Second Pastel Girl

Here is my next pastel girl for Ady's class.  She is done on packing paper once again.  It is fun using just black and white.  And, she is much prettier in real life. LOL!

Four Seasons ATC

I loved the ATC I made yesterday so much that I decided to create a "Celebrate The Seasons" collection.  These whimsy girls (inspired by the class I took from Megan Suarez) all have differnt hats and embellishments which suit the season.  They are done in colours appropriate to the time of year and are all coloured using Copics.  The girls are cut out and Mod Podged on the background paper.  I also Mod Podged over the entire card fronts to protect them and glued a plain piece of card stock to the backs for stability.

Thanks for taking the time to visit.

ATC Time

I did this ATC featuring a whimsy girl from Megan Suarez's workshop.  Isn't she cute?

Since it is an ATC, the entire size is 3.5" X 2.5" and, as you can see, she takes up most of it.  I decided to add the spring sentiment since it is such a lovely day here and she is definitely wearing a straw hat.  The girl is coloured using Copics and a gel pen for highlights.  The background paper was created by using a gelatin sheet for monoprinting.  The white parts of the paper showed up when I used a paper doily as my stencil.  The entire card is mod podged to another piece of card stock for stability.  BTW, her flower is a white one which I also coloured with Copics.
Hope you like her! (P.S. let me know)

An Old-Fashioned Whimsical Girl

This whimsy girl is dressed in old-fashioned clothing and is coloured using Copic markers.  I am trying to do a sketch a day and this is today's.

A Seventies Girl

Hello, I wanted to share with you another whimsy girl.  This time, I created a seventies girl with bell bottoms and a tunic.

She is coloured with Copic markers - my latest tool of choice.  They blend so well together and come in an assortment of awesome colours and are SUPER EASY to use.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mermaid Fun

Here is  the first mermaid I have done for Megan Suarez' Whimsical Mermaid class.  I added a silk flower for her hair.
I coloured her with Copics and have very much decided I need to order some more colours. (More.....I need more!!)

Another Whimsy Girl.........

Here is my second whimsy girl coloured with Copics...

Whimsy Girl #1

I am taking yet another online course - this one from Megan Suarez.  I am having such fun with this course and here is the first whimsical girl I created.

I drew her with pencil and then outlined and coloured her with Copic markers.  Unfortunately, I did not have enough pinks so I had to improvise and her shading is a bit dark...so I am off to Michael's tomorrow morning before work to pick up a couple of pinks before I do another girl.

I hope she brings a smile to your face. She does to mine.  Thanks for visiting!

My Whimsical Owlet

It appears my whimsical world is expanding.  I did this mixed media canvas today.

This little owlet is possibly my favourite mixed media project to date.  He is painted and collaged on to a painted night scene.  This is the largest painting I have created so far (14X10"). I painted the background a mixture of blues and greys and then used a credit card to do the ground and grass.  The trees are a series of curly branches with tendrils and berries/flowers on the ends.
I love how my cute owl turned out.  He is simply sketched on paper, painted and then cut out and glued down with gel medium.  All paints are acrylics.
Hope you like him!

Another Little Girl

Hi again!!
Just a quick post to show you this cute little girl I created using acrylics and collage.  I like the round face and the two little curled pony tails on her.  I also like the flowers which were tapped on with a shaped sponge and then the centres were done with a pencil end. I used a couple of shades of green and an old credit card to do the grass and the lining is done in india ink.  I thought the flowers in her hair made an interesting headband.
Like my last few pictures, this one too was inspired by Natasha May.
Hope you like it!

Texturized Girl

Hello everyone. Hope your Easter was a pleasant one and that you enjoyed time with family and friends.  
I have another girl for you today -this one which incorporates  the  background into the girl (or vice versa).  This girl is painted with acrylics and she is painted on the textured, patterned background.  The background is a combination of spray inks, paints, stencils and stamping. 

She is inspired by the class I am taking by Natasha may -with a twist.  In the class, we painted over the background so that the hair contrasted.  I LOVE the fact that I left the background as is and only outlined the hair.  I did put a white shadow around the entire lady so that she stands out just a bit.
Art is about expression, growth and learning.  In this painting, I learned a few things that I will do different next time.  When I make a slightly tilted, turned head, I have to be more careful of the facing cheek.  it is a bit thick on this painting but I could not fix it without sanding it right down. But, in general, I really like this piece.
Thanks for visiting!

A Curly Haired Girl

Hi,
It has been awhile -again- since I posted here.
So, here goes...............
I have a cute girl I painted today with black, curly hair.  I was totally stumped as to how to do the hair so I simply painted a black blob and added white circles for curls. 

She is done completely in acrylics and I LOVE her.  This was an experiment in several different techniques and a painting I did as a direct result of a class I took by Natasha  May.  I am so enjoying this class and I have several sketches - I just haven't turned them into paintings.
I never would have thought I would enjoy drawing and painting these female characters but I really do.
Thanks for visiting!

A Card is Born

I am just going to show you the evolution of a thank you card I made using one of my "little girl" sketches.

She started as a sketch in my book,

I adjusted the contrast, cropped her and printed her in Photoshop,

Then I coloured her, cut her out and added her to a card front.

I find by using my sketches in my cards, I am liking card making again.
Thanks for visiting!

The Christmas Cat

I am having so much fun painting these little girls.  This one is in her jammies and sees a kitten for Christmas.

These characters are a great way to practice my face drawing and whimsical bodies.  I am especially happy with the softness of her face and the cute pig tails.  Also, I have never drawn a whimsical animal and I think the cat turned out sweet.

Thanks for visiting!

Another Christmas Whimsy

Hi again!
I do not know why but I LOVE whimsical characters and am immersing myself in learning how to draw them.
Here is the second of my Christmas whimsy pictures.  This one is definitely going to be my Christmas card.

I have to get some better water color crayons as I have nothing which is dark enough blue for night sky.  I also want some more colors.  I will have to order neo colors.

I really like the face on this girl.  I hope you do as well.

Thanks for visiting!

Christmas Angel

I am taking a whimsy class and this is what I did:

I am so enjoying Tamara Laporte's classes.  The end result of this course is to create Christmas cards.  I am going to use a scrapbooking program to see what I think about this as a card.
I will let you know.
Thanks for visiting!

Whimsical Girl

Hello!  It has been a while but I have not been dormant.  I have been learning - or trying to learn - how to draw faces. Here is my first whimsical young lady and I really like her.

I asked some very talented ladies (at Pamela Joy) for input and, as a result, this is the sketch I will paint.  She originally had a Rudolph nose so I softened it and she is so improved.  Thanks Laura and Eva for all your advice.

I will show you my girl again once I paint it.

Thanks for visiting!