Sometimes It Is Fun

Sometimes it is nice to just do a fun and silly challenge. This one is on https://www.facebook.com/lynda. It is a 21 day drawing challenge. I just started today, and so this is day 1. I didn't use any photo reference. After working on constructing human skeletons and muscles, I just wanted to do something light and fun.  #draw21days

Day 1 #draw21days

JUST HANGIN' OUT

Newest art from the youngest artists in the family.

Hangin' Out With Family

Playing With My Watercolors

Working On A New Watercolor

Perhaps I should give a little background on this painting. Also, I will try to get a better photo of it. The background was started about 8 years ago when I first began to put paint brush to paper. For about a year before that, I spent every minute I could spare: reading books, researching supplies, searching the internet for artists teaching on the web and/or teaching through DVD's, and purchasing supplies. After about a year of research and watching DVD's, I finally began this piece of 22" x 30" Arches 300 lb cold press paper by dividing it equally into 4 equal pieces (without cutting it). I was doing an exercise on laying in color to get something that resembled sky and water. The point was to try 4 different methods of putting down the original wash to see what differences it might make. A few days ago, I finally took out my Bruynzeel Design aquarelle pencils and added the silhouettes of two children to 1 of the 4 blocks. I then worked on the water some more. It has been a nice experiment because there was no pressure to "get it right," but rather only to explore the possibilities. This photo is cropped to adjust for the strange angle that I captured, and the fact that I used a simple preset crop. The children are actually slightly off to one side.

By the way, to view my latest design on Cafe Press you can click Abstract Flow.

Class Projects on Craftsy

Lately, I have been taking classes and working on projects at Craftsy. To follow my latest projects on Craftsy: check out Class Projects on Craftsy.

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So What Have I Been Doing Lately?

So, what have I been doing lately? I have been drawing bones and muscles. Maybe not as fun as painting with wild and vibrant color, but interesting - all the same. Craftsy Meet Margo Schwirian shows my latest projects that I have been working on. It also has tons of fun "learn how to" projects for the summer months. They have: cooking, sewing, fine art, knitting, jewelry, photography, home and garden, and more.

Hope you are enjoying the summer!

MEMORIAL DAY

Watched a Memorial Day special yesterday with beautiful music. You can't help but reflect on how much everyone's life is effected, throughout the ages, by war.

I found myself looking back on some of the photos of my dad and some of the WASPS that he trained. I would like to try to draw or paint something from that.

For more on that story:

In Memory of Matt-Man and his Great-Granddaddy

Mother's Day

Just saw the funniest movie this weekend.

Mom's Night Out

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers!