Saturday, February 23, 2013

Of Faces, Paintings, Dogs and Little Elf Things

I have been sick for a week or so, which means I had a ton of extra time for art in between naps. But I seem  to have that teenager trait of starting a bunch of new stuff before the old is done, so I have a lot of unfinished pieces waiting to be worked on. 

I thought starting this out with a very interesting picture of my self would be good...

I took this photograph at Monticello in Virginia. I just love it and thought it worthy of posting.
 Alright, now to the real art...

I am doing this one of my cousin in chalk. I am not completely pleased with the proportions of her face, but it's good practice.

I am falling in love with this one as I keep doing it. I can't wait to finish it!! It is definitely a challenge for me since I am a new painter though.

So I was like: Why am I throwing away all this leftover paint I have mixed? Obviously this problem warranted a solution, and my abstract painting "Palette Entrails" was born. I will add to it every time I paint.

I added the ears, belt and necklace to my King Dog. Should I add a crown?
 I would like to say before I go any further, I have the complete and utter intention of putting clothing on these little elf thingies. I just had to let the paint dry before I did so.

I have no idea where this came from in my head, I just pulled out a canvas and started painting. I think they are cute.

This is a very rough sketch of my dog, Daisy. She frequently moves, so this is one of three sketches I did of her; the others are unfinished due to her leaving the room. She was getting a bit uncomfortable with me sitting and staring at her.

This is a sketch I did for something I may do later. 

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