I Drew This Thing, Friday

07.15.2011

This week's topic is:
gesture

Illustration will be posted next week. Sorry it took so long--it was a busy day!

This Artist is Neat Wednesday! Polly Becker

Happy Wednesday everyone! And welcome to our first, This Artist is Neat Wednesday! This week I am introducing you to, Polly Becker- illustrator of found objects. I think what she does is amazing! Take a look:

What to look forward to on the blog this week, every week!

So this is the week schedule, every week:

Monday: Drawsome Monday

Wednesday: This Artist Is Neat, Wednesday (blogs and such, of artists)

Friday: I Drew This Thing, Friday ( I will post up the word from the Illusrtation Friday blog, which is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation. I will post my interpretation on this blog.)

Drawsome Monday's

Drawsome Monday's is something I will be doing every Monday to kick off another week of illustration awesomeness! I am not really sure what exactly it will be yet- but this morning as I was painting I thought "you know, I should share with people my tricks/how I do things..." so I guess Drawsome Monday is a more-in-depth "who am I and what makes my tick as an artist."

I also know --that even though I don't know that much-- I know somethings, and I am willing to share those things to make it easier on someone else.

SO... if you want to know how I do something, or what inspires me, or whatever? (I am really just winging this and having fun with it)-- let me know!

NEXT MONDAY:
I will be giving a demonstration how I painted this head....(the under painting will surprise you, I promises)

Have a Drawsome Monday!

sneak peak

This is a color comp for an editorial for a woman's magazine. I am calling it One Coffee Cup. (it is my own assignment- I am building a editorial portfolio with my paper dolls.)

I came up with the idea the other day-- but I just heard a song just now (while working on it) that really inspired me to make it by Brendan James- The Fall.

The song reminds me so much of when I went to NY/GA last year and met-up with the guy I was dating long distance, after my trip was over we planed to see each other again in September. We aren't together anymore, but luckily we are still really good friends.

For me this illustration is of that waiting period of not knowing what will happen or if what you are doing is right.

I may need to re-draw the main girl, she feels too stiff... the sketch shouldn't look better than the final...
I love her hair...
These are some of the fabrics...

Have a happy day!

Red Nose Studio

Normally I don't pay attention to the junk mail on the table-- but this morning something caught my eye. Because I knew this guy, well his art. Red Nose Studio. But it is super fun for me to look at a magazine, a poster, a book, pamphlet...a whatever-- and know who did it! I was so excited that I took it, made some scans, then posted it to you fine people.

I am still so excited and pumped! I love, love, love this feeling- because I know if I keep working, keep going, keep creating one day someone will look on their kitchen table and get just as excited as I did, because they knew my work--even if it is just my mom :)

and then life happens

I haven't been blogging, in fact as far as illustration goes I haven't done much. I did my BFA show and then I started looking for a job. I felt guilty if I did otherwise (though I have a ton of sketches.) Well one month later and still no job, however I finally turned one of those sketches into something. I think I am starting to do better on my paper dolls. What do you think?

I found the dandelion in my yard and had to have it!