What I made | 006
It’s been ages since I’ve shared what I made. Grace and I spend plenty of time drawing things like “Dad with a stroller” and “Dad with shoes” and “Grace in a bed” and “Grace in a different bed” and “Baby Nick with a shoe” and “Mom in a bathing suit.” My solo creative time, however, has been a bit limited lately. Everything is a bit rushed, weird, slightly ugly, and mostly unfinished.
Oh, and I’ll spare you the bathing suit drawing.
WHAT I MADE | 006
Materials used: Actual gouache (Holbein, jet black and Winsor and Newton, gold) and Holbein Acryla Gouache — which is not really gouache, but it is really fun to use (pale aqua, luminous lemon, pale peach and pale mint), Bee Paper cotton watercolor paper (6 x 9 inches, 140 lb)
Just a quick little doodle while thinking about… thinking. And the power of thoughts. Keep ’em positive, people.
Materials used: Random letter stickers, Pilot Varsity pen (pink, water soluble), magazine clippings, matte medium, watercolors
The new season of the Get Messy Art Journal program centers on the theme of introspection (much more my jam than last season, which just didn’t do it for me). This is the first self portrait I’ve done in years. It’s a bit wonky, but so am I. So maybe it’s very true to life?
Materials used: Acrylic paint (sky blue and black), magazine clippings, matte medium, Micron (black 01), Gelly Roll pen (white), watercolors
I love that smiling, proud lady. I’ve been holding onto that image for a while and figured it was time to put her somewhere more dignified than in a stack of tear-outs.
Materials used: Acrylic paint (Golden heavy body + high flow), watercolor and gouache paint
I really liked this week’s Get Messy prompt around ink blots (members have access to a great tutorial from Vanessa on this). The mix of paint made for some really fun texture.
Materials used: Goauche (a mix of brands — Holbein, Winsor and Newton, Plakkaatverf, Daler and Rowney), Bee Paper
The top paintings were inspired by this month’s painting-a-day challenge on Creative Bug, hosted by Jennifer Orkin Lewis, a favorite artist of mine. I love these courses for their short and sweet videos — perfect for inspiring a daily art making practice.
And the bottom doodle was in preparation for Mary Ann Moss’ gouache class, which starts Friday. Just a little playing around with paint mixing and experimenting with how much/how little gum arabic would prevent my gouache pans from cracking. Judging by the crack-iness, I didn’t exactly handle it…
Also On Tap for Today:
- Potting tomato plants from my Dad!
- Lots of good recipes: Build a better entree salad from the Whole Foods Market blog
- Natural ways to make your home smell amazing this summer from Apartment Therapy
What are you making this week? A mess? A new playlist? Some cookies?
Comments (7)
Misty
June 9, 2016 at 12:35 pm
Lovely! All of it!
Eileen
June 9, 2016 at 5:31 pm
I love your bee!🐝
Casey Gainey
June 9, 2016 at 8:09 pm
These are all amazing!
Kate
June 10, 2016 at 4:51 am
I love your pages! Bee and sushi are great. I’m also taking MAM gouache class 🙂
Ashton
June 10, 2016 at 10:15 am
Love how you did the ink blot page! That’s the prompt I’m struggling to complete 😉
Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd
June 10, 2016 at 3:29 pm
so many different formats and mediums, I love that!
Tanyalee
June 11, 2016 at 4:48 am
Glad to see your art again Elizabeth. Introspection is a great season.