Pencil Shavings

Freedom of Speech Only Applies...

..... if you are not being a dick.  But the second you come onto my blog and insult my kids your comment gets deleted.  Period.

If you are spamming my comments you get deleted.  If you are, in general, not being a good online citizen, you will be deleted.

If you have something to say that is polite and respectful, and I don't agree with it, it stays.  But if you cross the line with me...

The delete button is wonderful thing, and I use it with great joy when required.  

The picture is of a wild turket making a break for it when it was discovered by me and my camera.... for some reason it seemed appropriate today when I scanned through my comment section of the blog.

You look Bovine

Having lots of fun with the cow print I'm making in silkscreen class.  I'm on my third layer and I have 3 more to go... 

It's still a struggle to print for me, I'm not sure I'll ever be great at it, but this is the first class I've taken since I came back to school that I have had fun in with every image that I made.

These cows are a great example of that... they are just fun and I've loved playing around to make them what I want them to be.

Even though I'm making fun images I'm still anxious for this term to be over.  I have some really fun plans for my art time once school lets out.  But, Shhhh, it's a secret.

Doodle Du Jour: Ink and Wash kitty

I picked up a tiny watercolour sketchbook the other day, and then I painted my sleepy kitty.

Doodle Du Jour: From January 6, 2012

It's fun to draw with my kids.  Because nothing is wrong and you can try anything!

 

Mr. J. Rabbit

I worked hard this morning and managed to the get the hand painting done on one of my artist proof prints of my hare.  It’s still drying, but I think it’s done to the point I can be happy with turning it in for marking. 

The way our class works is that we have so many prints we need to turn in for our mid-term portfolio, in this case it’s 7 editions of five prints each, plus we are allowed to turn in bonus work to get extra credit.  I have 3 proof prints I made as I was reworking the hare to the second stage to turn in, plus this watercoloured rabbit that is a “unique” print.

If you are interested in the palette I used for this, it was Daniel Smith Watercolor Sticks in New Gamboge, Quinacridone Burnt Scarlett, Burnt Sienna, Indathone Blue,  and the main colour in the body of the rabbit is Piemontite Genuine.

I like the Piemontite Genuine because of the way it organically settles out and gives that interesting texture that really gives the rabbit some life.
   
The next round of prints are going to be using aquatint with soap ground, sugar lift, marbling, line etching, soft ground or dry point (with the first three still to be discussed in class) We are supposed to do a nature study or a figure study for this one.  I’m still thinking about what I might do.  It's either going to be mushrooms or a portrait of my little super hero.

Doodle Du Jour: Regal

Doodle Du Jour: Robot Mouse and Metal Cheese

Doodle Du Jour: This Is A Very Angry Cat

Doodle Du Jour: Robot Duck

Because my husband asked for it....

Doodle Du Jour: sigh.... Ribbit....sigh...