Colored Pencil

Three Stars

Sketchbook Page

Look what I found in a pile.

These are about one minute quick drawings so ones fellow visitor doesn’t get bored waiting. But the sumptuousness is evident.

Conifer Cones

What would you do with them?

I was given these today. They have beautiful shapes. They will be lovely in table arrangements and still-lifes. Other ideas?

Watercolor 243

Burg Ruin

Art School Updates and February Life Drawing

Some art school updates:

the finished boxes exercise, from Perspective class last time

pen and ink patterns

perspective class

 And finally, my life drawing for the month of February:

I did these while sitting in a parking lot for about an hour, between dropping my sister off for her job and waiting for when I had to go to a work meeting. The last one in the bottom right is extra sloppy because I was running out of time, and then another vehicle parked right in the way of my view and I was done, haha :)

It's snowing again here. Hope everyone is staying safe and warm! <3

Watercolor 242

Watery Water

Watercolor 241

Circle

Watercolor 240

Water and Woods

Lino Cut

I tried something new!  I have wanted to learn block printing for a long time, so I got a small kit and tried it out.

This Skillshare class was "Illustration-based linoleum carving and printing".  The Instructor suggested an animal theme with a whimsical style.  I really enjoyed designing this and carving it, and I like the overall design I came up with, but I am disappointed with the rendering of the hare's face.  I think I had it drawn okay and I drew it many times to make sure I didn't get "angry eyes".  When it came down to the carving however, the gouge is much harder to control than a pencil, and I think the result looks like something I would have drawn as a child.  Oh well, it was a first try.  There will be more as soon as I can get more blocks!  

I tried printing on a couple gelli prints and a roll-off paper, just for fun.  In the future I'll experiment more with other surfaces.

Gardens

A Hint of Spring Coming

Oma has the most unique garden, full of a lifetime of finds.

In mine, the first after-snow buds are opening in the sunshine we are enjoying.