Eiffel Tower- Pencil and Glitter

January 2013

 

This drawing started out as just a sparkly background page in my sketch book. After I had finished painting on the gold and pink sparkles, something dawned on me. These colors, to me, bring out the true essence of what Paris, France is like. The Eiffel Tower just came naturally after that. I love drawing with pencil so this project was very entertaining.

Sketch Book Pages- Multiple Mediums

October-December 2012

 

I took some sketch book pages and decorated them up so they could be backgrounds for future sketches. Most of the pages have water color paint, but some also have stamps and tissue paper for the backgrounds.

Footprints in the Snow- Print

October & November 2012

 

I got out a piece of cardboard and applied a layer of gel medium. I then painted the background with a dark green color. I added some leafy things on top and then applied another layer of gel medium. I decided to get creative and use the type of stuffing that you put in pillows to make it look like snow. I added many layers of gel medium on top of that.

 

Print- Ink

October 2012

 

I used ink to paint the base of this print. After it was dry I etched out the flower and then painted it back in with a yellowish-white color. I tried to add a little bit of texture to it. I used the same ink to make the dots in the corners of the square. Lastly, I took black ink and made a feather coming out of the flower.

Print-Tempera Paint

October 2012

I used tempera paint to paint different designs on my print. It never actually was printed though because it did not work.

Jelly Bowl 1

September & October 2012

 

 

This is my first jelly bowl. I started out drawing a circle on a type of wax paper. I filled that circle with a thick layer of gel medium. Then I added a layer of leaves and colored tissue paper. I applied those with gel medium. Then I added the wire to the bowl with another layer of gel medium. My last layer was a string around the center of the bowl. After it was all dry I bent it to the shape I wanted.

Artist Statement III

October 30th, 2012

I love art so much. Some of my favorite utensils to draw with are pencil and paint brushes. In my pictures, I like to add a lot of shading. When I paint, I like to use acrylic. Watercolor is okay, but it is a tad hard to use in my opinion.