Oil on Canvas

Painted this from a photograph I took a while ago. Foliage is really hard for me, I think this worked, though it is pretty simple and basic of a study. If you look back in this album you will see the sketch I did for this.

This is a painting inspired by a flat logo I created over ten years ago, representing my oldest sister and her daughter. I painted this over a month ago but could not upload this until now, after giving the painting to my sister. I couldn’t ruin the surprise.

After several test prints and trying to find the right dealer I have found a great way to create prints from my paintings and this one will be available for purchase as a canvas print, once I create my online store. Still working on the ins and outs of that.

“Oil on Canvas”

I was out for dinner on a work trip, but as I was driving, I was alone and work doesn’t pay for drinks, I was drinking Diet Coke with Lime and wishing it was a Martini, so while I ate I drew what would have been a much more fun alternative, from the menu :)

“Pencil on Paper”

I know a lot of us out there on the internet are very interested in the look and feel and the mentality of steampunk. There is just something about cogs and gears and machinery that has a function but looks like art itself. I have a few friends out there that I would consider steampunk artists (just take a look at my flickr friends and twitter friends and you will find them, it is obvious who they are) and while am often amazed at what they make I can not call myself a steampunk artist. Though, the other night, after just getting home from a long business trip as my husband was modding a nerf gun and parts were laid out across the rug I found myself picking up the gears and things from an open lock and using them for inspiration. I am pretty pleased with the outcome.

“Done with colored pencils and black marker.
I had some fun overlapping the colors and playing with contrast.”

Yes I know Jon says that first, but he isn’t in this drawing.

After reading this blog post: http://grrm.livejournal.com/146489.html I decided that I liked the image GRRM posted so much (As Arya is one of my all time favorite characters ever and this image just shows how I see her in my mind) that I decided to use that as my inspiration for today’s study.

I had trouble with the eyes but I am very pleased with the how the body proportions came out.