ART and STITCH by Judy Hartman

Showing posts with label watercolor pencils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watercolor pencils. Show all posts

Saturday, November 5, 2016

AEDM Day 5

Antoinette


She is warm and witty
and her  fiery hair is the outward manifestation
of an unexpectedly mischievous sense of humor.
She delights in surprises
and is known for leaving small gifts 
  on the doorsteps of those
who need a lift, some consolation, 
or even a tiny token of love.

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Daily Sketch - Shades of Blue

Today was a sleepy day, after a very late night before,
so I randomly colored with my watercolor pencils and
gave the squares a dash of water!


Actually, it was very soothing, if not very inspired.

Hope those of you in the USA are enjoying this holiday weekend!

Post Script - my head has been in a whirl lately with my sister being in and out of rehab and the hospital. I had read and commented on my friend Ann's post here about a week ago, and completely forgotten it, except in my subconscious memory, I guess, because I had no recollection of it when I did this. We had spent the night before in the emergency room with my sister (who is OK) but lack of sleep does crazy things to my brain! Sorry, Anne! I should be caught up on sleep now!

Monday, August 24, 2015

Daily Sketch - Barn Owl

Last night I watched a program called "Owl Power" on "Nature" on PBS. I'm fascinated with owls and the show was about two baby barn owls and their development, from chicks to adulthood. It seemed like a natural thing to sketch a barn owl today!! Not my best, but this is what I came up with!


I'm feeling like I need to see an owl in real life now! I'll have to do some research!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Fictional Portraits: Laura


This is Laura. She lives in a studio apartment in Maine and works in 
an orthodontist's office. She loves cream puffs and lighthouses, and, in the evenings, 
she plays drums in her boyfriend's rock band, Open Windows. 
She plans to make this her full time profession, when they make it big.
Meanwhile, she is looking for a used bicycle to ride to work,
since her car has two flat tires.

Often times people are not what they appear to be.
When I create a "person", I like to imagine what might be going
on in his or her life, and I love to reach for the unexpected.
Right now I'm experimenting with different presentations of
my "cast of characters" and trying to decide whether to 
continue with mixed media, add a background, make 
a border or go to simple pen, ink and watercolor drawings.
They are fun to make, so I'll continue to create them,
trying different techniques.
I'd love to know what you think.

Wishing you a wonderful week!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Paper Portrait: Emily

I love to make "portraits" of imaginary people and then create little stories about them.


I'd like you to meet Emily.
She's a sweet girl, rather shy, but a very loyal friend to those who get close to her.


She plays the flute, writes poetry and likes to draw pictures of wild flowers.


And, once in a while, if you're at the park on a Saturday morning, 
you'll see Emily, wearing jeans and a baseball cap,
speed skating with her friend Duane.

There's more to Emily than meets the eye!