Spring will be on it’s way (hopefully) sometime soon so I thought that I would do a nice floral design for today’s ATC challenge.
Category: Drawing and Painting
Artist Trading Card Daily – 20
Hello again! Well, here is number 20 in my 365 day challenge.
Today’s them was hope. It’s something that we all experience in different ways and that often keeps us going.
Artist Trading Card Daily – 10
Today’s Artist Trading Card Daily post features a simple (yet complex looking) zentangle design.
Worldwide Wednesday – David Newman-White, An Australian Figure And Portrait Artist
I hope that you have your passports ready for this week dear readers as we are heading down under to Australia to meet an exceptionally talented figure & portrait artist by the name of David Newman-White who lives and works in Lithgow, New South Wales in Australia.
Monday Mash Up – Fifty Shades Of Blue And A Rabbit
First of all, let me just explain the title – it has nothing to do with THOSE BOOKS or THAT THING, but now that I have your attention, you might like to read about some rubber stamping that I have been doing this week?
After you’ve cooled down.
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Worldwide Wednesday – Ashley Lucas, The Queen Of Cute Characters
I really enjoyed the time that I got to learn about KT Young and her work on a recent blog post and thought, “wouldn’t it be fabulous if I could do this on a regular basis”, so, to cut a long story short, much deliberation led to the birth of the Worldwide Wednesday post series.
This series of posts sets out to introduce you to independent arts and crafts professionals from a range of genres from around the world.
I hope that you enjoy this first post in which I will be talking with Ashley Lucas, an illustrator and craft designer from Jersey City, NJ.
Monday Mash Up – Colour, Cut and Layer
This week’s Monday Mash Up really is a blending of various things.
The result though is quite ‘clean’ and classic.
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Old Dog, New Tricks – Using Old Stencils For Zentangled Cards
You know the saying. ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’. I’m not so sure.
If like me you have a stash of stencils and templates that you got donkey’s years ago, and that have sat in the drawer since then, why not have a rummage and see if any would be suitable for Zentangling.
That’s very much what I’ve been doing this weekend.
Portfolio Archive – Drawing and Sketching – Life Drawing
Last week I shared a gallery of images that featured still life drawing attempts.
This week I have a collection of life drawing sketches to share with you.
Portfolio Archive – Drawing and Sketching – Still Life
When sitting at my desk thinking of ideas for blog posts I often catch a glimpse of my college portfolio sitting quietly in the corner and it hit me recently, why don’t I share this with you?!
This first collection is some of my first ‘official’ attempts at sketching and drawing, in particular those that would be grouped under “still life”.
Playtime With Pan Pastels
I don’t often get the luxury of ‘play-time’ but when I do I like to try new things. Pan Pastels are fairly new to my craft room so when I had some spare time recently I thought I’d pop them out and have a go and, in the spirit of sharing ideas, I thought that I would create this post in order to share my findings.
First of all I’d better explain what Pan Pastels are…
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GENTLEMAN CRAFTER 