A little bit of drawing...

Just practicing hatch-marking, which I've never done much of. Sure helped the owl drawing--I've always been afraid to tackle them because of their incredible detail. So far, hatch-marking strikes me as the lazy person's out... =)

A Little Interlude, II

"Dreamdelion," multiliner, Copic markers, alcohol, watercolors, on watercolor paper. 2013. 12 x 4 5/8".

2 Things Accomplished Today...

Besides a ton of chores, too! I swear, I don't know where I'm getting the energy... =)

Another pair of earrings (already sold):

and the first stage of my next drawing (pen on hand-dyed paper):

And next week, I signed up for a beginning watercolor class--exciting! =) Hope you guys are getting a chance to be creative this weekend...

Koi Leaping

Just put this in my Etsy shop today: A Koi-style fish leaps out of the billowing waves, on the hunt for an insect fluttering ahead, in soft greens, blues, and lavenders. A piece of tranquility for your home!

2012. Copic Multiliner, Copic markers, and Sakura Gelly Roll pen on Neenah paper dyed with Ranger Ink Color Washes and Moon Glow shimmering mist. 8.5 x 11", matted size 12x16".

This one is matted, so it's a little extra:

It's Tuesday...

But I don't have a template (yet). I've been getting ready for my first ever art show!

 

So things have been a little hectic... =)

I *do* have a great 50% off Tuesday sale going on, with my No Regrets kit half off, and another sale with all my kit bits for only $1.50 -- these are all the separate elements such as papers, brushes, or templates. Careful--if you have the full kit, don't buy the parts, ok?

And now I'm off to the Pre-Show Meeting. Ooooooooh! *jitters*

Photo Prints Up @ Etsy, & New Original!

Just got some photo prints in today of some of my works, including my newest little koala, and also put the Butterfly Bells (beautifully shimmery in real life!) original up for sale. The koala original, entitled Noah Bear, has already gone to its new owner... =) Come visit my Etsy shop to see these and others!

I've been Etsy-ized!

Yup, now selling cards & original drawings at my Etsy shop (which I've had since 2006, can you believe it? Probably the only reason I actually got "heathert" as my shop name!). I will be selling prints, too--both on photo paper, and on archival-quality art paper--in a couple of weeks. It just takes a while to get those printed.

Come check it out: Ooh la la, Artsy! Shop!

Two of my favorites Kingfisher, and Cityscape:

Most recent drawing: Kingfisher

 

Copic Multiliner & markers on Neenah paper. White from Sakura Glaze Gelly Roll, Hybrid Gel Grip, and white acrylic paint.

Another Drawing: Main Street

 

(Ranger Ink Color Washes & Walnut Ink on Neenah paper. Copic Multiliner & Copic Markers, White Sakura Gelly Roll pen.)

The deux chevaux cracks me up! =) But I think my eyes are crooked. Hopefully it just adds, uh, charm. Or something. =)

Another Drawing

Kinda ocean-y with lots of Art Nouveau influence & inspiration.

Copics Multiliner on Neenah paper with Ranger Ink Color Washes, then colored further with Copic markers and Sakura Gelly Roll pen (white).

Feeeeeeeeenershed!

Not too bad, I guess, for a first try... Added Copic markers for color, and White Sakura Gelly Roll. Black lines with Copic multiliner. 8.5x11".

In Progress...

A good chunk of this is done, but I'm not quite sure where I'm going next... =)

(Copic multiliner on Neenah paper with Ranger Color Washes.)

Tickle Your Tuesday!

It's Tuesday! Well, somewhere it is. And that means there are some 50% off deals @ MScraps: Word Gems, and Healing: Templates.

Plus, it was sunny today, I could hardly believe it! So I got to draw in my new little drawing book/journal by Jill Bliss. We went to the beach, and Allen dug in the sand, the dog dug in the sand and then shared it, and I sat on a rock and drew. Not a work of art, but it was fun to examine something in such detail, and then try and get it on paper!

My Little Garden

I so love the beautiful birdies and flowers that inhabit Gennine's world, so I tried to make my own. Here they are on my closet door:

Drawing

Oh, and here's what I've been drawing recently...



Yup, takes a while... =)

21-Day Challenge, Day 2 (and a Card)

So, after feeling like a dunce subsequent to a discussion on Designer Digitals about where and how people organize their ideas (yikes, organized ideas?? What a concept!), I thought perhaps I should use this challenge to start keeping some ideas myself, and combining it with the back-to-drawing thing... I'm only showing one page out of 3, but in this one I was looking at Urban Baby Runway and seeing how many ideas I could come up with for digital stuff from just their front page. Turns out, quite a few! Just by drawing their design elements I became more comfortable with translating the concepts--that was cool to see. Dunno whether I can incorporate some of this into the next round of the Little Dreamer Designs apprenticeship competition, or if I'll just have to make it up and use it myself on a layout... =)



I felt like an idiot not having a journal or system to keep my ideas, but then I realized that I do--I have a whole folder labeled ideas! Mostly, though, I see something then it percolates and bubbles and ferments all by itself, and suddenly makes itself known, usually right before I fall asleep--then that's the first thing I work on in the morning. In my environment I just don't have a whole lot of stimulation besides nature, and I guess I need to sit down with my journal one afternoon while Allen's playing at the beach, and go through the same process--find as many design elements as possible! Sounds fun, eh?

On the card-making front, I finally got one out today to satisfy a mingle I'd signed up for, using an Asian playing card. This one uses one of my stamps from Art Neko, as well as a sheet of yuzen washi from there, and a little tiny fishie charm from Far Flung Craft (whose design team I'm on as well--oops, forgot to mention that on the LDD application =/ ) that I recolored from silver to black with Ranger Alcohol Ink. The gold cardstock base is kind of a funky, rippled metallic gold lame that I found at the California Paper Goods Company, my favoritest of all paper supply stores for cardstock (plus, they have these amazing monthly auctions where you can get pre-cut cardstock and cards at amazing prices, as well as some good deals on hand-made paper). Oh, and I forgot to mention, the fish is painted with red alcohol ink after being stamped and embossed.

21-Day Challenge: Day 1

Ok, I've decided to play along with Rhonna Farrer's 21-Day Challenge. Apparently, it takes 21 days to really instill a habit, so she's challenging people to find one habit they'd like to make or break and keep a journal about the path to that end.

I spend so much time on the computer! So I decided that I'd like to get back to paper and pen/cil, plus work on color--so I'm doing that. Day 1 was today. Wouldn't you know it, but the little shop where they sell watercolors was closed today! So I had to go to the expensive chi-chi shop, where I was amazed that they had a *couple* of (REALLY) expensive, blank-paged journals, suitable for using wet pigments in. So I got the cheaper, smaller one, but it's way cool too, and was designed by the Savannah College of Art & Design:



and here's my scribbling (well, part of it--the rest really was a big disappointment to me: I need PRACTICE!):



I did this while at the cafe with Eddie & Allen (they were playing Yahtzee, and Allen got 2 of them! He's really lucky at dice--hope he never figures that one out!), and I had to add the watercolors back later. I must be in the mood to spend all my non-existant money, because I really want to try out the watercolor pencils that Brenda's been writing about, and the Copic alcohol-based markers that Estivalia uses. So watch out Dick Blick!