Happy November everyone! Here is a video tutorial, How to Draw and Color Realistic Water Droplets. Hope you like it.
If you would like to download an image an image to color from Etsy ($.99) click HERE .
The entire book, COLORING DREAMS is also downloadable on Etsy right HERE On Sundays at 3pm EST please pop over to my FACEBOOK page for weekly color alongs. Bring colored pencils, a fine line marker or pen, and and eraser. Hope to see you there. xo
My parents celebrated their 55th anniversary this week. When asked about their most fond memories, the first thing they talked about was their drive from New Jersey to Florida. They were going to stay at a friend's hotel for their honeymoon, and they decided to drive the whole way. First of all, the bridge going through Savannah was covered in ice, and they were one of the last vehicles allowed through. The policeman directing traffic saw their Jersey plates and assumed they could handle it. As it got darker, they entered the Okefenokee swamp. They told me they were surrounded by moss covered trees, swamp grass, and the roads were covered with over a foot of water in some places. By the time it was completely dark they were so into the swamp that there were no street lights. They kept going anyway.
After driving for what seemed to be forever, and listening to unusual night noises including what sounded like a very large frog, they saw a light in the distance. When they got close enough they could see it was one light bulb hanging from a wire, illuminating a toll booth.
They paid their dime, found out they were indeed going in the right direction, and found the next creepy little roadside inn. They spend the night, woke to see a giant swamp behind the motel, and continued on their journey. Happily, when they finally got to their honeymoon destination the lodging was lovely and they had a wonderful time. So in honor of their great adventure I decided this week to draw the Okefenokee frog. Hope you have fun drawing him. Don't forget to enter the JETPENS brush pen giveaway! It ends this Sunday. You can sign up HERE to win. Frogs were drawn with the TOMBOW brush pen from the set. xo This week learn to draw a Big Eyed Frog. Have fun!
The internet has made what Disney called a small world even smaller. We get information in the blink of an eye, and we are exposed to far more than any other time in history. We can get news from the other side of the globe faster than if your neighbor ran over from next door. What was once underground and very hard to see can now be considered mainstream.
The web has leveled the art playing field somewhat--what was once relegated to a very select group can now be viewed by millions with the right amount of retweets or shares. We see hundreds if not thousands of images a day as visual artists. We are lucky enough to look at the work of our peers, and in a matter of seconds we can find millions of images to help as reference points for our work. Looking at other beautiful artwork can certainly elevate our practice, but I feel it can't help but influence our style, too. When we see a color combination we love we get excited and want to try and incorporate it into our work too. A new medium can have us running to the store so we can try it at home. It is hard enough to develop a style that is recognizable yet unique, and now we have to contend with the daily hyper-viewing of images. I am not complaining! I love the web and I love that I can see all the lovely art I could I ever dream of. But I am just a tad more aware of the fact that I need to stay true to me and my style, and not get seduced by something bright and shiny. Every Friday I will be sharing a video that is geared towards helping kids learn to draw. I will be demonstrating in a way I liked to learn as a child--with fun and fancy images that are easily repeated and not too complicated. This week it is the grumpy bunny from the image above.
Please feel free to share this post or video with any artistic little ones you may know.
This is an image from a book I illustrated a few years ago for author David Rowinski called The Open Pillow. Another style for PPF.
So get going! Draw draw draw with abandon--and help your kids do the same. Before you know it you will have your own amazing style.
