Today’s challenge involved drawing something silver. I started out thinking about doing a still life of some silverware but to me it was just to static. I enjoy movement or color in the paintings I create so I moved on and did a doodle entitled “Silver Goblet and Pink Flower. My wife told me it looked more like a wine glass so when you look at it envision a goblet. Not the fancy kind but like the one you get out on a lazy Sunday afternoon to have a sip of wine.
Today’s daily timeout is a “Fishy Tale.” It is a pen and ink doodle colored in with marker and then enhanced using a digital art program. I hope you like today’s offering and as always all my art is available for sale and soon be found on a number of products on Zazzle and Redbubble.
While this article deals with writing, I think it applies to all art forms.
I know I told everyone Dianne Ochiltree would join us on the second Tuesday of each month, but the second Tuesday is Valentine’s Day. I would like to show off Valentine’s Day artwork from our talented Illustrators on that day, so I moved Dianne to today. I know you will like this post.
This lovely wintery scene was illustrated by Kris Aro McLeod. Kris is a freelance author and illustrator, elementary school art teacher, amateur chef, mountain hiker, and enthusiastic bookworm. She is represented by Catugeau Agency. Don’t miss the book, Kris illustrated Catch a Kiss, Sleeping Bear Press, 2016. She was featured on Illustrator Saturday in 2011.
Here’s Dianne:
How do you deal with writer’s block?
Excellent question! Writer’s block and the fear of the blank page is sort of the ‘common cold’ of a writer’s life. Since I’ve experienced creative blocks numerous times, I’d like to pass along…
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I went back to my roots for today’s art offering entitled “On The Way to School.” I used to love sitting down at my art desk and creating a landscape painting. I have done landscapes in pastels, acrylics, pen and ink and this one on colored pencils. I hope you enjoy this painting.
I am kind of embarrassed to put this picture out there but I am doing so for a good reason. In the picture you see and unfinished painting on the easel as well as one on the floor.
My art studio as you can see is anything but clean. The other part of my studio, which you can’t see looks worse. I find I am more productive when everything is lying about. I do make an effort to clean up my studio from time to time but find I do my best work among the clutter.
How about you, do work best when everything is nice and neat or does clutter equal inspiration?.
Today’s daily timeout for art is all about the b’s, no not the letter but the buzzing kind. This piece is entitled “White Flowers and a Bee.” The piece was created digitally.
The 35th piece of art entitled “Flowers and an Orange” is a unique piece of art. the background for the still life was created using chalk shaved onto the surface of a pan of water. Then a piece of watercolor paper is held over the surface of the water and lightly padded creating the background. The rest of the painting is once again done digitally.
Today’s offering is lovingly entitled “Cat 22” not because it is my 22nd cat drawing but only because it sounded like a neat title for a picture. The picture was created entirely with the Art Studio app on an iPad.
I found this article to be very interesting. I agree. As artists there are times when the piece we are working on morphs from what we had in mind to what the final piece finally becomes.
Endemics at the Artist’s Nest — Acrylic
With great pleasure, I’d like to introduce you to seven new feathered friends that have given me great joy! They can definitely be classified as ‘endemic” and are quite rare; they thrive in a very petite ecosystem in Mindo Ecuador.
Only one of these hybrid species has a name; the Purple-crested Puffball might be petite, but it is a bundle of perpetual energy. The rest are waiting for names, and I hope that some of you will help with suggestions!
1. This little blue and green stinker started it all! The original plan was for a simple design of whimsical cartoon hummingbirds spaced along a straight limb. Simple. Fast. The…
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