Pattern

Wouldn´t this be perfect for a Hawaiian shirt?

Pattern

This weeks theme is 'Pattern'. Google "illustration pattern" in images for inspirations!

Folk Art

I tried to do a portrait of Vincent van Gogh in a colorful, naive style. I hope it fulfills the requirements of Folk Art. Have a nice week everyone!

Folk Art with a medium I don't use much at all!

Okay, so this looks like a kids coloring book but I did take a sketch that I did in my typical style and translated it to folk art.   I used crayons.  I forgot that crayons have those nasty little crumbs that smear!  It took me a while to learn what to do about that.  It was very tempting to start over with something I'm used to but I toughed it out and here it is.   

MAD Progress

Hello MAD members! I am not changing the theme due to a lack of submissions. I know we have had a pretty slow start but I'm not going to give up on Monday Artday! My work hours are changing very soon which will give me more time to invite more artists. In the mean time... invite your friends! Lets make Monday Artday the magical blog it used to be! :D

This Weeks Theme: Folk Art

Folk art defined: artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as highly decorative design, bright bold colors, flattened perspective, strong forms in simple arrangements, and immediacy of meaning.

flight

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Her attempt to do the same across the Pacific didn’t work out quite as well.

Flight

This week's theme is 'Flight'. Have fun with it! :)

Honoré de Balzac

Normally, I use my soft woodless graphite pencils only for my nude drawings to emphasize the line drawing before applying the watercolor. When I portrait someone, I just do a thin line drawing that you nearly cannot see anymore on the finished watercolor painting. So here I changed my habit and did a slightly different portrait using my 2B woodless graphite pencil.