Creative Projects

Drawings

Designs for the Children’s Hospital

I think I’ve finally decided on a design for the children’s hospital.  My goal is to finish it up before Knox’s birthday (July 14th) and submit it to the hospital’s art board for consideration. I’ve drawn a lot of turtles lately… Here’s some really rough sketches that I keep coming […]

Drawings

Turtle Mini Canvas

This little drawing in my sketch book was perfect for a mini canvas. I drew on the design in pen first… Started adding some color on with my Inktense pencils… Let the fun begin with the water-pen… Added in detail and outline with pen… Added a bit more green to […]

Mixed-Media Art, Painting

Turtle Girl II

Each time I draw a girl finding a turtle it turns out a little bit different from the time before.  I’m having *fun* so I’m just going to keep going with these turtle girls.  Just like my first Turtle Girl from last week, I transferred my design from the sketchbook […]

Christmas Time

Holiday Clothespins

I know, I know. It’s too early for Christmas, but you know how these art magazine challenges go. The holiday stuff needs to be sent in now! I’m submitting these for the ‘Homemade Holiday” challenge for Somerset Life, so think  *holidays* for just a few minutes. I took plain wooden […]

Digital Art

Art Collage on Polyvore

I recently learned about the artistic possibilities of Polyvore from Sheree Burlington of MuseWare Pottery. She wrote an great article about it in the Spring 2012 issue of Digital Studio. The top photo was my first attempt at making a collage.  I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. […]