latest commission

A co-worker asked me to do a fairy for her. This is a first sketch. I plan to finish it in watercolor and color pencil. The pic is from my cell phone. I've saved up enough money now for a camera and a scanner so, what I share will be looking a lot better soon.

Northern Mockingbird

Just getting started. I have good feelings about this one which is rare.

totally F'd this one up

Although I was working from a bad photo there are some other things that has caused me to not be into it mentally  so, I stopped here. Well, actually I tried to work on the face again and that's where I fucked up. It's not pictured. I haven't figured out the best way to work with acrylics on canvas yet. I'll have to try some other surface. Then again, I do ok with birds it seems.  But, I'll work on some other subjects for a while until I am better regardless of what becomes of us.

Art books...guilty pleasure

still working

I was watching Shawn Barber's video after i got this far. Now I wish I had waited. I believe this is what he meant by paints being muddy when not mixed well. I'll have to go back over this with some of what I learned from the DVD. I'll be watching that a lot until I'm able to go to some workshops. Still my friend likes it so far and that's what counts for now.

just experimenting. i haven't been trained yet.

yes i can

I emailed a very sweet young artist named Margaret aka M who supplies me with SKB pens thanks to Francis Vallejo. Anyway, I told her how I wish I could draw half as well as she does. She's very hard on herself artistically though. I can relate. I look at her drawings and I'm thinking what is she talking about? But, I've had those moments of doubt and insecurity mostly related to being 36 instead of 26 and feeling like I pissed too many years away. But, Shawn Barber said on his F.A.Q section of his site that, "age means nothing- desire and the excitement to absorb everything around you with sincerity and a strong sense of constructive self criticism will get you farther than any monkey with a pencil and average skills." So, I try to make that my mantra for now. I really need a better camera so I can share more of my doodles.