In case you're wondering where the river is, it's that yellow-ish streak towards the left. I felt like the roaming herd of children watching me (which is what happens you get when you paint in a public park) weren't very impressed.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Green hills, muddy river
Quicky watercolor sketch looking out over the Ohio river. I did another painting during this session but I hate it, and you can tell I was getting bored while painting it as I gave up trying to make it look cohesive and just started doodling houses in the corner.
In case you're wondering where the river is, it's that yellow-ish streak towards the left. I felt like the roaming herd of children watching me (which is what happens you get when you paint in a public park) weren't very impressed.
In case you're wondering where the river is, it's that yellow-ish streak towards the left. I felt like the roaming herd of children watching me (which is what happens you get when you paint in a public park) weren't very impressed.
Monday, July 7, 2014
CVG2014 sketchbook
I went to Convergence this past weekend, and as I tend to do at cons, spent a lot of time drawing while listening to panels. Below are the results. One scan is one page, and except for the city, which took a bit longer, I didn't spend longer than an hour on anything.
If you're looking at this and wondering just how many pens/pencils/markers live in my purse, the answer is LOTS.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Bridge and hill
I went painting with a friend yesterday in order to take advantage of the beautiful weather, and sometimes it's nice to get out and paint from life instead of photos, which is what I usually do. Both of these are from the the vantage point of the Newport levee, looking across the Ohio river.
Towards downtown, with the Purple People Bridge.
Mt Adams.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Ohio river at dusk
Ok, so you can't really tell this is a river as there's a sharp bend in the distance, but trust me. The water keeps going.
Watercolor, painted on New Years Eve, because painting + alcohol = good time.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
How awesome is this??
Treelobsters has taken it upon themselves to chronical the adventures of Bunny and Demon and the stories are cutest things EVER.
Reposted with permission.
Bunny and Demon Go on a Picnic
Bunny and Demon are friends.
One fine Saturday, they decided to have a picnic.
Demon packed the tortured souls of the damned.
Bunny packed carrots.
They took the bus to the park.
Lots of people got off the bus at their stop, so there were plenty of empty seats.
When they got to the park, they looked for a spot to set up.
Bunny wanted a sunny spot.
"Oh no!" said Demon, "The sun will burn my skin!"
Demon wanted a cave.
"It's much too dark," said Bunny, "And there are bears."
They settled on a shady spot under a tree.
Some people nearby were also having a picnic. They ran away.
"Why are they afraid of me?" asked Demon.
"They think you will eat them," replied Bunny.
"How silly," said Demon, "I brought my own lunch."
After lunch, Bunny and Demon played in the park.
They played hide and seek.
Bunny was very good at that.
They climbed trees.
Demon was very good at that.
Demon fell and hurt her knee.
Bunny mended it with a bandage and some ointment.
On the bus ride home, Demon said, "You are a good friend, Bunny."
"You are a good friend too, Demon," said Bunny.
Bunny and Demon Ride a Bike
Reposted with permission.
Bunny and Demon Go on a Picnic
Bunny and Demon are friends.
One fine Saturday, they decided to have a picnic.
Demon packed the tortured souls of the damned.
Bunny packed carrots.
They took the bus to the park.
Lots of people got off the bus at their stop, so there were plenty of empty seats.
When they got to the park, they looked for a spot to set up.
Bunny wanted a sunny spot.
"Oh no!" said Demon, "The sun will burn my skin!"
Demon wanted a cave.
"It's much too dark," said Bunny, "And there are bears."
They settled on a shady spot under a tree.
Some people nearby were also having a picnic. They ran away.
"Why are they afraid of me?" asked Demon.
"They think you will eat them," replied Bunny.
"How silly," said Demon, "I brought my own lunch."
After lunch, Bunny and Demon played in the park.
They played hide and seek.
Bunny was very good at that.
They climbed trees.
Demon was very good at that.
Demon fell and hurt her knee.
Bunny mended it with a bandage and some ointment.
On the bus ride home, Demon said, "You are a good friend, Bunny."
"You are a good friend too, Demon," said Bunny.
Bunny and Demon Ride a Bike
One day, Bunny and Demon were wondering what they could do for fun.
"I know!" said Bunny. "We could ride a bicycle!"
But neither of them had a bicycle.
They took the bus to the bicycle shop to buy one.
"There is no one here," said Demon.
The shopkeeper was hiding.
Bunny saw him but she was too polite to mention it.
They found a shiny, red bicycle with a carrier basket.
"This will do nicely," said Bunny.
The shopkeeper was still hiding, so they left money on the counter.
"I hope this is enough," said Demon.
"I'm sure it is fine," said Bunny.
Bunny tried to ride the bicycle...
...but her legs were too short.
Demon tried to ride the bicycle…
...but her talons got tangled in the wheels.
"I have an idea..." said Bunny.
They took the handlebars and basket off the bicycle.
Bunny climbed into the basket.
Demon held onto the handlebars with her claws…
...and up they flew.
They flew over the treetops.
They flew over the lake.
They flew over the crowds of screaming people.
"This is the best bicycle ride ever!" cried Bunny.
And it was.
"I know!" said Bunny. "We could ride a bicycle!"
But neither of them had a bicycle.
They took the bus to the bicycle shop to buy one.
"There is no one here," said Demon.
The shopkeeper was hiding.
Bunny saw him but she was too polite to mention it.
They found a shiny, red bicycle with a carrier basket.
"This will do nicely," said Bunny.
The shopkeeper was still hiding, so they left money on the counter.
"I hope this is enough," said Demon.
"I'm sure it is fine," said Bunny.
Bunny tried to ride the bicycle...
...but her legs were too short.
Demon tried to ride the bicycle…
...but her talons got tangled in the wheels.
"I have an idea..." said Bunny.
They took the handlebars and basket off the bicycle.
Bunny climbed into the basket.
Demon held onto the handlebars with her claws…
...and up they flew.
They flew over the treetops.
They flew over the lake.
They flew over the crowds of screaming people.
"This is the best bicycle ride ever!" cried Bunny.
And it was.
Bunny rides a bike
I am impressionable and @treelobsters on twitter encouraged me. Also, Prismacolor markers are fun.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Winter sunset
With this painting I feel like I'm finally getting to where I want to be style-wise with watercolors. The trick for me seems to be to just go for it, and resist the urge to fuss too much--this guy took about 30 minutes and I didn't draw it out at all before-hand.
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