#11 30 painting challenge

Been a little to down to paint but had to get some paint on the paper 

#10 "little bird" 30 paintings challenge.

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#9 "Mr.Moon" 30 Painting Challenge

Watercolor 5x7 

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My daughter was never a good sleeper. Most of the time she never slept. I started  realizing that when the moon got fuller she stayed awake more and more (we had black out curtains threw out the house). So instead of fighting it; I showed her the moon. At 8/9 months she tried always to see him! We always said hello and goodnight! By 2 there was no loss in the connection with that moon. She started to scare us when driving screaming 'mommy/daddy' with a calm  drop "do you see Mr. Moon". Still now when Mr.Moon appears we say "hello", "how've you been?",and "goodnight"; and still sometimes she blames him for why she's awake.

#8 Sail -30 paintings in 30 days challenge

 Day 8 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

watercolor on paper 5x7

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#7 portrait-2 30 day painting challenge

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#6 Swan 30 days of painting

Watercolor 5x7

#5 cabin in the woods -30 Day painting challenge

I'm learning that this collection is turning into pieces I enjoy to paint, pieces that show the love I have for nature, and my wishes to one day have that nature surround me while I paint pieces I love!

#lifegoals

 Day 5 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

watercolor on paper 5x7

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#4 morning glory -30 Day painting challenge

 Day 4 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

watercolor on paper 5x7

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#3 Portrait -30 Day painting challenge

 Day 3 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

watercolor on paper 5x7

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Work in progress for day #3 challenge

Strictly watercolors 😶 5x7

#2 Rose -30 Day painting challenge

 Day 2 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

watercolor on paper 5x7

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#1 Blue Bird -30 Day Painting challenge

 Day 1 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

watercolor on paper 5x7

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Work in progress portrait b&g

So trying to continue to do some work in progress shots as I continue this strange adventure of being an artist.

So this one was a model from Sktchy (I totally recommend getting your hands on this app!) I did this in ink and colored pencil on toned paper. The shots are not the best because I'm using a TruLight and for some reason it absolutely hates being used for pictures. 

I always start portraits by using the rule of thirds to map out the face. (not shown here but I'll be doing that in one of my next examples)( here's a good gist of what I mean). Once I get everything drawn out and happy with the look at the layout I start blocking out some of the darkest spots that need to Pop.(1) This gives me a good sense of direction to how the layout is holding together. I then start to alternate back and forth between pen and my prismacolor black (I only used white and black colored pencils with micron ink pen for this piece).(2) I use a soft circular motion to build up the black colored pencil pigment. Once I'm satisfied and done with all of the gradations I put a little burst of white.(3) This is the most exciting part. These little spots of White are very minimal and not to heavy! They are located along the cheek, a little in the eye, a smidge on the lip, and lightly threw little parts of the hair as well as a tiny dot on the nose. And Done!

I hope you enjoy! Better pictures will be posted soon to my website