Fourborne Art

Monday, March 23, 2015

New Sketchbook: The Cresent Rendr

My very first page in my Rendr Sketchbook by Cresent. I am excited to see if I can let go.They promote themselves as the sketchbook with the No Show Thru Paper.

Paper 53: Journal Page

Drawn with Paper 53

I did this at my friend Cathey's house while she finished cooking dinner. It's her centerpiece.

Finally Completed Sketchbook One

Finished Sketchbook

2008 Drawing

When I took the 2007 pledge to myself to start drawing again I picked up a sketchbook I purchased in 2006. I started drawing in it and thought the drawings were ugly. I wanted my sketchbook to look like those I saw on other artist blogs. So I stopped drawing in it and would only draw on loose paper because if I made a mistake I could throw it away. I gave the sketchbook to my daughter Zoe, who likes to draw also. Years later I found it in her room and it was the same as I gave it to her so I picked it back up again. Today I can say that it is finished. To see my first drawing click here Fairy. These are my final drawings.

2015 Drawing

Final Page

Daily Face: March 23 Spring Break

Although I am on Spring Break I have a student portrait for my calendar. I did the whole week Friday.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Daily Face: March 20

Today Spring begins and our spring break.

Sketchbook One: More Pages

A mother to love

Sitting quietly

I could really use a wish

Just playing around with sketching, trying to finish my sketchbook one.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Daily Faces: March 19

CED: Books- Art cover love

I love books and I challenge myself every year to try to read more books. This year my goal is 80 books. I like to include a variety of books including children's books. My husband said, "that is not a book." "I told him that it is because you do have to read it." Although all my children are grown-up I still like the children's area. I usually pick books because of the art work, then the story. I picked up Maddy Kettle just for that reason. I love the art work. I usually check out the bio of the illustrator. Eric Orchard is from Canada and I found it interesting that he talks about his depression. I copied a small portion of his book cover featuring Maddy.

Back in the Flow: Sketchbook One

I struggle to complete my sketchbooks. Lately I've been obsess trying to complete my "Sketchbook One." My goal is to get it finished so that I can move on to some new sketchbooks I wanted to try with the no-bleed paper. Here are two of my sketches.