This is a woodburning project inspired by a youtube video tutorial by Sue Walters. I loved the abstract pattern she created on her gourd, and wanted to try it myself. Dried gourds are apparently very difficult to find locally this time of year, so I opted for a different surface. Michael’s has inexpensive baltic birch … [Read more…]
This illustration has no purpose. I just thought was fun to make.
I’ve seen similar images in the past, but hadn’t seen the artist in action. I’m actually motivated to buy the tutorial DVD.
Last Sunday I was thinking about the parable of the sower, and started doing some sketches, which then led to my finished illustration.
I found a thread called “Harley Brown’s eternal truths” and it was started quite a while ago on WetCanvas (the biggest and best art site that I am aware of). Harley Brown goes by the name of “makinart” in that thread and I was impressed with a recent post from 08-19-2012. It made an caught … [Read more…]
Cami and I went for a drive in search of magnolias. For Mothers Day I did a scratchboard of some cala lilies. For her birthday I wanted to do a magnolia since they are blooming everywhere. Here is the prettiest one we found: In addition to the magnolias we saw some beautiful orange lilies: And … [Read more…]
I walked the same route today and I felt pretty good. The sun was getting pretty low when I started and by the time I finished it was getting dark. The weather was perfect. Toughening up my feet is going to take some work. After about a mile and a half they start feeling like … [Read more…]
I found this combo at Walmart. The turtle wasn’t designed for the frame, but Cami loves turtles so I felt like it fit.
I’ve been doing a bit more with Sketchbook Pro. The head on the left is based on a photo on the internet. The rest are just sketches from my head.
Cami said the family went together on a gift for my birthday. It’s a gift code for Amazon.com. I already know what I want. Sketchbook Pro has been on my mind from time to time. Several years ago I tried it out and really liked it. But, my money situation didn’t allow me to buy … [Read more…]