green doodles

Random doodles. Green ink and brush.

India ink and watercolor

Working on getting reacquainted with India ink and watercolor, as they are both fairly cheap and quick-drying, compared to oil paint.  So this guy is what happens when I free-hand and don't do a preliminary drawing.  A bit quirky...I mostly love that he has a succulent among his books. <3

And this is what happens when I do a preliminary drawing and have more control with the brush.  I stole this woman from here.  Mayhaps she will end up in my etsy store.

Thursday Throwback: Gladiator

A rare drawing: a man!  I rarely drew/draw guys because I just can't get the angles right, ever.  I drew this while watching Gladiator ages ago.  That movie was (and still is) amazing.  This young man apparently fights for the Christians, and ah, he also apparently has a 90's hairdo.  I dunno how he got that done in the Roman Empire...but whatev.  Pencil and ink.

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Diva

This is what happens when you don't shave...down there.

Granny and the Trees

I've seen so many great drawings on etsy with patterns and interesting uses of line, that I thought I'd give it a shot, and make some patterns for patterns' sake. Just a frivolous drawing, I guess.

I have an affinity for drawing/cariacaturizing elderly women.  For me, there is more freedom to mess around with lines when drawing the elderly, to accentuate the aging and wrinkles.

And lastly, she is strangely cut off at the bottom because she hits the bottom of the paper I drew her on.

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...and getting caught in the rain!

Lady Gaga

Last summer, when Lady Gaga hit the scene and had a couple hundred hit singles playing on the radio constantly, I really didn't like her. But, she has grown on me, and I do appreciate that while she is purposely flamboyant, she is at least doing what she wants (I think). So in some weird way, despite her strategically-placed thongs, she is kind of feminist, although I wouldn't say she's worthy of entering any sort of feminist canon. I was inspired to make a drawing of her...which admittedly, I think is a bit stiff. It is also unfinished, because I want to make some design on the main portion of her outfit, but I haven't come up with anything.

These are the kind of drawings I'm working on to sell on Etsy...small black and white ink creations.

Also, trying to update this blog three times a week...but I am failing at it. Must try harder. I think the key is to have blog posts ready ahead of time...