Some process photos from these past couple of weeks.  All glittering, eyeless fragments via Instagram.

If an artist palette is any looking glass into an artist’s mind, it would be clear that I’ve got a lot rattling around up there and no where to put it.   Granted, my working process is not as orderly and sensible as I would like it to be, but really this is the worst I’ve seen in a while - but now that I look at it, this palette is a microcosm of my surroundings, half my house is packed up in boxes, and my small creature comforts are slowly being packed away.  Now that I’ve finished these pieces, my drafting table and art supplies can be packed away too - putting the final nail in the coffin for moving out of this place.  My roommate and I found a lovely new place that I’m really excited to move into, a post-art school, having-nice-things, not-owned-by-a-drunk-slumlord  apartment, and I’m excited to change up the surroundings on a blank slate.  I’d just like to fast forward 2 weeks and have it be over with already.

I couldn’t be happier with how these pieces turned out.  Somehow, finding the right material to work on really set me off (in this case, maple) and having the additional drive of having a place to show these put a fire under my ass to start painting again.  Expect to see more pieces on wood, it’s easy to pencil on, it’s absorbent, and the ghostly way the paint overlays that beautiful woodgrain is really killing me.   I think it’s high time to dust off my skillz and put them to good use.  I’ll post more photos soon, but in the meantime they will be on view until May 10th here.

(Bonus round:  tiny-self portrait in palette photo.)

Drawing the crap out of a bald eagle today at work - doing tricolor sketches is super satisfying. Tombow brush markers have been getting a lot of mileage recently and this particular color combination really vibrates. I want to use them for something other than sketching but my snotty art school conscience keeps telling me that markers are non-archival. The Prismacolors I used in my highschool sketchbooks have since bled into the paper, if anyone has any experience with this, please chime in! Special appearance by a bottom-heavy pin up girl, and my field notes book that is filled with doodles of pies. Seriously.

I’m finally feeling like I’ve got my drawin’ bug back, where sketching flows and relaxes me - but every time I try to draw a saucy pin up girl, she ends up looking like Megan Fox. I must put a stop to this, for all our sakes. Expect more from the drafting table, and since I’ve finally joined the future with a fancy new iphone it’s so much easier to share! I like it just a little too much but this is the first time I have the newest, fanciest electronic device since maybe getting a Tamagotchi in 5th grade. Ironically the iPhone, much like the Tamagotchi, needs constant attention, never leaves my sight, and makes all sorts of maddening noises. I will let you know when I start feeding it digital cakes to keep its mood happy.

Trying to not get too ambitious, but damn this is exciting.  Another piece that’s in it for the long run - first session.