Friday, December 20, 2013

Art Update And New Toy

This is as far as I got with it before I got...bored? Restless? Something. Maybe I'll go back to it, really don't know.

So I have had these urges to do fanart. I think I have been looking at too much of other peoples art and now want to do my own. Contagious I guess but I also look at it as a way from me to explore with drawing as some might present challenges. Of all things I have started with Pokemon, yes I still play the games and no I don't watch the anime. So a few of them are going to show up till I get this all out of my system and move on.
Here is the first one:

"Plusle and Minun"
6in. x 6in.
Colored Pencil on Bristol smooth

I read this interesting article on using mineral spirits on colored pencil. I loved the demonstrations they gave and had to try it myself. I used mineral spirits on the background of this and love how it looks. I think it did a better job of blending the two colors together then if I had done without or used a blender. So I will definitely be exploring more with the spirits in other drawings.

Today I got my new colored pencils I ordered super early. This is the first time since I started using Prisma pencils that I have bought any other brand of colored pencil.

They were on clearance with free shipping so I thought they were calling to me :D I am now going to go use them on my next drawing!

Oh and I have twitter now! *points to right side bar*

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

This Busy Life

I honestly hadn't planned on being away from the blog for two months but things picked up and now I have no idea where the time went! Thanksgiving was ridiculous, had to work the night of into Friday morning for Black Friday. I really hate whoever came up with the idea of having big sales the day after you say what you are grateful for. Since then people have been rude, inconsiderate, and just down right nasty. I can't wait till Christmas is over.

Speaking of, we have an interesting tree this year. I wanted something different, so I ordered orange lights online.
Yes, orange.

My husband wants to order other colors next year since they have almost every colored light imaginable on white wire. I am totally all for that!

I also got new stockings this year since the family has expanded. I had a lot of fun putting the names on them.

Since my Dad and Jake moved in that made five but...who is this Sweetie?!
Why this beautiful girl here:
Sweetie Belle, is a Bull mastiff and is only eleven months old. Already she is almost full grown and too tall for her own good :D
A friend had gotten her and couldn't handle taking care of her so we gladly took her in. She is the biggest baby, loves attention and will sit or lay on me every chance she gets. We tried to keep her off the bed and failed miserably so now she keeps me warm at night as she has to start out laying right up against me. They say money can't buy happiness, they are full of shit. I paid the person back what they paid to get her and all of us are very happy that she joined our pack and she is happy to be here.
So now I have three dogs in the house and I couldn't be happier with the two most important men in my life to boot. Hopefully after Christmas things will calm down work wise and I can do other things besides...work.