These were just some quick sketches of my adorable cousin Gracy. She is a lot of fun to sketch... I love all of her flowing hair! I think sketching is important. It helps me to visualize a possible painting and keep up my drawing skills. As a painter, I think understanding value and being able to translate it onto the canvas is key. Sketching always helps me to focus more on value. These sketches were quickly done, not really studies in value but they still are a good exercise even if you only have 5 minutes!
I will admit, I have been slacking on posting new items in my etsy shop. I am going to start a new project of painting on these outdoor furniture samples that my husband had left over from his outdoor design business. I'm sure there are many fun, crafty things one could do with these little samples, but all I see are mini paintings! I normally don't paint so small so it will be a new kind of challenge. I would like to add some more affordable art to my etsy shop too and this is the perfect way! What would you do with these samples? I'm curious what genius ideas are out there! They are pretty just as they are, but the artist in me must alter them!!
This is a picture of my great uncle Bruce and an example of his incredible skills as an artist. This man is a hero and an inspiration to my family nearly 65 years after his death during WWII. He was an incredible son to my great-grandmother and a wonderful brother to his three sisters. He worked as a commercial artist before enlisting and left our family with beautiful paintings, drawings, ads and letters that will be cherished for many more years. His life was a short 26 years but he left a legacy through his art, his letters and his love and dedication for his country. He loved his family, his three sisters and his mother, and I think by serving and protecting his country, he felt he was serving and protecting them. His sisters, in a way, have done their part by telling his story and keeping his memory alive. I am inspired by his work and incredible ability, but more than that, his loyalty to his family and to fighting the good fight.
This is what my palette looks like when I am busy painting. Cleaning up my palette is always on my to-do list, but I never seem to get to it! I used to be a little more organized. I would have my colors all lined up in logical color wheel order, I would scrape it clean often and clean my brushes after each use. I have gotten much more lazy these days! I have a scrapings pile that is ever present, my brushes are lucky to get cleaned every few days and my colors are all out of order. I guess, the most important thing is that I am getting paintings done right?
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