Tuesday, December 2, 2008
I love gouache.
Buddy Beauchaine is a Plott Hound. This is a portrait of him as a puppy. I sketched it from a photograph and then painted it using gouache.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
#238. Mr. Albert Crayfish Crawfish - a Declarationist
Meet Mr. Albert Crayfish Crawfish. He is #238 in the list of John Hodgman's 700 mole men.
Mr. Crayfish Crawfish is a bayou-dwelling mole man living on and under the soggy soil of Voodoo Town marsh. He's a Libra. He likes escargot, swamp grass, and wearing silly hats with great distinction.
Look at the list and draw your own mole man, or just peruse the gallery. Lots of fun!
Mr. Crayfish Crawfish is a bayou-dwelling mole man living on and under the soggy soil of Voodoo Town marsh. He's a Libra. He likes escargot, swamp grass, and wearing silly hats with great distinction.
Look at the list and draw your own mole man, or just peruse the gallery. Lots of fun!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
IF: Clutter
The city is cluttered with mice.
How nice.
(Incidentally, this is a draft of a painting I will donate to the Wake County SPCA's Fur Ball. The Fur Ball is an annual event and a great way to support our four-legged friends. Please consider supporting your local SPCA.)
How nice.
(Incidentally, this is a draft of a painting I will donate to the Wake County SPCA's Fur Ball. The Fur Ball is an annual event and a great way to support our four-legged friends. Please consider supporting your local SPCA.)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
A drought
Friday, August 22, 2008
A bit about Bunny
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
IF: Sail
I brainstorm a lot on paper before beginning any artistic endeavor. Today I was thinking about how to illustrate the I.F. challenge of the week: sail. Above is the third idea I came up with after 1) a mermaid in the bathtub with a toy sail boat, and 2) Cthulhu about to devour a real sail boat (both hastily drawn in ink on post-it notes, like this one). Both had potential, but neither amused me so much as Kramer sailing out a window to catch a bird.
My plan had been to come home from work and create the "real" I.F. drawing on nice paper with a nice pencil and then paint it nicely with nice watercolors. That, I thought, would make a great I.F. contribution! But once I got home and brought out my art supplies, I realized that this is the real drawing. I created it spontaneously and without any expectation of greatness, and I just love it.
I wish art always happened this way.
My plan had been to come home from work and create the "real" I.F. drawing on nice paper with a nice pencil and then paint it nicely with nice watercolors. That, I thought, would make a great I.F. contribution! But once I got home and brought out my art supplies, I realized that this is the real drawing. I created it spontaneously and without any expectation of greatness, and I just love it.
I wish art always happened this way.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Nerd Girl color experiment
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
IF: Canned Can-Can Girl in Cannes
Monday, July 7, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Princess Kiwi: Prettiest Cat in the Land
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Grand Odalisque
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