Yesterday was the first day of Spring, so tonight I drew a couple of flowers that make me think of spring. I drew this using markers and a new white blending marker. It was a good chance for me to see what the new marker could do.
Ink on paper.
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Shamrocks are often associated with the Irish and St Patrick’s day, and there is a good reason for that. St Patrick used the shamrock to explain the trinity, and it was one of the things that helped me understand it as a child too. How do we say we believe in one God but then talk about Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit. Much like the shamrock, it has three leaves, three sides, three aspects, but they are all one plant, one thing. So the father, the son, and the holy ghost are all the same thing, but they appear to us as separate because they come to us in different aspects of our lives. I think it’s fitting St Paddy’s day is often in the middle of lent. I know some people think it’s a pain when it lands on Friday, but to me having a lesson on the trinity right in the middle of lent is a great way to prepare. That’s what lent is all about, to me, we are preparing ourselves, we are thinking about God and how we are influenced daily, and how we can bring the teachings of Jesus into our daily life.
This description got a bit on the religious side, but it’s important when I talk about my process. I wanted to reflect the lessons I have learned from the shamrock, the lessons about the trinity. Doing this I incorporated the trinity knot into each of the leaves to put the idea in there a bit more. I made this using ink and colored pencil on natural unbleached paper.
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This piece is for Tuesday, I was too tired after aikido to finish this and so I finished it today. Originally this drawing was going to be for a tea painting (as in painted with tea), and when that didn’t work out I tossed the block to the side in frustration. I’ve since painted it with watercolors and then went over the original sketch with markers. It’s not what I originally planned but I was able to salvage the materials I think. Water color and ink on paper.
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Pi Day is always a fun way to remember Pi. I’ve used it as inspiration for art before, I’ve baked pies in its honor, and I’ve even used the formula to sew a circle skirt (one of my favorite Pi projects). For this year’s I wrote out Pi to 135 digits on the inside of the circumference of this circle, and drew the symbol in the middle. This drawing was done with ink on unbleached natural paper.
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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know this is my second Deadwood drawing, and you can thank Hooplecast for that. I drew this while I recorded with them today and it was slightly a request. More on that in another post. I love Richardson, and I figured if I was drawing him, I ought to draw his crush, Alma. Richardson cracks me up, how he holds that same antler that Alma gave him in ever scene since, it’s hysterical. I’ve since discovered that my love for this character isn’t new, odd, or special. The internet adores him, just search for Deadwood’s Richardson, His gifs, and memes, are amazing.
Ink on paper. (previous drawing here)
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