"Hello, Winter" Watercolour, 8x8"
An interpretation of the cold and snow we had today. You can't really tell, but the paints I used are sparkly.
"Hello, Winter" Watercolour, 8x8"
An interpretation of the cold and snow we had today. You can't really tell, but the paints I used are sparkly.
"Furnace". Art journal, ink
I have rearranged my basement to make room for a "studio" space (where there's a will...). This evening I was down there casting about for inspiration when my gaze fell on the furnace. It suddenly caught my fancy (the way a picture of the innards of a lock did back on Day 104), so I drew it.
Had a great time this evening singing with my "peeps", Duly Noted, in a concert called Love Lost. The heart image is from the front of the program.
"Eruption". Art journal, watercolour
I was leafing through National Geographic magazines looking for images for a collage that would capture the mood I was in after catching up on the news, but to no avail. So instead I did this sketch based on one of the photographs that I liked. An accidental bloom of paint made one of the distant mountains look like a volcano about to erupt... and that did kind of capture my mood.
"Neglected" Art journal, mixed media
Long story short: I went away for too long between layers and forgot what I was doing, so there was a happy accident involved. The result reminds me of the artsy photos I used to take of peeling paint and such.
"After the Party". Art journal, watercolour
Yet another watercolour doodle. What do you see in there?
Went out for souvlaki and did some one-minute sketches at the restaurant.
"Rhymes with Orange" Art journal, watercolour
A late-night bedtime watercolour doodle.
"Waiting Room" Art journal, ink
Sketching is a good way to pass the time!
Did a few one-minute sketches of Kayla. This was my favourite.
Untitled. Pastel, 3 x 6"
I had a little scrap of pastel paper lying around, so I did this little imagined landscape/sunset on it.
One-minute sketches. Art journal, ink.
"Freefall" Oil pastel on black paper
One-minute sketches of Stacey.
"Onward". Art journal, mixed media
I am unable to explain this weirdness.
One month to go!
Quickie sketches of subway riders.
"Calla Lily" Art journal, ink and watercolour
A blind contour drawing of the calla lily my friend Kevin gave me, with a bit of paint splashed on it, semi-blindly.
"The Trouble with Normal". Art journal, mixed media
Lately, watching in disbelief as the new reality unfolds south of the border, I sometimes think of Bruce Cockburn and his politically charged songs. The "hook" of one of these is "The trouble with normal is it always gets worse," a lyric that comes to my mind when I see the media treating the president-elect and his inner circle as regular guys. This new "normal" is definitely worse.
"Suzanne". Art journal, ink
I was at a party that my friend Kevin hosted and did a few quick sketches.