We went to see "Fantastic Beasts" in late November and apparently, my hubby went Christmas shopping immediately after that. He got me the screenplay for the movie - which reminded me again how awesome and adorable Newt is - and the coolest, absolutely best present was Newt's Hogwarts Hufflepuff scarf. Which was all the more fitt...
2016-12-25 09:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post
The tree is actually still standing, and still has all its baubles. It's Joseph that keeps getting knocked over by Loki impersonating an ox. I hope that's about to stop now that I've sprayed baby Jesus with cat repellant.
I wish you all wonderful holidays, in whatever way you are celebrating them. Thank you for sticking ...
2016-12-24 12:40:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Drawn for a friend's daughter, who sewed me a little pouch for the money that a teacher constantly has to collect.
And literally the first time I managed to nail Han Solo 100%. Definitely an outcome of my class with Rebecca Guay!
2016-12-23 09:22:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick piece for SmArt School again. Three more classes to go. Those four months went so quickly!
2016-12-19 18:28:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally getting to Erin C.'s prompt! Another Elros and Elrond, with actual ponies this time, the front twin drawn from a ref photo she sent me of her daughter.
My daughter was already indignant that I didn't use her for the other boy!
To be finished in pencil on toned paper with white highlights. :) Hopefully...
2016-12-19 18:24:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I decided to forget about staying light on this stupid paper, and went for gouache and coloured pencil instead to finish this up. Look at the fluffy! ^^
The painting is available in my shop . ...
2016-12-18 14:42:27 +0000 UTC View Post
... and I found another paper I hate working on. Meh. It's probably excellent because it behaves like Arches, but since Arches hates me, so does this.
2016-12-18 09:07:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Resovled to paint lighter this time. I always get so dark and so bright so quickly; hope to keep it lighter now.
... I have no idea how that sentence could end. XD Not that it matters. This idea came to me full-blown together with the title, and no idea what it's about apart from the fact that it's super cute.
The Robin Hood fox will go to rot in the darkness of my hard drive. He looked like a creepy anthro guy - and I realised I n...
2016-12-13 10:25:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Might as well let you see all that eye-ruining detail. ;) Painted with a magnifying glass much of the time.
Edit: Open in new tab to actual see it though. Stupid resizing. ;)
Finally!
Gwion Bach, after catching three drops from the sorceress' magic brew that was supposed to give foresight and inspiration to her ugly son, gains the power of the Awen.
Watercolour and gouache on Clairefontaine Nuageux, 25x35 cm.
2016-12-10 14:24:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Working with a magnifying glass again.
Also, I stopped recording - this is another of those pieces that require every available brain cell.
"Take my goddamn f***ing socks off", Rebecca told me.
I think I'm getting there.
2016-12-08 22:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends! Day 1 post-headcold. I got so freakingly little done this week, but here are your freebies!
I also feel a sudden urge to paint foxes. Possibly in reenactment gear. I have absolutely no idea why, but I think it'll be fun. Think Disney's Robin Hood, but historically accurate and as a real animal. That probably doesn...
2016-12-08 13:22:03 +0000 UTC View Post
... due to a headcold that simply won't go away. Hence, no livestream. I wouldn't subject you to my constant sniffles and nose-blowing.
I'm recording this, though :)
2016-12-05 12:32:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Last Tuesday in SmArt School, our portfolio pages were reviewed - except mine, since I don't really have one! That bugged me so much that I've been putting together a new website, a clean portfolio, WITH a squeaky clean webshop. It occurred to me that I sell enough on Etsy that paying for a business grade website/shop was cheape...
2016-12-03 21:28:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally an excuse to go wild with Daniel Smith greens!
2016-12-02 15:42:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Watercolour and white gouache on Etival fine grain paper, A3 size.
It's done! Commission for Lisa, live streamed to a large degree on Youtube. It was great fun again last night! The link is still in last night's post below, and still works for me - can you still view it too? (Sorry about the three-way babble in the beginning!)...
2016-11-30 13:53:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, dark clouds in watercolour definitely is something I need more practice with. This works much better now, I think.
I promised you I'd do at least one figure in a livestream, so join me at 8 pm CET (7 pm GMT, 2 pm EST) tonight if you like! There's a great time zone converter here, by the way: 2016-11-29 10:26:13 +0000 UTC View Post
For those of you who wondered where Loki was while I was painting - it was as I'd guessed - he was passed out on the bed.
I've added the orange glaze I talked about towards the end of the livestream, and now it needs much more drying time. This one's now closer to the actual colours.
2016-11-28 21:10:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey my dears! I've got myself a webcam and figured out how to livestream - so tonight, 8 pm CET, is the date!
That's 2 pm East Coast time for the US - check converters for your time zone. I'll be working on this piece and answering questions. It'll be a Youtube livestream, so you can post questions and comments. 2016-11-28 13:14:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Eärendil, Elwing, Elrond and Elros.
I want the title of this to start with "As much", so that it echoes "As little might be thought" but can't think of anything. Any ideas?
2016-11-22 16:52:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Timelapse vid for Blodeuwedd. The last fine-tuning half hour or so is missing, as both my batteries were spent by the end. >_<
Spot the cat-terruption. :D
2016-11-22 08:36:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, I don't often do this, but Rebecca would skin me if I didn't - and that was a good thing, as a value study of this (with the whole thing turned to greyscale) made me rethink some first choices and will help me a lot for the painting. Hope I can get the sea to that shade in watercolour!
2016-11-21 18:45:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Been battling with this some more (plus input from Rebecca) and shuffled up some things up there.
2016-11-21 18:42:18 +0000 UTC View PostGet free shipping with PRETTY2017 for the rest of this week! :)
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2016-11-16 19:34:11 +0000 UTC View Post
