Small Drawings

{Marker and Colored Pencil ATC, 2012}

{Marker and Pen in Sketchbook, 2012}

As I mentioned a few posts ago, I am currently working on a personal project so I haven't had as much time as usual to do doodles, experiment, and just play in my studio. I did decide to play around last night while I was watching a movie and these are what I came up with. I drew the horse trading card as a surprise for someone and the chick drawing was done in my sketchbook. It must be all the peeps at the grocery store! (I also love all the promise of spring.)

Illustration Friday - Focused

{Oil on Board, 2010}

You gotta be pretty focused to wrangle a wild horse! I finally finished this illustration. I did most of the finishing work yesterday and the day before. I never love things when I first finish them, but now that its done, I'm sure it will start to grow on me.

A Background for the Rockin' Kid

{Sketch on Tracing Paper, 2010}

I spent most of today's studio time working on a background for this illustration. Tomorrow I will get it transferred onto some illustration board and start painting it. I'm still trying to figure out what type of colors to use on a few parts, but at least with oil, if I don't like something I can just cover it up with another color! On a completely different note, it is SO weird to be writing 2010 on checks, illustrations and other paperwork! Two numbers changed in the year instead of the usual one number change. It is much harder to fudge 2009 into 2010 in handwriting than it was when I was adjusting to 2009 from 2008! Oh well, life moves much faster than I can ever get used to... so I just move at my own pace anyways!

Rockin' Cowkid

{Pencil Sketch, 2010}

This is the sketch for a piece I need to get done relatively quickly. I have a few other oil paintings in progress that I have been steadily working on too... but will have to wait, yet again. I want to do a nice background for this piece tomorrow and work out any kinks in the drawing so I can start painting it!