I didn’t create for two days because I felt like poop, but I did last night. This is from last night, using the crayons setting on my iPad in ArtRage I drew Rory Coloring. Drawing this made me really happy. I like especially what he’s coloring, Me, Tek, and him :)
3/7/2015
I had fun with this piece for the Love Your Body series. I wanted to paint her as if she was on fire. I had a lot of fun painting her hair, it reminded me of a model I used to paint, she had the most beautiful hair but it was impossible to paint. I think I finally got it down, now I wish I could paint Pat (the model) again.
Painting on my iPad in the ArtRage app using the oil paint settings. 3/3/2015
For this painting in the Love Your Body series I found inspiration from a gent on tumblr. Finding positive images of male figures is a lot harder than women, because in the body positive movement men are being left behind a bit. I try to be inclusive, so if you see an image that looks like something that would inspire me, please, send it along.
When looking for models I look for people who are in love with their bodies and happy, this fellow was perfect. Sadly the image wasn’t sourced, so if you recognize it, let me know, it was a black and white photo with the words “I’m done being ashamed” and I just loved it.
Today marks the first day of #ArtMonth, and yesterday was the last day of Fatshion February. Each week during Fatshion February I have drawn a fashion sketch, this is this week’s. Painted in watercolor in ArtRage on my iPad. 3/1/2015
I hope you all join me in some way to celebrate Art Month, for each day, create something. Share it, and I will share it for you too!
3/30/2014
Today I pulled out my charcoals and large newsprint, wow what a difference this makes. Why didn’t I do that sooner? I miss sketching with charcoal, and sadly I can’t take them with me on my two week trip. Hopefully I will remember and break them out when I get home (I’m flying to NY for work for two weeks, so my art supplies will be limited). From memory I tried to do a self portrait, you see there was a painting I did a week or so back, I loved the model because her stomach reminded me of mine. I have received many comments on that painting about her stomach, so many people happy to see one like their own, and I realized mine wasn’t as uncommon as I thought, just underrepresented. So I thought I’d try creating more art with that kind of stomach. I think I made myself look too thin in this sketch, it’s hard to get yourself accurately. It’s a start though. Why did I dod this from memory instead of snapping a photo? Simple, I wanted to see what I could produce, wanted to see what my vision of myself was. It’s always a big risk for me to conduct self portraits, especially nudes, and then put it out there. I always feel so vulnerable and scared, but its a beautiful kind of pain.