Painting with Japanese Watercolour Pens
I’ve wanted to work more with watercolours, but I wasn’t sure where to start. But then, a friend handed me some Japanese watercolour pens. Now, I’m in love.
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Mini-Exhibit: Looking Back on My Early Pandemic Art
March 2020 feels a little lost in the fog. Two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic was getting real for Canadians (at least for those who we’re into accepting reality of it). Amidst the lockdowns, stress baking, endless Zoom meetings, and toilet paper shortages, some of us also got down to making some art. Let’s take a look at some stuff from the beginning of the plague years.
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Thinking About My Influences, with Modigliani in the Mix
Last night, I pulled one of my books about Modigliani off my shelf to read before bed. My collection of art books is small (but hearty), yet somehow I managed to end up with two Modigliani books. Anyway, when I sat down to do my daily draw this morning, it was natural that I’d add this to the mix.
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Sketchbook: Drawing on Bookkeeping Paper from a Thrift Store
Recently, I pulled out some bookkeeping paper I found at a thrift store and decided to put it to good use for some drawings. It’s a nice break from my usual sketchbook rotation.
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Easel Action: Acrylic Painting of a Masked Figure, with Skateboard
In past posts, I wrote about how my influences are coming out in my sketchbooks. I’ve been working on turning some of those drawings into paintings. Painting doesn’t come naturally to me. It’s one off those areas of my art practice where taking a real art class might come in handy, but I honestly prefer to learn as I go. So, what am I learning?
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Sketchbook: Playing with Narrative and Collapsed Time
In a previous post, I mentioned how I was drawing inspiration from medieval European religious art. Some tropes, like robes and golden halos are easy spot. But, I am also exploring the way in which medieval art collapses narrative space and time into a single image. It’s honestly, one of my favourite parts of era’s art.
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Sketchbook: Getting Medieval with Colour
A recent drawing from my sketchbook. A couple months ago, I realised I had forged what I’m calling a “new relationship with colour”. This new bond coincided with the melding of a couple fun influences, too.
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Digital Sketchbook: Me vs. Calder vs. O’Keefe in Procreate
I splurged on some new Procreate brushes after Christmas. Among the sets I picked up, were some inspired by Alexander Calder and Georgia O’Keeffe.
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