JUST HAVING SOME SILLY FUN!

I have been having some silly fun making Peanuts characters.
Looking forward to the movie coming out in November!

New Snoopy Movie

A little something for everyone who is looking forward to the new upcoming Snoopy Movie (rumor has it that it will be in theaters this November, 2015). I felt like it was appropriate to add Snoopette because my dad helped to train the WASP's during WWII. #DrawSnoopy

#DrawSnoopy

My Latest Drawing On Craftsy!

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You have to see Richard Pace's class- The Hand in Motion on Craftsy! See my latest drawing in Richard Pace's class. The Ultimate Guide To Drawing Hands is the title of the class and one of the chapters deals with "the hand in motion."

Atelier Interactive Acrylics & 4th of July

I got a sample of Chroma Atelier Interactive Acrylics about a week ago and got a chance to try them out yesterday. I struggle with acrylics because my first medium of choice is watercolor. I wanted to see what I could do with these since they stay wet longer than regular acrylics. Although I still struggle with the drying time on acrylics, I found that I liked working with these. One of the things that I had to battle with before was the limited palette that I had in interactive acrylics - red, white & blue only. This sample included some Unlocking Formula that I tried with my regular yellow acrylic. I still need to practice more with these in order to get really comfortable with them, but for now, this is what I accomplished.

Happy 4th of July!

Chroma Atelier Interactive Acrylics

Went into my gnat straining stage and worked on this some more.

Made shadow under brim of hat more pronounced.

Father and Son

Brush and Ink Wash

You have to see Father and Son on Craftsy. Craftsy has a class that I am taking now that involves pen and ink studies. I needed to do a wash with brush and ink, so with Father's Day coming up, I decided to try a pen and ink study to give to my son.

Father and Son

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL DADS!

Working on Some of My Craftsy Projects

I am taking some classes through Craftsy and really enjoying it. An example:
You Have to See Pen and Ink Essentials with Paul Heaston by Margo Schwirian

Plein Air - Mud In

This week the mud and humidity placed us back inside for our plein air painting. We did another still life painting which was good practice. For some reason, I am not usually drawn to painting or drawing a still life, but once I get going on one I usually find it interesting. I still have a long way to go when it comes to composition. That is probably the greatest challenge for an artist. I just need to keep up the practice. I am sitting here wondering how you crop a panel. When you paint a watercolor painting, you can always crop your paper to get the most interesting view. The same goes for stretching your own canvas. In the meantime, this is a study - meant to be fun. Hope you enjoy seeing it.

Entertainment on a Muddy Day