FINALLY DAY 25

My last thing-a-day in graphite!

This is my family dog, Nala. She is so cute and I miss her.

Day 24

Watercolor pencils of a sunset. I've had this picture I wanted to paint for a while. . but haven't had time. Clearly I still didn't have much time. . . and it's tough making watercolors look good in a hurry surprisingly. Here it is anyway.

Day 23

A drawing in graphite of a picture I took in Mexico a few years ago.

Day 22

A silly drawing of me over the weekend. No wine, no salsa; just homework and rain. . . oh, and fuzzy hair because of the rain.

Day 21

I completed this to practice line drawing in ink for one of my classes. Besides the proportion issues with the eyes, I generally like it and am feeling more confident with my strokes.

Day 20

Conte - Black & Red

This was an elegant ad. . . that now looks like a woman stuck in a bad dream. Maybe it's because she is wearing lipstick and a flower in her hair while trying to sleep :)

Day 19 Experiment

More experimentation with the watercolor pencils. I was trying so hard to let the white come through and show the highlights of the flower, I don't think I ended up with enough contrasting dark. . . or maybe I didn't spread it enough around. Ah well, I still quite like it.

Day 18 - Watercolor

Oh watercolor pencils, why have I not tried you before?

Yes, I bought more supplies. . .but I've been curious about watercolor pencils. And I'm so glad I did buy them!

I took this picture while snorkeling in Mexico quite a long time ago. I attempted it before in acrylics, and hated the way it turned out. With the pencils however, I can draw all the detail in and wash over it to blend. This was kind of a rush job . . .but I think they have a lot of potential. Especially because I feel more comfortable with drawing, so if I can fit that more into the painting equation it would be better.

Day 17 - A Sea of Umbrellas

Ink and markers! Yes, it is definitely raining out. . . :)

Dragon for Day 16

This was my first time ever drawing a dragon . . .which seems odd, because it seems an interesting subject that I feel I should have come across before. Inspired by listening to Dragonette, I decided to take a crack at it. I think if I had more time I would attempt something more elaborate and detailed. But I really like how the pen and inks turned out here.

Day 15 - more pens!

Here is another flower pattern in black pen. I wanted to concentrate on the negative space here and felt the best way to do that was to keep it black and white. I like the resulting pattern.

Day 14 Pens and Ink

Inspired by one of my scarves, I drew a version of the floral pattern with black artist pens of varying weights. Then to add a splash of colour I used my India inks.

Day 13

Colored Conte in complimentary colors.

Day 12 - fall colours!!!

Here is a painting in oils of the beautiful fall trees!

Day 11 India Inks again!

Apparently I can't get enough of these :)

Here is a quick picture of my 2 friends. I was talking to them on skype and decided to paint them while we chatted!

Day 10

Here is a girl dancing in India inks. . . as you can tell, I've only taken half of the picture, as the other half looks ridiculous :) I will leave the rest a mystery!

I like the movement you can get with India inks. . . they are very fluid.

That's all for now!

Day 9

ha..you can tell I do these late at night and just find something in my room to draw :)

Here is my jewelry doll drawn with charcoal. I like her because she is classy . . . and keeps quiet while I'm doing homework.

Cheers!

Day 8 with India Ink

In preparation for an assignment due in my Design Drawing class, I thought I'd experiment with a few supplies I have. I bought these India inks about a year ago and have probably used them once. This piece was meant to re-familiarize myself with how to use them.

I used watercolour paper and created a grid and border with masking tape. I like how clean a piece looks after doing this - like it has pre-made frames. I think you can tell which was my first square . . . inks have a finicky nature, and you need to be very light and fluid with your strokes. The main thing with inks, I think, is to accept the subtle imperfections and realize the beauty in them. They are actually very enjoyable to work with if you can accept the medium for what it is!

My favourite squares are in brown at the bottom right (remind me of antlers) and, of course, the black and white zebra-looking pattern in the bottom left (which I have to say look good under the green).

I think maybe tomorrow I will actually try to create a composition that actually mixes the colours. We will see the best way to go about this, as the watery nature of inks make me think it could very easily turn into a big puddle. . . deep breaths Monica . . .deep breaths.

:) Night!