Behind the studio
Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel
I’ve been working on the daffodil drawing:
I use the light sketched shapes to guide the drawing and the photos to check the details of the daffodils. I love working on the details of the drawing – it is really fun to see the image in my mind transform on to the paper. Stay tuned to part 3, the completion of the drawing.
Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel
The daffodils are in full bloom here in Pennsylvania! I love watching them open and turn up towards the sunlight. I had to stop and grab my pencils and capture their simple beauty.
The weather is still iffy with rain, so I took some photos as references to work from. I start my drawings with a very loose sketch with a HB graphite pencil of the basic shapes of the flowers and leaves. For a small drawings, a clip board is a great tool to mount the paper on.
I worked with 4B, 5B, and 8B soft graphite pencils. 4B is my favorite because it is just dark enough to get great contrast in the details and still be able to lift it off with an eraser to create lighter areas. I started in the negative space between the leaves to establish the darkest parts of the drawing, and began laying in the stems and leaves. Stay tuned to Part 2!
Posted in Art Work
If you are local, today was the day for new incoming artwork at the Chester County Art Association at the Exton Mall. While I was bringing in new mini canvases, I saw lots of fantastic work. If you are in the area, it’s worth your time to drop by and check out some really cool art.
These are some of the newest miniature paintings I dropped off this week.
Posted in Art Work, and Sewing: Finished Bags & Pouches
New painted and quilted tote up on my SibStudioSewing shop. The pastel fabric, with it's stripes of pink, rose, cream and sage green, reminded me of a rose bush in the back yard. I painted simple wild roses along the top with acrylic fabric paints in the same colors as the stripes on the top cream band.
I love how the quilting around the roses made the roses really pop. After sewing and quilting, I added a little line of leaves and vines about 2/3 down the tote. Inside is a cream and little pink roses fabric and lots of pockets. This was a really fun tote bag to make and is truly one of a kind.. You can find this tote and more at my sewing shop.
Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel
We have lots of bunnies in the yard year round. There are at least four right now that hang out around the yard. They are a blast to watch when they start playing and chasing each other around the grass. They are very comfortable…. ok, overly comfortable…..
and show little fear when we are around the yard. When the dog is out and about in the yard, they stay where they are, nestle down in the flowers or grass, and just watch him. Often they continue to munch on grass while they keep an eye on him. Occasionally the dog spots them and then the chase is on. The bunnies always win and slip away through the fence. I had the image of the bunnies nestled down in the flowers, keeping an eye on the dog, when I painted this little miniature painting:
And that is a peek behind my easel for the story behind the painting. : ) You can find this painting in my Etsy shop.