Okay, here is the same video that I just removed from everywhere. It was pixelated and not very good. so I tried slowing it down and formatted it though move. Lets see if this works better. Again. Thanks for watching, let me know what you think.
Using Black Paper
I saw this demo of someone drawing with pencil crayon on black paper and the colors looked like they were glowing. It was a drawing of a parrot and was amazing. I put this idea on my mental to do list. Here is my first drawing on black paper, simple classic subject that is easily relatable. The rose. It was challenging picking out what colour to use as they seem to work different that the white paper. I never used my white colour so much in a drawing before. It was very fun and I am happy how vibrant the solos look agains this paper. I am going to have to do another on black paper, thinking a yellow flower would be really nice.
Fruit still life, 2014
Here is another pencil crayon drawing. I choose to do fruit because of the vibrant colours it has when fresh. I particularly liked this colour combination and I find it a cheerful piece. Here is all the progress photos.
Drawing - In the Sand
What is one of the first things that you do to - I mean - with your kids at the beach. Dig a big hole, make them get in a burry them. I can't, off the top of my head remember how many times I have buried my children over the years. Here my son was so serious about this task. All that know him know what I mean when I say he was serious. He sets his face and sometimes he'll use his famous frown (I will have to try to capture that one later), typical Daniel.
Artistically, I found this pose to be a difficult one. The angle of the face of tilted backwards and capturing that was rather stressful. I was really worried at the first stage, I was even hesitant to post it for fear this one may get tossed. But after I added the hair, things started to look promising. Maybe everyone needs to get a portrait done in the sand.
Buggy in Pencil Crayon
Another medium that I am learning but I have to say I am happy with this result. This was another attempt at the famous car that is found everywhere here in Villahermosa. No, I really mean everywhere, every street you will see a few to several. Some in good condition and others you wonder how they are still running. I always remember playing the punch buggy game as a kid. You know the one where if you see on you get to punch the person by you and say "red punch buggy no returns". So when we got here with the kids we taught them the game. It was real fun for maybe a week, then, because there is so many here we had to stop playing. I still love this car, maybe one day, when I don't need a van to be the mommy taxi, I can get one.
Watercolor attempt
Here is my first ever completed water-colour painting. I am happy with it but I learned a lot of what not to do as well with this. I believe that I tried to add to many layers or to many differing colour applications. I thank it came out muddy I wanted it to have crisper colors. I hope to be able to try out this picture again. This type of car is very very common in Villahermosa. I wonder if they are still making them here?!?!?
Swimming Baby, a.k.a Baby Nicole
Another photo album treasure to help increase my portrait abilities. This one is of my oldest daughter Nicole who now is about to turn 13. Where the time goes I still do not know. I hope to do one of her soon that is more recent, she is turning into a beautiful young lady. But first I am going to have to do one of my son. He is wondering where his picture is now that I have done one of each of his sisters.
Creating Miss Goofy, a.k.a - Amber age 3
I love this picture of my daughter Amber. I was going though the photo albums to find some material to work on my portrait skills and came across this one. We were on a family vacation several years ago when she was 3 years old. We stopped by a hat booth in Disneyworld and tried on many hats. I had several photos to pick from but this one really expresses her personality as well. As everyone that meets her knows she is always bringing smiles and laughter to everyone, my little goofy, I love you. I included a couple other pics of the stages I drew her in and the reference photo I used.
Spring has Sprung oil painting
Spring is very strange for a Canadian in Mexico. All winter we have been living here. Gone are the snow shovelling, scraping windshields and fighting with the kids to wear the right snow gear. My husband loves missing winter. Me I kinda miss it. The peaceful white winter landscape was always so beautiful to me, especially when I started running outside in it. Yes, when it was very cold I enjoyed the views from my window but still I kinda missed it. I really miss the change of seasons. Here we are living in an eternal summer. Now, if I do not have the energy to run before 8-9 am it is to hot to run until 8-9 at night. And with that, the excitement of wanting for everything to turn green and start to blossom. Here, the trees seem to just decide one day to lose all their leafs and start growing new ones next week. A street that you always drive on everyday, suddenly one morning, greets you with amazing colours, yellow, orange and pink. then just as fast, in a couple of days, all the colour lands on the ground. Sporadic beauty vanished.
This tree I never even seen before even though I drive by it every day to take the kids to school. But one early morning there was this amazing tree in the field. Where did that come from? For two days I kept wanting to stop and take a picture. Well, that road is pretty busy and full of Mexican traffic, so I was a little worried to stop on the side of the road. I ended up doing a drive by picture taking as I drove with my phone. Safety aside, I really liked the picture and decided to us it to do my very first oil painting with it. The very next morning, on my way to school, the tree lost all its flowers. Now it is back to its invisibility among the green field it lives in.
Welcome to my Webpage!!!!!!
“Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up”
They tell me that if I want to become an artist when I grow up, one needs a web page. Well, I may be officially "grown up" but my art is at a very young stage. But, with aspirations of making something substansial with my art, expert now advise strongly, strongly recommends that every artist should have their own webpage. It is the way to get yourself on the map.
So..................Drum roll please.................Welcome to my webpage.
Here will be a place for all my art to go to be displayed to the masses. As I am learning and growing in my art I will now be able to share the experience with everyone. I hope to use the blog to comment on my artistic process, others artistic inspirations and anything else substantial in my life that I think needs to be here. Thanks to everyone that is supporting me, it means a lot.