Approx. 7″ in diameter.
Sakura ‘Glaze’ pen, Derwent Metallics and Coloursoft pencils, and Cosmic Shimmer Iridescent watercolour paints on black card.
spirals
NIcky’s Mandala
What to do when one has lost one’s voice … do the class homework to create a mandala for another person of course! (Yes, I know I’m going to end up having to do one for each of you my class…)
Approx. 6.5″/16cm in diameter.
Sakura Glaze outlines. Colour from Derwent metallic pencils and Derwent ‘Coloursoft’ pencils blended, with metallic paint highlights.
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Today’s abstract psychedelic crazy art is…
6.5″ x 9.25″ approx.
Sakura Glaze pen outline, various metallic pencils, paints and pens to fill in the design.
Totally lack inspiration for a title for this piece. Inspiration from observations of ammonites, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, formanifera, leaf skeletons, webs…and just my imagination and intuitive way of creating art. Turning black into glorious colour once again!
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For Sharon
24cm x 17cm (approx 9″ x 6.5″)
Sakura Glaze outline with various metallic pencils, pens and paints to colour on black card.
Done for a friend at work for her office – it’s been long promised!
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Rainy-day-Friday
It’s really raining heavily here at the moment. I love the sound of the rain, and the wind, while I’m cwtched up warmly at home. I went out around 8am to do my food shopping and was pleasantly surprised. I expected people to be at the local Tesco’s in their droves, but it was really quite quiet. Hurrah to that is all I can say! For a change, the process of shopping close to the bank holidays was relatively painless.
I finished the small piece of artwork above not long ago. It is just the thing to brighten up the gloomy day. It’s 17cm x 11cm and is worked in various media on white cartridge paper. There’s metallic gold on various parts, but it hasn’t shown up in the scanning.
I’m now officially way past bone tired and I suspect that after having another mug of tea and a bite to eat I may go and join the cat in bed.
Oh the joys of being on the winter break!
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Cornucopia 3
4″x8″ in size. Black Rotring pens, Derwent Inktense pencils with water wash and metallic gold watercolour paint on cold pressed watercolour paper.
This was completed while taking a break from reading/researching/note-taking/getting my head around the 2000 word essay I need to write for my hypnotherapist training course by next Saturday. I also need to transcribe my progressive muscle relaxation scripts too… as well as organise the people who’ve volunteered to be my guinea pigs during my training so that I can get some hours of practice logged.
The break was needed; as fascinating as the reading material is, as engrossed in it as I was, my brain was full, I’m still finding myself very tired after the tonsillitis this week and the upset tummy that I’ve had the last couple of days too. I will be retiring to bed as soon as I’ve finished wittering here!
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Cornucopia 2
Approx. 26cm x 19cm.
Black technical drawing pens, Inktense pencils with water wash, metallic gold watercolour paint and gold Uniball pen.
This has kept me busy the last four days while I’ve been off work with tonsillitis.
Lots of gold on this one, not that the scan shows it up well, but it works out nicely, I think, if a tad fussy and ornately.
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Cornucopia
Approx. 15cm in diameter. Rotring Rapidograph pens, Zig Art and Graphic pens with water wash, white Sakura Gelly Roll pen and Gold Uniball gel pen on cold pressed watercolour paper.
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Mandala 24 October 11 and The Sketchbook Project
Approx. 7″ in diameter. Zig Art and Graphic Pens with water wash and 0.1mm technical drawing pen.
Not sure that pastels are my thing…scan of mandala isn’t all that good either.
The Sketchbook Project
I signed up for The Sketchbook Project last week so am awaiting my sketchbook for it. I chose the ‘Prehistoric’ category – no surprises there! I’m looking forward to the challenge of filling the sketchbook by the last posting date on 31st January 2012. It seems a pretty fun and cool thing to do! More work on rock art, La Tene culture art, spirals and swirls and patterns from prehistoric pottery … and so on and so forth!
Art is the Adventure 