EDM #164 Draw a Camera

EDM #164 Draw a Camera
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From my new desktop/printer/scanner set up. I didn't want the Epson printer bundle but it was cheaper to get it. I like my Canon Lide much better.

This is my "everyday" run around camera which gets thrown in my bag. It was also an experiment in watercolors as I made black from dark blue, cad red, and dark brown. The W&N set I use is so old I cannot remember what color names are in the set.

EDM #201 Draw a Stapler

EDM #201 Draw a Stapler
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I was told by DH that it looks like the top of a school bus. This is a really old stapler which is a prized possession of mine.

EDM #190 Draw Your Palette or Selection of Colors

EDM #190 Draw Your Pallette or Selection of Colors
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This is the first sketch of my goal to sketch one item from the Everyday Matters list.

It is also the first page in a new journal I am creating since I can't find exactly what I want.

EDM Challenge #162 and AJS Lesson 4

Here is EDM challenge # 162 - Draw your breakfast.

Okay, it was my mom's breakfast, so technically not mine. The paper in my little sketchbook does not even the tiniest bit of water so the page warped.

This was yesterday's coffee break (DH's iced coffee not mine).

DH came in to the house asking for a sketchpad as he had an idea for a sketch.

Last, but not least, this week's AJS lesson:

EDM #246 and Other Sketches

I take my mom out everyday for a little fresh air. I have had my sketchbook and knitting with me. I get a little lost trying to find subjects. On Tuesday, I sketched fingerless gloves I made for my mom since she brought them with her. I think it qualifies for the EDM #246 drawing.





I did create art everyday this past week(pats own back). I previously blogged about the AJS lesson #3. I made another piece based on that lesson but I am waiting for the muse to strike for the final inspiration.

I am not overly happy with these sketches. Atfer all these years, I still have problems with value and I focus too much on detail. I want perfection.


Mailbox, graphite pencil

Trees, Pilot G-1 1.0m

Fountain, graphite pencils.

AJS Lesson #3

For Lesson #3 of the Artist Journals and Sketchbooks, the lesson was to mimic one of the pages in the book.

I took a class several years ago called Cartooning and Caricature. A lot of the assignments were to copy cartoons. The best way to learn techniques is to study them and to actually copy them.

The following piece is based on the original from Lynne Perrella's page from her book Artist Journals and Sketchbooks (look closely for the second face).

(Based on original by Lynne Perrella)

There was only a short paragraph on the technique, so I just jumped in with my own ideas. Here is how I did the page:

1. Strathmore 400 series drawing paper (which amazingly held thru the 13(!) layers.

2. Completed covered page with turquoise acrylic paint (I used Liquitix Heavy Body throughout).

3. Mixed yellow and yellow cadmium paint with glazing medium and applied almost all over the turquoise. Splattered water over this glaze and let set for two minutes. Used a paper towel over the glaze to remove glaze leaving water patterns.

4. Blended yellow, gold, brown and titanium natural paint stamped patterns with bubble wrap, shelf liner paper, foam stamps, bottle caps and a stencil of squares.

5. Repeated #3 using raw sienna and primary red paint.

6. Gessoed page, thinned with water, leaving about a inch border.

7. Used gel medium to adhere newsprint and handmade tissue paper.

8. Painted a blend of yellow hues painted over the newsprint and tissue paper.

9. Repeated step #3 with red hued paints.

10. Repeated step #4 using browns, natural buff and yellow paint. Used foam stamps of numbers and diamonds.

11. Used gel medium to adhere and coat a stamped image (I just happened to have the stamp of the image Lynne used), scrapbook paper, a thesaurus entry for the word "clown", red and white handmade tissue paper.

12. Used purple, magenta and brown paint to stamp diamonds and circles and stenciled squares. Used a carmel apple stick dipped in paint for the small dots.

13. Mixed titanium buff, turquoise and silver paint with a liberal amount of water, pained numbers over surface.

14. Took a white gel pen (recently discover this pen - Inkssentials Opaque White - its stays on over layers of paint) to highlight the letters, face, collar and hat.

I am working on a more original version of this technique and will post when done.

AJS Lesson #2

The current lesson for the Artist Journals and Sketchbooks is to use a photocopies to create and invent methods to use on your journals.

I used a photo of my mom from a trip she took from her hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Los Angeles in the mid 1950s. The photo was taken on Olvera Street in L.A. Mom remembers the blouse being pale yellow and the skirt black velvet.

Basic photocopy on scrapbook paper of a beach scene. Purple pigment ink on the borders with the word "California" cut from another scrapbook paper.

Body created from photocopy stencil and over painted, Pitt pen writing, stickers, corner fabric embellishment, painted and ink dye background, leather and grommet luggage embellishment, clear round sticker.

Three sheets of scrapbook paper torn and over painted with liquid acrylics using bubble wrap, shelf lining paper and bottle cap as stamps. Photo cut using the photocopy as a template. Arms cut from leftover photocopy used on another piece.

Photocopy used as a mask for pigment and dye inks brushed over scrapbook paper, bird cut from another piece of scrapbook paper, ribbon, miniature playing card.

Photocopy colored with water soluble oil pastel on scrapbook paper, name and diamonds stamped in dye ink. Sticker sanded and brushed with pigments inks.

Photocopy doubled on scrapbook paper with words cut from another piece of scrapbook paper, raised sticker white dots with red pigment and pink dye ink on edges.

Full photocopy of the original picture colored with colored pencils on scrapbook paper.

Photocopy covered with loose glitter and glitter glues on a painted acrylic background with a piece cut from another scrapbook paper.

The backs of all pieces were from heavy cardstock scrapbook paper gessoed for strength on the back of the paper prior to decorating.