Blind Contour Friday

I have been wanting to try my hand at Blind Contour Friday for some time now. Today, I finally did!

The scissors were my first try. It really was more of an almost blind contour, as it was really hard to not peek!

I had so much fun, I decided to try my cordless phone. I think it was a good effort.

Last is my attempt at a more literal blind contour! LOL. I am glad I tried this exercise and know I will be doing more.

Holiday/Winter Sketches

Here are some images from my sketchbooks. First a wreath, done with Neocolor II. 

Next is a quick sketch of one of my Uggs. Well really, I call them Fuggs or Fake Uggs. I would rather spend the money on art supplies than the name brand.

 Last is another attempt at digital art on my Ipod touch. This on is done in Zen Brush. I look forward to working more on this medium.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all of my friends on EDM. I enjoy you so much, and I am very thankful for your friendship and encouragement.

Some sketches!

I have not posted in a long time, but I have been sketching quite a bit. Here is what I have been up to.

I hope this doesn't look like a Rorschach test! It is actually from a photograph of a man in a boat on an island off the coast of Honduras. 

Above is a preliminary sketch for my first ever "real" watercolor. I was inspired by a catalog cover from last winter. I am not going to be able to start the painting before the New Year. You know how it is. But I am working on a second sketch to plan which steps to take first. I have lots of questions, so I will be turning to the EDM list. Get ready!

Lastly, this is a piece of iPod art. It was done on Zen Brush. I am working on learning both Zen Brush and Sketchbook. I hope to have more digital art to share soon.

But it's hard to live by the rules,

I never could and still never do. This is a line from a song that was popular in the early 1980's. The band was the Pretenders. It spoke to me then and still does now.

I did the following exercise from a book called The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing People Illustrated. The exercise called for using pencils in a variety of hardnesses to achieve the desired look. But anyone can do it but following the directions. I need to be different. And, I have the perfect color of Micron Pen for denim. So, here is my take the hem of a pair of jeans:

It looks like the picture, trust me ;-). 

EDM # 91--Draw an Apple

When you give an artist an apple, she has to paint it! I put housework aside yesterday to capture this apple. The scanner did some funny things to it, but I think it looks pretty good!

Some More Sketches

Here is a pen and ink of one of my favorite plants. It would be easy for me to point out the glaring errors I see, but I will just say practice makes perfect instead.

This is a cement temple in our garden with a pair of daylilies. You can often find our cat, Poe, hanging out in the shadows. But not the day I sketched this. Isn't that always the way with cats? I took several reference photos and hope to paint this scene later.

Some Sketches

I haven't posted in forever, but that doesn't mean I haven't been sketching. 

Here is my take on a Sunflower. This was done with my Pentel Pocket Brush Pen and Neocolor II crayons. 

Here is a Mother-in-law's tongue. This one is done with Microns and Watercolor.