Songscape - 1/28/2017

An experiment in sketching from my monitor. A friend set up this still life at his place across the country, we both tried to create what we saw. The difference - he was sketching out a song with his guitar while I put paint down on the paper.

There was something strangely inspiring about hearing the bits of song inspired by the mountain of marbles, scissors, and candles before me. The music informed the mood I tried to create - a somber procession up a black mountain.

I would definitely try this again - but I need to rethink the position of my monitor relative to my easel next time. Too much time was spent whipping my head around trying to get a loose measurement of things.

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Ferret

Trying out a challenge to myself - to create "finished" pieces with a limited color palette on a consistent schedule. I am still working out the final guidelines. I think I would like to challenge myself to use a new texture in each piece as well. I've had this unfinished sketch in my sketchbook forever. Even though I'm not entirely happy with it - it feels great to finally have it done!

Ice Skating Characters

Twinbee

Trying some new ways of picking colors for my digital pieces. I was not aware that Illustrator has a tint slider. I feel much more confident sticking to a very limited number of hues with a tint and shade for each. This illustration uses only three: blue, pink, and tan. Twinbee is one of my favorite video games - it perfectly captures the weird concepts and bright colors that find their way into my work. Not sure where this pose came from, but I didn't want it to waste away in my sketchbook.

Rainbow Bisque

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