Some pictures from Weekend Drawing Events

Here are a couple of pictures from weekend drawing events on the website Wetcanvas.com. These are both after working two hours.

The weekend drawing event is where someone posts several photos and you have to pick at least on of those photos within 30 minutes. Then, once you've picked one, you work for two hours and then show your work on the site. You can then finish the piece, or which I haven't done, yet, with these two.

Both of these are in colored pencil. The sushi is from this weekend's WDE and the landscape is from one at the end of February 2010.

I think it's good to work on different subjects, especially when I am thinking of trying to get into graphic design.

Kitty, WIP

I am actually working on this very slowly and don't know when it will be done. This is going to be a 9 x 12 colored pencil on Strathmore paper. I got the image from the Wetcanvas image library.

Nearly Finished

I'm nearly finished with this Wetcanvas project. Mostly, it's just taking care of details and smoothing down the pencil marks.

Darkening the background

I decided that I needed to darken the background to bring out more of the highlights in the foreground. I may darken that background even more.

Work in progress continued

Here is the latest update on my colored pencil project. I predict I can get this done with about two more hours of work.

Update on the WIP for Wetcanvas.

I know I haven't been working on this much, but here's the latest update. Unfortunately, scanning it makes every little line come out when it comes to colored pencil.

Wetcanvas Still Life Project, Work in Progress.

OK, here's an update on that colored pencil drawing that I'm doing for Wetcanvas. It will get better.

Nina Kuriloff's Blog

I just wanted to point to an online friend's blog about her beautiful artwork. She is Nina Kuriloff and she has a surreal style to her artwork. Many of her paintings are tasteful nudes done in a surreal style, but she does other subjects as well. Here is a link to her site. Nina Kuriloff Fine Art

But, beware, she does paint nudes, so you might want to keep it from your children if you feel that that subject is not suitable for them.

She also has a few other sites that artists can show their art or link to.

New Project for Wetcanvas.

I'd thought I'd show what I am working on for Wetcanvas' Still Life Project. I am working on this very slowly, but I'm going to get it done. It's colored pencil on Canson paper. I am not really creating this to show or sell, unless I get it done before my next show in September.

December Wetcanvas Project

This is December's "Different Strokes" project on the Wetcanvas website. It's 6 x 8 acrylic on canvas board.

Looking Up

This is a pencil drawing of an exercise for Wetcanvas's Weekend Drawing Event. I don't think I'm going to work on this anymore, though. It's 6 x 8 inches.

Green Pitcher, completed

Here is the completed colored pencil drawing on 6 x 8 Strathmore paper. Thanks Yabby at Wetcanvas for the reference picture.

Work in Progress, glass pitcher

I am doing this as part of the colored pencil challenge for Wetcanvas. I don't know if I will be selling this piece in any way, though. It is done on Strathmore paper, 6 x 8. This is after about two hours of work.

Artie again

I decided to do a little more work on this colored pencil drawing. I will put up a progress report on the running horses painting tomorrow.

October Different Strokes Project

This is the October project for Wetcanvas's Different Strokes thread. They put up a new project every month for everyone to do in the Acrylic's forum. I had finished this earlier, but could not post it until today. This is a 5.5 x 7.5 acrylic on cardstock.

Artie, Work in Progress.

I am taking part in Wetcanvas's Weekend Drawing Event where someone posts a set of pictures and we all draw or paint a representation of them. It kinda reminds me of when I was an art student and we all would go to a place to do a drawing from real-life.

This is a 6 x 8 colored pencil on paper. It is not completed. I may or may not complete this and post an update.