I am reading and enjoying the lessons that Jennifer Edwards has been offering on her blog Drawn2Life and the top picture here comes from her lesson #9 which is about letting loose. I don't know if I was all that loose but I did have fun and I made sure the page was done when it was done rather than leave it at a point where I could just use it as a background for something else. I've done that a lot but that wasn't what I understood this lesson to be.
The other pictures were drawn to have the memory of Mother's Day in my journal. This was done on a spread in my large 9"x12" Mixed Media Strathmore journal. I actually used another of Jennifer's lesson with the apple tree which is Lesson #6 which is contour drawing. I started the apple tree straight in pen and just looked and drew from one leaf to the next without worrying about doing each individually. I started at the top and worked down. This was not blind contour and I lifted my pen several times but it was done in the spirit rather than the rule of a contour drawing. I certainly didn't try to get absolutely every leaf into my drawing! Then I added the color and I rather like it! What do you think?
The frog was done in pencil, then inked and finally painted. I lost some of the pure, bright watercolor look when I tried to add a glossy topping to it which is a shame as it was more true to the frog's colors before. It is still the frog though and I am pretty happy with how it turned out overall.
At any rate, this is some of what I have been up to. What have you been up to?
Isn’t he just the cutest frog ever! (Actually, they both are!) Glad to hear someone is ‘arting’. I just aimlessly drift from one place to the next and haven’t gotten anything done lately! :(
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely splendiferous!! Wow, Timaree...these pages are wonderful all around. The expressive page is exciting. I love the watercolory shapes and ines! Your frogs are terrificly whimsical, and your apple tree is beautifully drawn! I also love the collaged stamp you put on it. So glad to see some of your art! And I do hope your travels this summer offer a lot of opportunities to draw!
ReplyDeletei really like how loose your drawings are - nice rhythm.
ReplyDeleteAll three are wonderful, and I highly recommend that you frame the 'Northpole.' It has a free and easy quality to it that is just great! It could be a card, or a post card. Wonderful work, T.!!
ReplyDeleteI really like all of these, Timaree. They are colorful, playful and fun. I don't know why you couldn't frame any of them, really.
ReplyDeleteI've been in a class too (as you know) and this weekend when my husband and I took a belated anniversary trip to the beach, I sketched! I did the drawing while we were there, then the watercolor when we got home. I have a little bit more to go, and I might share it on my blog.
Lovely pages, especially the frog!
ReplyDeleteThese are very pretty!
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