I came in much later and added some detail using oil. I think it would be better for me to finish it in oil. I can't wait to see what the end result will look like!

16 x 24, Acrylic & Oil on canvas

Clate here.

Sooo, I haven't blogged for a couple of months now, because i've been very busy, mainly with art (and also reading and writing). But i'll be uploading some recent artwork i've done!!!!

GOOD NEWS!

The prices of 2010 Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market, the 2010 Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market, and the 2010 Photographer's Market, have all been marked down, from $29. 99 to $19.79