W.I.P.-ed: Black Hearts and Girls

A couple of my current art W.I.P.s that I hope to finish soon. Maybe I can finish these two by the end of the week...I will try.

Here are my black hearts. I  bought these a long time ago because they were cheap. I wanted to do something with them but then forgot about them. This is part of my Crafting Clean Out project that I started last night. You'll find the original heart in that post. I'm probably going to paint designs on these hearts and put them on a cord to sell as necklaces but that's still uncertain. I haven't really decided what I'm going to do with them.

This is a little girl who currently lives on my art journal page. I haven't been art journaling in a while, possibly because I'm awful at it. I'm too big of a perfectionist and I have a hard time working on art if someone is watching me. It's weird, I know but knowing that someone is watching makes me uncomfortable.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with her - she's not even finished. She drying so I can fix her up tomorrow. Well, I'll figure something out.

New Sketchbook and the First Pages

I just got a new sketch/watercolor book and I love it. Since there isn't a specific front cover, I decided to make is one especially for my left-handedness. So here is what I have so far...

 

Here is the cover page and a detail shot.  It's nothing special, just a cover, a starting page. I used mostly warm colors. There is a bit of purple in there because I wasn't paying attention to the color I picked but I like it anyway.

The first page. I added some writing to it after I took this picture. This isn't my best sketch but I like it. Actually, the shadowing doesn't look half bad on this shot. I might have to go back and look later. No detail shot for this one, I'm afraid. I'm trying to figure out a way to make it better but it might just have to stay this way.

Sorry, about my workspace shot. It's a bit messy but my brother, sister and I were having a bit of an art day. And look, my Koi watercolors. They are my favorite brand. I have two of those field sketch boxes (one for home and one for travel).

I just finished this a few minute ago (at around 11pm). I had a lot of fun with this one. Anyway, this is the second page of my sketch book. I'm still getting used to the kind of paper this book has but I think I'm getting the hang of it.

I hope you enjoyed this little preview. I usually post pictures of my sketches on Instagram but I might make a "set" on flickr just for my sketches. I haven't decided.

-Tracey

Getting Back Into Sketching and Photography

I've been in the mood to sketch again. I haven't felt like doing this since I went to Florida for Spring Break. I've been so caught up in other things that I feel like I just never have time to relax. Sadly, art never came into my mind. In the last year there have been a few art journal pages that I've completed but my mixed media work isn't that great. I just can't let it flow that well. I'm not giving it up, heck no. I'm just getting back into some work that I loved doing before.

For the last few days, I've been wanting to do something artistic. Whenever that feeling came around, I had nothing to use. No pen or paper or napkin. Sometimes, I was driving. It was kind of random. My muse likes to work at strange times, it always has.

I finally sat down and did something. It's not big or anything. It's not even that great but I did it and I'm satisfied for now. I also found my other Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Sketch Box that I usually take with me when I'm out and about. That was rather exciting. I have some water color paper that I'm going to cut and make into a small sketch book that I can take with me while I'm working. I find that I'm inspired when I'm working so I might as well take advantage of nap time while I can.

Another thing I'm getting into again is photography. I got a little uninspired carrying a large camera around with me so I kind if gave that up but my phone has a decent camera and I can connect to the Internet. Less hassle. So, yesterday, I signed up for an account on Flickr and now I'm doing a daily photo just for that account. Instagram is okay but I like the organization that Flickr gives me. I'll still be using Instagram for my project and Etsy stuff but my daily photos and my artsy photos will all be on Flickr. I guess I could just use both.

My Flickr Account

Some art

This is something that I did in replacement of my train case. Weather and time haven't really been my friend...still. I decided to get back into my sketches...my sister and I call these blobby trees. I've been seeing these everywhere so I decided to try it. I love them but I don't think I'll be using them in my art often. They are good for a quick sketch but I've been trying to get back into my own sketches...I won't like I think it has something to do with the Mixed Media journal I've been using. It just isn't the same as my Canson ones.

Yes, I've very peculiar about my things. Mostly dealing with paper and pens. It's weird I know. I've always been like this.

Well...now I've got to finish watching this episode of Warehouse 13. Which has become a TV show I'm in love with.

My Monster Series

This is something I'm working on now for my shop. It started as a drawing and then I decided to make them into clay objects. It will be a series and they are characters...maybe I'll make a story line or a backstory for each of the characters.

This is my first drawing. There are many more monsters to come.

This guy belongs to my sister. He has yet to be named.

Both of these are posted on my DeviantArt site.

Some Art

I was just playing around with some things. The background I had made a year ago and just decided to use it. The dots are what took me a long time. I took the smallest brush I have and started making little patterns out of these dots. I like the way it turned out.