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Mermaid Sketch
Month: October 2023
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Abstract Mushroom Doodle
Just testing out how well Aristico Fabriano HP Extra White works with colored pencil. I like the color depth I can get by layering.
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Mermaid #3
Trying for an older look to this mermaid’s face. I like the feeling of energy that the cross-hatching gives this piece. A lot of my compositions are way too static.
4.5 x 6.5 inches
Colored pencil on Stonehenge Aqua HP paper.
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Wondewell Movie
I recently got around to watching “Wonderwell”, Carrie Fischer’s last movie. Overall I enjoyed it, I think probably for a lot of the same reasons that a lot of reviewers were uninspired by it. It’s not a cut and dried fantasy movie where you easily know what’s going on. Instead you’re left with lot’s of questions. It’s clearly about female adolescence but what does the mirror world represent? Why are the sister witches in conflict with each other? Is the flower symbolism too heavy-handed or just right?
If you like fantasy movies that deal with real issues and don’t have interminable fight scenes you might enjoy Wonderwell.
#movie #Fantasy #Feminism #FantasyMovie
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Josef Maria Auchentaller Drawing
I love the sense of swirling motion that Josef Maria Auchentaller gets in this drawing with so little detail. I wish the quality of the photo were better but I suspect that it’s a scan of a magazine illustration from the 1910’s.
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Mermaid #2
Mermaid #2
Colored Pencil and Watercolor
3.5 by 2.5 inches
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb HP paper
#mermaid #TraditionalArt #watercolor #drawing #ColoredPencil #MixedMedia
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Scarab 2023 10 01
8×10 inches on Strathmore 400 drawing paper. #ColoredPencil and #Watercolor.
I’m going to call this one done. Overall I like it but of course there are a few issues.
Number one: I screwed up when I taped it and the lower left hand corner is nothing like square.
Number two: the watercolor leaked under the tape and while you can still tell where the border is, it’s nothing like as clear as I would like. This is probably due to using way too much water on paper that’s not made for it.
Number three: The tape pulled up some of the paper. Again probably due to using way too much water on a drawing paper.
Number four: The front legs should be more angular.
I go back and forth on the whole issue of paper. I prefer 300 lb watercolor paper but it’s expensive. On the other hand it’s so hassle free. No taping, no wrinkling, just cut it to size and go.
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