Ebay auctions

I have two new kitty ebay auctions up for Labor Day! They were both done in ballpoint ink in July and August respectfully. I'm just getting around to posting them. It has been a busy couple of weeks. I'm back in school full-time in addition to working full time and the kids. The "Of Dreams" portrait remains unfinished; however, I will finish her up later this month. I was going to enter her in a contest; however, I changed my mind. I will complete her for my portfolio.

Pensive





R&R

New Drawings and Auctions

I have two new ebay auctions listed today:

Hummer



Good Conversation


This is a current work in progress that I am working on entitled, "Of Dreams." The scan doesn't do it much justice however I can still track my progress pretty sufficiently. I need to have this finished by September 4, 2009 at the latest.

Update

It's been awhile since I updated. I have still been working on some pieces. I will hopefully be able to post my progress soon. Just wanted to let the internet world know I was still alive!

Three new kitty ACEOs

I have three new kitty ACEOs up for auction on ebay this week. I completed them last week. I just noticed that they are all facing the same direction. I took three very different approaches in drawing them and I like both the similiarities and the differences between the three pieces.

Kitty Sketch

This one was done in ballpoint ink and colored pencil for the eye and nose on watercolor paper. It is a lot more refined than I intended for it to be when I began. I like how it came out.

Thoughtful

This one was done with ballpoint ink and watercolor on acrylic paper. I love the permanency of the mark with ballpoint ink as well as how clean the drawings look when compared with graphite. The texture of the acrylic paper is challenging.

Watching the World Go By

This one was done in graphite and colored pencil on watercolor paper. I really like how the eye came out in this one.

All the reference photos for these kitties came from the morguefile.

Pencil Portrait complete

This is a graphite pencil portrait I completed for my portfolio. It came out really well and I am going to be doing a few more pieces. I worked on this for awhile running the progress pass coworkers and classmates who were all complimentary of the results. I will be doing commissioned portraits of people and animals in the future and I am in the process of building up a repertoire of work for my portfolio. This is the beginning of many more to come. The reference imagery for this drawing came from morguefile.

The reference image.

Old Faithful ACEO Completed

Well I ended up working on this through near completion. I ended up using micron ink, watercolor, colored pencil and goauche on this little piece. I'm not really adept in colored pencil yet; however with a little practice I'll get there. This really didn't take a very long time and I managed to work on it in between looking at the neighborhood fireworks with the kids.

New WIP

I am going to try something new. Well, it's not exactly a "new" method for me; however, I am experimenting with a different approach to my ink/watercolor/colored pencil drawings. This following drawing started in pencil. I had already began inking by the time I had the thought to scan the pencil drawing in so here is the inked version.



The next step I will place a watercolor overlay over the top. It will be a thin wash since I am working on bristol. I usually work on watercolor for this type of thing however that's being reserved for my pencil artwork (I love the rough texture). I will be doing more ballpoint ink work also. I love the idea of not being able to erase my marks. The reference imagery for most of my work is either from my own personal images or from wetcanvas. The above reference photo is from wetcanvas. I don't typically draw dogs, at least not as often as I draw cats or people. This is definitely going to be an interesting learning experience.

***UPDATE***

Ok it is two hours later. I had to do some chores for the most part; however, I did manage to get the watercolor wash underpainting done. It is in yellow ochre and cerulean blue. I like how it is turning out so far.

ACEOs for July Fourth!

Happy Fourth everyone! I'm not doing too much today. It's unfortunate (yes unfortunate) that everywhere I would want to go is closed for the holiday. At least we are close enough to Lake Murray that we can see the fireworks tonight without having to battle the crowds. I, for one, will be hitting the books and playing some ball with the kids later. I have listed three new kitty ACEOs today.


A Cool Drink of Water




Happy Fourth!





Little Surprises

This one was completed in ballpoint ink and watercolor on acrylic paper. I love the texture of the acrylic paper and I like the permenancy of ink as well as the variety of line you can achieve with it. Very similar to pencil with a much cleaner look and feel. I will play around with this some more.

I had to change my scanner out. I bought a new printer which can print up to 11 x 17 (my old one could only do letter size) however I haven't been able to really adjust it properly yet. The scans aren't terribly true to life and seem to have a bleached out look to them. I hooked up old faithful once again and the scans are true to life and much better. Newer isn't always better I suppose.

3 New Kitty ACEOs

I have three new Kitty ACEOs up for auction on ebay.

Among the Weeds


Peeping Tom


In Wonder...


