A Never Ending Project

So I was recently given a little purse size sketch book and decided to decorate the inside lining of it just to add a little pizzazz and pop when I open it. Of course, I did an abstract ink design. Once I finished one side, I couldn't help myself and decided to do the other side....and then after that I felt the need to decorate the very back of the book as well. So over a period of three days, I have created some pretty cool designs! Enjoy!

Blind Leading the Blind

For my last semester at college, I have decided to take some art classes, one of which is Figure Drawing. I have only had three classes so far, but I am really enjoying it, especially the last class session we had. Each class period we have a model come in for us to draw, this last time we had a guy volunteer (a dancer and theater performer) so he was an excellent model! To warm up, for the first half of class, our professor had us do blind contour drawings. This is where the artist only looks at the item (figure) she is drawing and NOT the paper-at all!! Not only that, but the pen cannot lift up off of the paper. It is supposed to be one continuous line, and you are to go very slowly. This exercise is done so that with time, the artist's hand and eye become more coordinated. All in all, it was a really fun exercise  and I was rather surprised at how my figure came out in most of them...better than I thought it would! ;)

Generally, when you have finished the blind contour, the figure is hardly recognizable-but these are ok. So it's a great way to become more coordinated and it is very relaxing. 

The Hang Out

About three weeks ago I decided to finally put some paint on a canvas I've had sitting in my closet for far too long. I saw it on sale at an art store about a year ago and was thrilled to finally have an opportunity to paint on a canvas of this size (it's the biggest I've ever painted on before). So, I bought it and was very excited...yet I had no clue what I was going to paint on it!! Story of my life ;) I was finally inspired, and this is what the canvas now looks like. 

Oil on Canvas-20"x 24"

A closer look

A simple, fresh and cute display of happy little birds!