I went back up to Penn State this past weekend...man how I miss it. I loved seeing the graduating fifth years and visiting the campus. Tears. Srsly.
Holy shit it's APRIL. wtf. srsly. WTF. I swear March never even came. I also did lousy for the month of March in terms of drawings...a measly ten. Less than February and January. I've also come to the realization that it's almost been a year since I have graduated. Come May I will have officially been a real world person for one year. I swear time speeds up the older you get. I keep reassessing what I have done in the past year and I have to say, I'm not all that happy with what I got accomplished. I'm feeling better about the coming spring and summer months though. At least I did some drawings...
Anyways I promise to do more for April. It's sunny now and warm...today I sat out on the corner and did this...no more excuses for not drawing because of the cold.
I love drawing women with long necks. That's the best feature to have, swan like necks, deep clavicles, and a great back. Aesthetically, I feel like it's the best structure to drape fabric and jewelry on...hence the models you see on the cover of harpers bazaar and such...just enough skeletor to raise an eyebrow or two.
Spring is in the air and it feels oh so good. Gonna get up in the high seventies this weekend. Can't wait.
Well these kind of suck a little...I was working with black watercolor so it was a little harder...I seemed to have misplaced the ink that I got from China which is richer and takes water a little better. But still, I gotta say, brushstroke painting is seriously the hardest. I know that I've said drawing fish is hard. And drawing hands are harder. And that drawing roses are even harder. But I think this takes the cake. Especially if you do it on rice paper with the right ink with the mat underneath. Lots and lots of practice to get it believable. As always, practice makes perfect.
You can find these at my Etsy Shop. Each on is a postcard.
I watched Spirited Away today. Makes me want to be an animator. *sigh*
This one got a little muddy...needed to stop earlier than I did. Anyways, find it on Etsy if interested! Edit: Just sold...will draw some others. :)
Tigers, tigers, tigers...oh my. Working late as usual and falling ever behind on this drawing business. I managed 14 for the month of Feb...not bad...seems like my track record is about half the days of the month.
If interested, you can buy this one on my Etsy Shop!
Well I threw out my neck or pulled it somehow so I've been immobile for the latter part of last week. I feel much better now though my neck is still stiff. I feel like I'm too young to be throwing anything out for that matter...gross, I hate getting older. I feel unproductive these days. Like I have no sense of purpose. Anyone else feel like this? Seems to always come in the winter...must be some correlation.
I've been interested in gestural drawing lately. Quick sketches of no more than five, ten minutes. Plus black felt pens...so unforgiving. Not so happy about these.
I got a couple requests for horses. Fun to draw.
So glad its Friday. I'm exhausted.
Today I found out about Paperwalker. He draws a lot of ducks which I think is really funny. He also shows a lot of process which is the best part. Really great and classic style of illustration...and it seems he has an awesome job too.
Edit: Sold this one on Etsy! Yay!
I watched Helvetica and Objectified this past weekend. Both great films by Gary Hustwit. The first is a documentary on the type face which used to be known as Die Neue Haas Grotesk...so glad they changed it to Helvetica. Anyways, it speaks to its unique history and more importantly discusses why designers love typopgraphy and why it's essential to all our lives whether we notice it or not. Objectified is similar in that it also discusses why design, more specifically of everyday objects, is important in our lives. I think of the two, Helvetica is the stronger film since it delves further into the specifics of its design, history, social influences etc and, I think, gives a fairly unbiased viewpoint. Objectified is a bit more vague and isn't as diverse in its story. In any case, both films are quite spectacular and a definite must see esp if you are in any sort of aesthetic field or just appreciate good design. These are the types of films that make you observe the environment in a slightly different light and makes a solid effort in revealing what goes on in the heads of those in the design profession.
A little still life today because my friend Jon insists that I don't draw from life enough...I have to agree...I blame the cold weather. I should really take a picture of my workspace...I have a very small secretary desk because my room isn't big enough for a big drafting table. It's organized mess and mostly full of trinkets and art supplies with one corner devoted to my laptop.
