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October 1st, 2009 by trish
Filed under Drawings & Making Marks.
This is our cat Diemos, named after one of the moons of Mars (his brother's name is... wait for it... Phobos)
I confess that this piece is not new but it fit the theme so well, or at least I think so. It’s also one of my favorite pieces and reminds me that I need to continue to explore this digital process, which combined the use of Illustrator, Photoshop, hand-drawing (in PS), and photos. Essentially it’s a collage.
I call it Diemos in the Sky with Catnip
October 1st, 2009 by trish
Filed under Drawings & Making Marks.
I should really call this a Doodle Marathon considering that’s really what I’m doing. Here they are, shown from the most recent to the oldest, per blog style:
Day 7:
Day 6:
Day 5:
Apparently, I’ve been thinking a lot about clowns and other weird creatures. I don’t know where these doodles come from but they have been a lot of fun!!
September 27th, 2009 by trish
Filed under Drawings & Making Marks.
It’s a two-fer one today. I didn’t get a chance to upload my daily doodle yesterday due to my scanner malfunctioning. Fortunately, I had the insight to turn it off and back on again (no I didn’t kick it though I thought about it).
Here’s Day 3:
Vulcan / Elf / Keanu Reeves - like person
Day 4:
Flying Bear Cloud
I don’t know where these doodles come from, which is half the fun. Sometimes I just start with a random mark that ends up reminding me of something that I then just play with.
It will be very interesting to see how these doodles progress on Day 30…
September 25th, 2009 by trish
Filed under Drawings & Making Marks.
Here’s day 2, a quick doodle in my journal. My 5-year old scanner is showing its age, making the scan of this sketch not so very good. I used a ball point pen, one of my favorite tools for drawing because it can show tonal quality just by adjusting pen pressure on the page. Unfortunately the scanner did not pick up any of the gray tones. Boo!
Anyway, here she is. I don’t know where she came from, nor why she ended being a cross between a harlequin clown and that woman with the fruit on her head – although that’s not quite fruit on her head.
She came out of nowhere
Drawing without a reference (whether from life or photos) is new territory for me. A little scary even though this one was quite fun!
September 24th, 2009 by trish
Filed under Drawings & Making Marks, Finding Balance, Heart, Play.
It’s hard to believe how quickly my summer has flown. It’s been a busy one and needless to say, challenging on several levels ~ for the most part, all the challenges have been growing experiences so I can’t really complain.
On a lighter note, I’ve decided to go on a 30-day drawing marathon per Steve Pavlina style. I keep telling myself that I need to start drawing again and although I’ve started a figure drawing class, I need to just start making marks on paper again. I’m hoping this marathon will jump-start this habit and that it will stick.
Day 1 is also my very first entry to Illustration Friday’s website. This week’s theme is Infinite. And here is my entry:
One of my biggest challenges is my roadblock to drawing from my imagination. I love to draw, but I’ve only drawn from life. This is the first time that I have made marks on paper, at least since I was 10, without allowing my self-criticism to get the best of me. The criticism is still there but I won’t allow it to stop me from just playing. That’s all this is really. Just playing.