I have just finished up an Art Survey class and I have four more to go. We have a break for next week so I am going to take advantage and get some drawing and possibly painting done. I have a lot of sketches from life I have completed that I'll probably post later.

Three new kitty ACEOs

I have hit the ground running with these three new ACEOs. They are listed on ebay presently at really low prices. These were completed in the little down time I can get a hold of these days.


Wide-Eyed Beauty


Cat and Mouse Games


A Likely Story


These are all done in pencil. I can execute drawings pretty quickly in graphite and drawing really helps me to relax considering all the activity that has been going on lately around here. I'll have more up soon.

An Update

It's been awhile (4 months!) since I have updated my blog. Things have been really hectic. I'm back in school full-time (in edition to working full-time with four kids) and I have been working on some ACEOs for ebay off and on. I'm about to start back in earnest now. Most of my work will be in black and white versus color mainly due to time constraints. I am going to be working on some pieces for my 400 level art courses, so I will be documenting my progress from those also in edition to my ACEOs. I also have another blog that is in the works http://swhiteart.blogspot.com. This will include jewelry and other eclectic items for sale. A website is currently in the works and it is my aim that every piece will be truly unique.

I have a few ACEOs I will be posting for sale later today on ebay that I will post here.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the work!

A Break....

I am taking a "break" of sorts away from creating art as much. I will still do some however not to the extent I have been in the past few months. I have many drawings I have done however I have not posted as of yet. I have some commissions to complete and a cat show to prepare for that's coming up the end of the month. I am going to be going back to school shortly and I wanted to concentrate more of my efforts towards that...at least until after April. Then it's back to the grind. I have closed my ebay store...although it was short lived it was surprisingly successful and I will no doubt undertake one in the future. I would like to thank Linda (Linda's Blog) for her nomination for the Lemonade award! It is for blogs that have a positive outlook and that's something I try to do. Every cloud has a silver lining :-). I will complete the requirements in a future blog...I just wanted to drop a quick note for the moment.

Today

I went out walking with the kiddies today. It was unusually warm and put me in an oil painting mood. Unfortunately I did not get any painting done however the walk was nice. They were relieved to get out of the house to say the very least. I took a few pictures to use for reference later on. I also did another gouache relief, an elephant this time. They seemed to do well on ebay and I really enjoyed doing them. I have two graphite ACEO kitties I need to complete. I'm probably going to draw the pretty daffodil I took a picture of today with one of them. A butterfly friend with the other...or maybe a ladybug. I caught a few pictures of the tabby up the street however they didn't come out very well. A photographer, I am not, lol.

Gouache relief elephant

Graphite Kitty ACEOs

Daffodil photo I took today

Great News!!

I have finally opened an EBAY STORE!!! I have prints, key chains and I will have some blank watercolor ACEO cards for sale within the next week. I'm really excited about it. I get to offer some old favorites to those who may have missed out on the auction of the originals.

Here's a digital drawing I did of Barack Obama that I am offering for sale on ebay. It is not a reworked photograph...it is a real drawing that I did with my wacom tablet and pen directly into photoshop using the pencil and airbrush tools. It's a limited edition in the ACEO size. I will offer it larger in the future.


These are some gift tags for a baby boy/girl/both that I am working on to put for sale on etsy in the next week.


Pandamus, paper birds. I may offer a variety of these neat little birds for sale on etsy in the future, maybe even the template to make them. I made really small white ones that are just too cute and could be used for a variety of projects from card-making to scrapbooking as well as for wedding favors. The pink and red one I made for my four year old and the goldish one has been a hanging fixture in my kitchen forever.




I have been feeling particularly crafty lately however now it is back to the drawing board (literally). I am working on a few pieces that I am sure will please ;-). Thanks for stopping by and any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Happy New Year + New ACEOs

Happy New Year 2009 to all!!!!

I have two new ACEOs and one new bookmark (I took advantage of my day off). I brightened the original bird drawing from before so I rescanned it here. I did a tiger...I rather like how that one turned out. There's an Ace of Diamonds on the back of that one. I did the graphite kitties I entitled, "Hugs and Kisses."

Bird


Tiger


"Hugs and Kisses"



The Barack Obama bookmark I did as part of the Classical Painters group challenge on Ebay, which was to draw/paint Barack Obama. I was on this kick with the gouache relief so naturally that's what I did. I tied a red ribbon to it. I painted the flag with color (everything else including the face in white) before adding the ink. I like the final version for it's almost primitive graphic look. That appeals to me very much and reminds me how much I like linocuts and wood cuts. Click on them to see them bigger.

Barack sketch


Barack finish