Mixed Media Drawing

I have a love hate relationship

with this drawing. 

I'm happy with the face, 

the basic design and the balance

of the drawing as a whole. 

The headdress is so flat

though. It bugs me. 

Even if I tried shading it, it 

wouldn't help. That part of 

the drawing is off. 

I call it Mardi Gras, because that's

what it reminds me of. 

Not that I've ever been, but it's what I'd

imagine seeing someone in a Mardi Gras

parade looking like. 

Well, I guess it's back to the "drawing" table for me.

Have a wonderful day.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Terri

Mixed Media Paper Quilt

I love to quilt and this

time I decided to put an 

artistic spin on it. 

The 12 main squares are

individual magazine collages. 

I took my time to make each

one as if it was it's own little

piece of art. 

Next I created an op art border.

I wanted to surround the colorful

centers with a black and white neutral design.

Small red squares were chosen to accent

the quilt. It's actually red duct tape

covered card stock. 

I used the zig zag setting on my machine

 to stitch it all together. 

It was fun to create and

the possibilities are endless. 

Thanks for visiting!

Happy creating.

Terri

Tangled Portrait

Sometimes I start

drawing and can't stop. 

Here's a prime example. 

This piece was fun as well as 

therapeutic to create. 

Repetitious drawing of shapes and designs

put me in the zone. . . . 

That's when hours pass like minutes. 

I was limited on my color

palette because I was limited on my

markers and pitt pens.

Looking forward to starting on 

a new project today. 

Make it a great day!

Thanks for visiting.

Terri

Sign Inspiration Drawing

Today's drawing was

inspired by a picture of a sign

my friend had posted from her travels. 

It caught my eye and I decided to 

draw my own version of it. 

I used pitt pens and pencils on Bristol paper. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Blue Hair ~ Tangled Portrait

I love mixing portraiture with

tangled patterns. 

This type of drawing is very therapeutic for me. 

Here I'm trying out some new pens I picked up at Michaels. 

I'm not sure why I tend to gravitate

toward unnatural colors, but it's okay with me. 

After all, this is my own little world. 

Todays plan is to work on painting 

a dog house my husband finished over the weekend. 

I'll post pictures of that when I finish. 

Happy Monday!

Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Tangled Portrait

I've only done the drawing part

on this piece. I still need to work 

on some shading. 

I love the sunflowers on her cheeks. 

Today I'll be working on my art journal.

I'm finding the process is getting 

easier and easier with each page. 

Wishing you a blessed day.

Terri

Playing with Markers

I've been working on my first art journal. 

I told myself beforehand that I wasn't going to rip

any pages out no matter how they turned out. 

Becoming better at ones craft is an evolution. 

I wanted to see the progression of my work 

from page 1 to page 50, or however many pages there are. 

Well, I broke my own rule on the first page yesterday.

I'd coated the finished page with a gloss super heavy 

gel that started to stick and pull apart

the finished inside cover of my journal.

Yikes!

I weighed my options and decided to start fresh

again with my rule now reenacted.

Live and learn. . . 

The following picture is one of my

drawings I made while playing with markers. 

PEACE~LOVE~JOY

Terri

Wood Cut Drawing

Wood cut prints always catch my eye. 

Their contrast, details, variation in style and intricacy

are so appealing to me. 

My drawing is calling out to be carved. 

I've only had a small amount of experience in 

school with wood cutting, but I remember it

being a lot of fun. 

Not having all the materials at this time, 

this'll get relegated to the "unfinished" box for now.

So many projects, so little time!

Thanks for stopping by.

Wishing you peace, love and joy.

Terri