Showing posts with label whimsical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whimsical. Show all posts

Sunday, November 8, 2020

Artober 2020

Hello,

It's almost been a year since my last blog post, but let's not dwell on that.

In an effort to escape the unpleasant realities of 2020 I decided partake in another Inktober type challenge.

I did not follow the official Inktober daily prompts, but I did take inspiration from Emily Hare's #Strangetober challenge, Maria Dimova's #ImageOfMaiden challenge and various fantasy themes in general.

In order to make work manageable for my schedule, I again worked small. All of the paintings are  4 x 6 inches (10 x 15cm), or smaller.

As is now my personal tradition, I used black micron pens (003, 005, 01), black and white waterproof inks, as well as white crayons and salt for some final touches and texture effects.


In total, I made 30 pieces and used day 31 to rest. View the images bigger by clicking through below. 

 

Day 1


Day 2

Day 3
 
Day 4

 

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8
Day 9



Day 10

Day 11
 
Day 12

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Day 14

Day 15

Day 16

Day 17
 

Day 18
 

Day 19
 

Day 20

Day 21

Day 22

Day 23

Day 24
 
Day 25

Day 26

Day 27
 
Day 28

Day 29

Day 30
 

A variety of prints and other items are now available at my shops below.

Originals are available through my Etsy shop.

Thank you so much for looking and till next time!

P.S. My previous Inktober series {is here}.

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Happy Holly Jays!

Evening guys,

Today, I'm stocked to share my 2018 holiday cards!
Happy Holly Jay!







- The painting was completed with drawing inks, watercolor, gouache, and micron pens on vellum bristol paper.
- Size is approximately 7 x 10 inches (17.8cm x 25.4cm) in size.



Prints, cards, and more are available on:



Have a happy holiday season and season's greetings to all!

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Inktober 2018

Happy November!

Last month, I took part in Inktober and today I'll be sharing the images I created that month.

I did not follow the official Inktober daily prompts, but chose my own theme which I called "Elftober". The idea was to paint pictures loosely inspired by worlds in which elves appear, like Tolkien's Middle Earth, The Elder Scrolls realms, World of Warcraft, Norse mythology, etc.

But, most important for me was to be drawing daily and enjoying myself.

At first, I started my making ink line work style drawings, but later I decided to switch to doing ink line work, finished by ink washes. Those felt more complete and satisfying to work on and they became good opportunities to study lighting and landscapes.

In order to make work manageable for my schedule, I kept my pieces on the smaller scale. Most of them were smaller than 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15cm) in size.

Primarily, I used black micron pens (003, 005, 01), black and white waterproof inks, sometimes throwing in a little colour with inks I had premixed small batches of months ago. I also used white crayons and salt for some final touches and texture effects.

In total, I made 30 pieces and chose to write off #31 as a rest/admin day. :) View them bigger by clicking through below.

Day 1

Day 2 - Tranquil

Day 3 - Moth Messenger

Day 4 - Secluded Waterfall

Day 5 - Misty Mountains
Day 6 - Long Journey

Day 7 - Bird Conversations

Day 8 - Galadriel

Day 9 - Dewy Mushroom

Day 10 - Pine
Day 11 - Target In Range
Day 12 - Fox Friend

Day 13 - Nearly Starless Night


Day 14 - Midnight Garden
Day 15 - Hideout
Day 16 - Misty Lake

Day 17 - Foggy Forest

Day 18 - Dewy Dandelions

Day 19 - Star Sailing

Day 20 - Dark Elf Mysticism
Day 21 - Farewell?
Day 22 - Divine Presence
Day 23 - Mordor
Day 24 - The Cold Passage
Day 25 - Snowy Hobbiton
Day 26 - View From The Summit
Day 27 - Tryst
Day 28 - Moths At Twilight
Day 29 - Will-O'-The-Wisps And Fireflies
Day 30 - Dark Star Summoner

A variety of original paintings, prints and other merch are now available at my shops below.


I was also thinking it might be fun to try and continue doing one of these tiny paintings once a week.
Keep an eye on my art pages for that!


Till next time!


P.S. My previous Inktober series {is here}.