"Funnel Girl"

More on the cute and creepy side.  I love everything Tim Burton and I was inspired by his work when I did this 9X6" drawing.

Her dress is a funnel - inspired by a huge one I saw on the back of a truck the other day.  Other than grey, the only colours used are pinks, orange and yellow.  Adds to the eerie nature of the piece.  
After she was finished and I looked at her, I knew I have to create a series of girls with "industrial-like" clothing.  Metal fashion plates.  As I am off this weekend, I am going to start the next one.  (Hint: her dress will be an oil can).
Please check back to see her when she is finished.

Cute and Creepies

I have been working on some "cute and creepy" characters and here are my first efforts:

These were coloured with copics and are ready for embellishments.  So stay tuned to see the finished projects in the near future.

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!

Pastels - The Next Experiment

Here is my first pastel sketch for Ady's class.  I like how she turned out but see lots of areas I must work one (for sure - the nose).

She is done in soft pastels (black and white) on packing paper.  It is very inexpensive and takes the pastels well.
let me know what you think, please.

More Creatures

My one imaginary creature became a collection of three water colours.  I am so happy with how they turned out.  I think I will get them framed to give to someone.
Thanks to Carla Sonheim for an awesome class!!

BABY BIRD

BABY HORSE

and now the collection:

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More Water Colour Fun

I am still working on my imaginary creatures and this one is a dog - of sorts.  The purpose of the exercise is to look at random markings on a page and interpret them into a creature.  I saw a dog-like creature in my water colour markings.

This guy was just plain fun to paint and I hope he gives you a smile!
Thanks again for stopping by!

Water Colour Blob Creatures

I have to tell you - I am in love with classes by Carla Sonheim.  She has the absolute best style of teaching and her classes are a joy.
I am taking an Imaginary Creatures class right now and exercise one is to paint a water colour blob critter.  
Here are the ones I did:

When I look at them, the first is a coy dog, the middle one a penguin and the third one - I just do not know.  But that is so okay with me.  In fact - I love this soft little painting for a child's room.
I cannot wait until day 2 (may even cheat later today) to see what we do next.
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