Category Archives: Art Month

Daily Creativity: Crane, Wishing for recovery in Japan

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Japan Crane

You’ve heard the Japanese folktale that if you fold 1000 origami cranes you will be granted a wish, right?

I have been thinking of Japan since the earthquake, I wanted to draw something for Japan, but didn’t know what. Last night as I lay awake in bed, being kept awake with a flurry of ideas, I thought about the cranes. I could have folded one, but for me drawing it means more. It means more because of the process I go through when I draw. I get into it, my thoughts go into the drawing, the moment in time is mine.

As the viewer, a drawn crane or a folded crane has the same meaning to you. You don’t experience the process, you don’t experience my thought process or emotions, you just experience what you are seeing. So I hope this works for you too.

If you have a moment, and if you have the funds, please, give a few bucks to the red cross, for this tragedy and for the next one.

Daily Creativity: Nobilis as Pop Art

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Nobilis Reed as Pop Art
I started something when I did my Pop Art for other people.  First I did Robin, then Viv asked for me to do her, then the requests rolled in.  I’m spacing them out, but you can expect to see more of this :)

I really do love doing this, it’s weird to explain why, I’m not even sure I can say why.

First I draw the subject in flat color, then I add details, put some nifty graphic background, then I make the original image all newsprinty, and overlay it.

Today’s subject is Nobilis Reed, author, podcaster and all around good guy.  I can’t wait for my yearly meet up with Mr. Reed at Balticon, and hopefully some book tour stops for our author friends.

Daily Creativity: Tek Fight

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Tek Fighting Stance Sketch
Today’s picture is of my husband.  One of my favorite photos of him, where he isn’t smiling, normally I prefer smiles, but in this case it works.  I love the pose, I find it interesting.  I was trying out some new tricks I learned in photoshop on the image and decided this would be my daily creativity.  I think I did a pretty good job, though I still think it needs to be more skowly.

(PS:Cae I did it earlier today)

Daily Creativity: Willow (GAKS don’t look at this)

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Goddess Willow
In honor of Alyson Hannigan’s birthday, my favorite Willow moment.

And the title of this post explains to the Potential Cast crew to avoid looking at this image, as it is slightly spoilery.  Since this is from the last episode of Buffy period, yeah… but unless you know the contex, I’m sure someone who hadn’t seen S7 of Buffy is just wondering why Willow’s hair isn’t colored in.