Showing posts with label sketching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketching. Show all posts

June 14, 2012

Spring has sprung...journal page

Spring may have sprung...but what happened to the Summer..?  Huh?  Did i blink and miss it!!! 

Personally, spring is my favourite time of year, i love that its bright and everything is bursting into life...its the most affirming time of year for me...everywhere you look there is something to make to me feel hopeful and happy.  I love that my garden fills with birds and leaves start bursting out...not to mention the huge clematis flowers that are the first thing to bloom in our yard, so it seemed a fitting thing to document in my journal.

I'm still working on trying every style and medium going in my journalling to see what suits me best, but this combination of Neocolour II's and lots of doodling is certainly my favourite at the moment.  Of course it would have all worked better if i'd used the right kind of paper so it didn't warp with all the water i added...but i don't really mind that in my journal...i'm just playing...there is no need for perfection here...that only makes me nervous!  And speaking of perfection...i really need to work on drawing birds!! lol


April 04, 2012

are you a sketcher..?

sorry gang...no stamp carving post today...i haven't had a good moment to photograph...so i'll be back with the faux woodcuts after my next chemo...watch this space!

what i can share today is a little sneaky peek of another online class i've started...it has to be said that drawing/sketching is not a skill i was gifted with at birth...but i'm working on improving what i can do and here are a couple of sneaky peeks at my first attempts from the Art of Wild Abandonment class that i'm taking over at Scarlet Lime with Christy and Junelle:


whats so fun about this class so far {and i've only just started...so anything could happen!} is that it assumes no prior knowledge or skill and we just jump in and have a go which is totally up my street and its a really laid back, no pressure environment too :0)

if you want to join in...you'll need some form of watercolours, NeoColour II and a water colour pallette would be fine so far...but i think we're adding new products each week i think...so i'll keep you posted as how expensive it gets!! 

anyway, here are the sneaks from the first sketching lesson...making radishes into as many different things as you can...and a bunch of goofy owls on a tree branch!

hope you like them...and i'll see you again when my chemo head clears...