Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Quick Elsa Sketch
The Beginning: Dan Reynolds Aja Volkman
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Three Little Girls: Blocked Out
When I started this blog, I had one small daughter Ayla Dell. Since her we have created two more little master pieces Tayvie Noon, and Lyndlee Eve. All three girls. All three gorgeous. I also nanny for three handsome little fellers two age three and a one year old. This afternoon, I lined them all up at the kitchen table with paintbrushes, watercolors and paper. Five of the six (four years old and younger) sat and painted for a good amount of time. Obviously number six would have been involved if she were old enough to hold a paint brush and not eat the wet paper. Nothing makes me happier than this. I love to see kids creating and using their imaginations.
I just started this project of my three girls. This is it all blocked out. I sketched it out and then made the lines more definitive with a charcoal pencil once the sketch was complete. Probably shouldn't have done the charcoal, it's making it a bit harder to work with, but I think it will work out.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Fisherman Project: Framed & Matted- FINISHED
Monday, February 4, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Fisherman Project: Getting Close
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Fisherman Project: Getting Bold
Friday, October 26, 2007
Fisherman Project: Adding Shadows
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Getting to the Point
This is a pointalism picture of Ayla blowing bubbles by my sister Annie. I think it's pretty amazing so I stole it from her blog LillyInspired. I love the picture it's self, Ayla loves bubbles so much so just the subject of the picture and the composition I love, but I think it's amazing in pointillism.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Commissioned
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Talented Ladies
above by AshleeV: www.vee-kids.blogspot.com
similar to above by Kim: www.kimsueellen.blogspot.com
My friends and I had a project day this morning. We all got together and painted canvas' on my deck. The weather was wonderful... it may have been too hot but it made the paint dry fast so it was perfect! I think we all had a good time! I had a great time! I really enjoyed getting together and being creative! I was amazed by how different each painting was. They all reflect the artists... that's the neat thing about these kind of paintings, in a way they are a portrait of the artist, from the colors to the brushstrokes, the circles to the lines to the smears we each have our own styles and have a different picture in our heads. I think it kind of resembles how we each have a different perception in every situtation in life, we all see things differently, but in a beautiful way!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
New Projects
I love to sit down and draw, I always want to, it's just so hard to actually sit down and do it!
Monday, April 16, 2007
Greg Olsen Art
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
My Sister
http://www.lillyinspired.blogspot.com/
Friday, February 23, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Alyssa Lyn
Kirstie Ann
Shianne
Kevin & Tara
Nanna
Jesse
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Watercolor by Gentry
Mark Rothko
Ayla Dell
Until a few years ago people would commission me to do portraits. I would only work on one portrait at a time and it would consume my life. I was putting a lot of time and work into each portrait, but being recently married and adjusting to a new life soon became my priority. Now I am a stay-at-home mom to my beautiful little Ayla Dell, who just turned one. I've been waiting for the time to be able to work on art projects again, but realize I have to make the time. Having made this goal at the beginning of the year this is the progress of my first project. I work mainly in colored pencil and my favorite projects are portraits of people and especially children.