5 Reasons I Am Loving Digital Art

My new favorite tools -

1. Undo
2. Rotate
3. Eraser (big deal when you can erase PAINT!)
4. Layers
5. Layer Adjustor

Never thought I'd say this, but there are a lot of things I love about digital art! Above are the top 5 reasons why, right now.

Oh yeah, and the fact that I don't have to change my clothes to "paint".....I'm a messy painter!

Say "Hello" to My Leetle Friend

Meet Carlos, the penguin....

I just developed this guy today.  He's a character I came up with years ago; and today, have brought to life, I hope, with a new look.

I decided to name him, Carlos.  I don't know why. I just looked at him and decided he looks like a Carlos.

Artist Panic!

While I've been doing traditional art for a while, I'm new to the world of digital illustration, so....

Had a moment...okay, more than a moment, of panic last night....thinking, what in the world am I doing, trying to illustrate a children's book, as a newbie????? Am I insane??? There are so many talented illustrators out there, already....how can I hope to compete?

My wonderful husband reassured me...truthfully, which he's great about...he said that, yes, maybe people wouldn't like it....but maybe some, or many, will....just keep plugging...then, try another one....

In any industry, we just have to keep trying, and work hard. We'll be challenged, make mistakes, and grow.

As the guy in "The Water Boy" kept saying, in his great cajun accent...."You can do it!"

So, today, I'm back at it! Breathe...breathe....breathe...

Illustration Project

While still offering my paintings, (I recently completed/sold a gallery wrap of my "Grace" painting, seen below) I'm currently working on illustrations for a children's book. I cannot post any of my images or other information from this, yet, but as soon as it's published, I will! Soon, I'll post some more of my animal characters, which I actually developed years ago, and used to create greeting cards for friends and family.  I'm hoping to develop them further into more illustrations, greeting cards, and comics. 

This has been consuming all of my work time (which would have normally been my free time -haha) so that's why I haven't posted any new work lately.
 

"Hibiscus"

"Peace, Be Still!"

Sometimes, I write Scripture references on these, and sometimes, I let the elements "speak" for themselves.

Coming Soon

I am currently working on some pieces featuring dogs in unusual poses.  My first will be an extreme close-up of a German Shepherd's face.  I'm planning to use acrylics and/or pencil.

More Punk Faith Pieces

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"Leviathon"

Here's something new......

Punk Faith Pieces

This is from my new line, called "Punk Faith." I've just added a "twist" to some of my previous pieces.

"Grace"

Mixed media painting, using acrylics and pen and ink.

"Elephant Walking"

This is a recent drawing of mine, done in pencil. 

Romans 10:9 Derivative

Romans 10:9 painting (seen below in its original form), modified for t-shirt design.

Recent painting completed

Here's a painting I recently completed.  The client requested a portrait of her niece's horse.  She didn't have a preference on the background, so I asked about her niece's interests...besides horses.  She likes going to the beach, the color blue, dolphins, and Nancy Drew books, so I incorporated all those things in the painting, placing all of them in a beach setting.  I also put in little details that I thought would be fun, like a message in a bottle, written to the horse. 

I used my favorite paint, acrylics.  For this painting, I mainly used thin washes of paint built on each other, to create depth. 

Also, a note about composition...I created a triangle with the ocean and palm tree.  The horse is in the middle, and is the focal point.  I also made some visible brushstrokes, creating horizontal lines, across the sky to balance things. The treeline enhances the horizon line/balance, but nothing is perfectly straight, so the overall picture is relaxed.

You may wonder why there are no birds...I debated this, but decided to leave them out, because, while I wanted several things going on in the picture, I didn't want too much.  I also wanted the focus to be the horse, because that was the client's main goal.