Jane LaFazio on-line class cont'd

I got some good constructive criticism from Jsne that the area behind some of the seeds was not dark enough. She was right of course. I got lots of nice comments from my classmates on the page and especially the lettering. 

What's in my bag -not my camera bag

I belong to a Flickr group and have taken a snap and posted.  This time I drew what is in my bag!  It was lots of fun! 

Isn't she beautiful?

So happy to get one more card completely finished. 

Another postcard for the swap completed! Meet Beauty, she is Australorp hen from Australia that I found on the Sktchy app. Loved her portrait so much I was inspired to create this card. Vintage paper, distressed magazine page, acrylic paint, pens and ink drawing with watercolour. 

 

Milkweed Pods

EDiO 19 - Bloom.  I live in rural central Ontario so there isn't much blooming here except for these seed pods.  It is nice to see though since they are the Monarch butterfly most favourite food!  I left the plant for an hour or two and when I got back some of the seeds had "ejected" themselves from the pod. I added a "bubble" to document the change. So it seems that wind isn't required for that but to fling the seed around so it will land on the ground and germinate. 

I submitted this as my class work for the Jane Lafazio sketching from life on-line course.

Milkweed

I am finally well enough to go for a long walk. Still have the cough but not too bad

International Postcard Swap

For some this game will be a blast from the past; for others it will be completely new. The  idea of this game didn't pop into my head until I had everything glued down on the paper.  I thought, "What now?" Okay, I need to write some words. But what should I say?!!?  Poof! It came to me. 

I have joined an international postcard art swap and this is going to be one that I will mail out to a yet unknown recipient. (There is still time to join if you are interested!)

I have been reading Austin Klein's blog after I received his notebook in the mail, The Steal Like An Artist JOURNAL!  Most of us already carry our sketchbooks everywhere but this one is different!  I am enjoying it very much!  In addition I enjoyed watching the presentation he gave to Google.  

This is the way that I am "Stealing Like an Artist".... I happened upon Andrea Joseph's blog ages ago and was thrilled that she was an artist instructor in the Sketchbook Skool Seeing class. I have stolen from her and I hope I "made it my own" with the help of some collaged mixed media.  

I have "stolen" from other artists that I love and hope to do more; all the while changing the art up and putting my own spin on it! 

Just thought I would share! 

Everyday in October

I tried to do Inktober but haven't been able to keep up especially with this cough and cold. But here are some drawings that I did in my Stillman & Birn Gamma sketchbook.

This is the prop from the Bombardier Q400 plane that we flew in with Porter airlines!  I actually drew it on the 8th but have never posted it anywhere.  I used my grand-daughters Crayola marker for the yellow.

this acorn was sittin on my daughters kitchen table so I drew it! 

Street view sketch in my Moleskine

I can't believe that our holiday in the Big Apple is over! This will be my last time sitting at this Starbucks and gazing over this street view. 

Yeah, there is more detail that I could add but I'm calling it done. 

So long New York, it was a great time!

I haven't read the book but I did order the work book for "Steal Like an Artist".  I stole this technique from Felix Scheinberger's book Urban Watercolour.   I am quite excited because he will be teaching a segment in the next Sketchbook Skool (dot) com class that is due to start in January. 

I took a snap and I really should go in and add more detail especially on the days that I just don't feel like doing much art.  I might help me out of the slump.  I'll see....later.

Ancient art reproductions

We spent the whole afternoon yesterday at the museum seeing all kinds of cool ancient art. This photo isn't in that class but this is just as important. This is a tempera painting on paper that researchers did 1920's to 1940's before there was colour photography. They were created using the exact colour and they were made to scale of the pictures on tombs. There importance is heightened since much of what they depict and is housed in this museum is no longer visible due to damage by pollution  etc

Drawing the right with the left

as you can see I drew this for the Facebook group Everyday in September.  It was quite difficult to draw with my left - I need more practice - so I painted it with my right.