Painting Skin Tones

OK, I've got a (partially finished) painting to show everyone!
In reading my newest Cloth, Paper & Scissors magazine, I saw an article by Pam Carriker.
I loved the painting of the girl in her article and was itching to try out the colors for skin tones that she used. I quickly sketched out a long neck (girl, that is) and hurriedly painted in the face. I've gotta admit that I may like the colors that I've used her better than any I've used.
And I've tried a lot here lately.

What do you all think?

Cloth Paper Scissors Issue 23

Do you have your latest copy of CPS? Issue 23?
Well, run and get it!
I was reading through my copy
(it's one of the three magazines that I read every word of)
and got to the "popping the question" section on page 12.
I had forgotten all about responding to this question a while back
and was very surprised to see my answer on page 13!



Cool!

I have just written an article about using Kimwipes
in the Fibre&Stitch online magazine.
I use them in a lot of my mixed media pieces.
(and on our lettuce leaves in the spring!)
I sell them in my etsy shop, very reasonable price
for a very versatile product.

This is another great magazine (one of the ones that I read every word of!).
I was so sad to read that Sue & Terri (Two Creative Studios)will not be offering the zine
after the next issue.
It's so understandable, since they are both so incredibly busy
with a ton of other creative endeavors.
But I sure will miss it!
You could run over to the web site and purchase the issue though.
It is packed with all kinds of great articles
by a host of creative people.

Let Me Entertain You

It's amazing how liberating it is to post your most personal art work.

I have posted paintings that I have done...

ones that I felt were FAR below The Mark.

Way below The Mark...

but you know what?

These paintings show that I am trying...

I am Doing The Work.

I am Practicing...

I am working towards My Goal.

Sooo...in that same vein, I thought

I'd really step out there

and share some more...

My sketch book.

Anyone who knows me (loves me...).

knows that there are a couple of things that I hardly ever travel without -

my sketch book and a small bag of knitting.

My theory is that

1. You never know when The Muse or Inspiration will hit - You HAVE to have your sketch book or some paper to catch a few frantic marks to decipher later.

2. You never know when you're going to get stuck in traffic(or the doctor office).

I HAVE to have Something to keep me busy.

(I often carry a couple of my fav magazines - Quilting Arts or Cloth, Paper, and Scissors.

You don't subscribe to them?! No WAY!

You HAVE to!

If you're reading my blog,

and you like the kinds of things that I do then

you MUST SUBSCRIBE

to both of these magazines!

GO NOW, SUBSCRIBE.

Back to The Post.

So, I decided that if I felt so much better after posting these paintings,

imagine how awesome I would feel

after posting a few pages from my beloved Sketch Book.

So I decided to give it a try.

Here are a few random pages...different subjects...

they range from bunnies to tassels to rubber stamp houses to faces...

and a little in between.

This tree was copied from "The Decorated Page" by Gwen Diehn.

This book is wonderful!

I have checked it out from the local library

at least 5 times...

I need to buy it actually...

perhaps I'll tell Santa about it.

I was practicing my name

after looking in "Modern Mark Making" by Lisa Engelbrecht.

Another Must Have book.

And I do Have that one!

This is a design for a purse tassel that I sketched up.

I have a similar one on my Origami Purse.

I am teaching that class at My Quilt Shoppe

in Hendersonville NC on Dec. 13 of this year.

Click on the above link for info about it.

It's a great class that is from 10:00 am -3:00pm. Based on your sewing skills, you could leave with a purse on your arm!

I'll be sharing quick and easy quilting tips and I promise we will be having FUN!

This is a great gift idea for Christmas too!

Or a quick, really nice gift for your self!

Call the shop at 828/692-8870 to register and

get your supply list.

Do it TODAY!

This is Bunny...a tale for another day.


I saw a rubber stamp with a house similar to this...can't remember the designer though. If you know, let me know and I'll post the name.

A quick sketch of a face.

Practice, practice, practice!

Hey, it's those Bunnies again...same Bunny, same story...
Another day, another tale.

This is a double spread from sketches I made...

either from memory or some book on cartooning from the Local Library.

I really have to jot down book titles and authors.

I try to give credit at every chance I can

but this is once that I failed to write down all the pertinant info.

Sorry!

Another double page spread.

Same story, some I made up, some I copied from books.

I tend to do much better when I have something to look at.

My son (who is an awesome cartoon artist) does better drawing from his imagination.

We envy each other...

but respect the others talent more than envy.

This last page is from a book that was about character development in animation.

I'll try to get names and titles..

I REALLY am sorry not to have them.

Ok...that's enough "sharing" for me for one night.

Hope that you enjoy my humble offerings as much as I enjoyed sketching them.

Now,

Go

and

Draw.