Monday, July 20, 2009

Hey, A New Post!


I have finally done another drawing. I know, I know it's about time! Goodness where does the time go? This probably fits one of the EDM challenges but I haven't looked it up yet. This is a drawing of a box. My grandson knew I liked small boxes so for my birthday several years ago he painted a box for me and glued pompons and sequins to the lid. I love it. It's somewhat faded over time but I still have it and it sits where I can see it everyday - on my art table.


I saw a picture of some bottles sketched over a pre-painted background over at Genine's blog Broadhurst Street which led me to doing some background pages in my journal. Then it was time to sketch on them. That's when I realized I would have to work in pen and skip all my erasures. That got scary. So I picked this box which is really colorful and went for the penwork without pencil but I started on a plain white page. I didn't want to mess up my prepared backgrounds! Now I have to get up the nerve to just do a sketch on a background. The worst that can happen is I do a lousy job, right?


So this picture was drawn with a Micron pigment ink pen and then filled in with water color pencil. I'm quite happy with it especially since I couldn't erase. I really find shadows hard to do and almost worked my way through the paper to the other side. Thank goodness I didn't as I have a sketch of my cat on the other side. Being absent minded, I drew and painted in my box and THEN checked to see if it would bleed through. It didn't thank goodness.

11 comments:

  1. Nice to see you about! Cute box and a lovely sketch - perhaps you may be made another one some day!

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  2. This is really lovely - including the story of the box, the story of the drawing and the wonderful painting itself. Your description of how you drew it sounds lke so mnay of my drawings - created as you go. But the results is great. I hope that you reignite the creative spark in your grandson. In the meantime you have a nice memory there.

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  3. What a precious, and colorful, little box! You did a great job on this.

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  4. Hi Timaree! This turned out really well and I enjoyed the story about it.

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  5. Oh Timaree, your box is precious! I love story that goes along with it. You did a terrific job on the sketch...and the shadow is great too!

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  6. What a cheerful little box!! Are there treasures inside? Inchies maybe?!

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  7. A very good box by the way. Nice use of the watercolor pencils.

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  8. What a pretty box and a charming story. Your drawing is wonderful!

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  9. The box is quite jolly, and so is the drawing you did. Well done! nancy

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  10. I love it!
    And what a precious gift from a grandson!

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  11. Love the red and pink box page. The colors are luscious and the drawing loose yet solid.

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