2013 Review…by Body.Mind.Spirit

Happy New Years!!  It’s time for me to review what I’ve done art-wise and to figure out what direction to continue with.  Similar to my…

• 2012 Review
• 2011 Review
• 2010 Review

The above drawing was done in 2009 when life started to get easier for me…..read more time for me to indulge in whatever….whenever!!

BODY

Since I’m drawn to the Body….pun intended, haha!….I thought I’d show you what I’ve drawn body-wise this year.

• Hand Jeans- absolutely wanted to give up on this, what saved me was the piece had so many different elements….
  • when I was stuck on the jeans-  I did the arm
  • when the hand frustrated me- I worked the belt
  • when the design overwhelmed me- I did the buckle

• The Fly- must’ve been missing my kid!! This one is a worker!  So….I had to work the water which was way more than I’ve done before.  Would’ve preferred no water!

• Blonde Beauty- a Pinterest Pin that inspired me.

• Manicure- lovin’ that nail art

• This one was the Biggest-Surprise-of-All.  I liked it!  And it looks like I learned a thing or two about drawing with watercolor and colored pencils in the last year.

• Ballet in Watercolor- stayed in watercolor the entire time and realized how very far I have to go!

• Oscar Poses- all watercolor again!! 

• Walk On Ballerina- in progress

BODY CARICATURE




Sometimes I overthink….imagine that!!  When that happens it’s best for me to find something fun to do.  These are FUN to do!!



BODY  ILLUSTRATION



So many different illustrations styles, very fun to see the variety.  So many interpretations!  I liked doing these and they can be done rather quickly.



MIND

• Swirly Alphabet- the building blocks of thought!

 

• Review- two blog posts.  Marker Review and Print and Pattern 2 book review.

 

• Mandelas- these are kind of like crossword puzzles in art. Did three last year and I want to do more!

• en Plein Air- tried some on-the-spot painting.  I have no clue what I’m doing

• Blog  Banners- blogging keeps me mindful
• January thru April

• May thru August

• September thru December

 

• Purchased this Wacom Intuos digital drawing tablet this year- I have not taken the time to be comfortable with it.  I lean toward my older simpler tablet that lacks the extra functionality of this bigger model. I’m a bit intimidated!! 

 

• Interviewed at jennibelliestudio- if you want to know what I think…..good luck…I don’t even know what I think sometimes

SPIRIT

• Moo Cards- these take guts for me to give out!

• Facebook Contest- this made me get out of my comfort zone.  Had to self-promote.

• In the Spirit of Friendship- my bloggie-bud Janet at jkbees.blogspot.com let me color her Pixie girls in.  Janet draws the prettiest portraits!

• Glass Bottles- I am so uninspired to do finish this glass-photo-realism…but what I found was, I am very inspired to draw the picture-in-picture of my table with the glass bottle picture in progress…..Gotta find what talks to you!!

• Warhol- in the Spirit of Andy Warhol.  I did my daughter and myself.  Have 2 more to do.  It is best to keep the face detail to a minimum.

• Fruits of the Spirit Rocks- need this gentle reminder

 

• In the Spirit of Play- marker time with Freehand Florals and WaterCircles

 

• In the Spirit of Christmas- my Ugly Sweater caricature!  Love each and every one of these guys!  Family!!

• In the Spirit of the Happy Home- uncluttered and updated a few rooms.

Well, there you have it.  I want to Thank all of you for supporting me thru your comments, your questions, your likes, and your etsy purchases.  It’s nice to know someone is listening! 

Happy New Year 2014!!

Where’s the Party?

In honor of the New Year and the amount of partying going on, I thought I’d draw a little bird living it up.



Darn it….I forgot to snap a picture before I started coloring away!!  I think it’s kind of fun to have a jpg of the birds in the coloring book stage cuz you never know when that might come in handy.



Nothing quite like a bird showing off her mid-drift, ehh?



Paris-the-Party-Animal……She will often go to as many as 10 parties in one evening.  It’s very important to her that she be seen having fun.  After all, she is a celebrity, she’s told.  The problem with all this party-hopping is she has no depth in any of her relationships.  But she has bragging rights.   However, the only people that really care about how many parties she attends are the Paparazzi.

Wow!!!  Is this a slam or what?  At least I haven’t seen her in the news lately, ad nauseum.  I enjoy a good party just like the next person……but she’s a little much!