acrylic on canvas, 6" X 9" Another new girl! I really love the sassy redheaded Claire. She has the sweetest freckles and never leaves home without her camera. For Claire, the best life is one which is documented, recorded and shared. She'd fit right in here in blogland!
acrylic on canvas, 6" X 9" I painted this little miss the other night and have to admit, I'm quite smitten with her. My original sketch was just a girl in hooded jacket, more along the lines of the traditional Red (or someone who shops at Anthropologie *swoon*). As the painting developed, the gal had… Continue reading Little Red Riding Hoodie
My dad's birthday is coming up at the end of the month and since he's been so wonderfully supportive of my art, I wanted to make a painting for him of something that inspires *him* as much as art inspires me. For him, that's the Dominican Republic. For the last few years he's been traveling… Continue reading Don’t Look Dad!
I spent a few hours painting last night and for the first time in a while, was really happy with my end result. I always enjoy the process of painting, but it's soooo nice to have something turn out the way you imagined it in your head. For this little winter girl, I used Emily… Continue reading Painting Practice
Things are looking up since my last post! The work stuff is slowly getting resolved as I migrate to a new server that promises to be better and much cheaper than the old one. I had a kick ass painting session last night and ended up with something I really like. And best news of… Continue reading Fur Baby Love
I've been feeling rather stuck this week, frustrated and exhausted in just about every area of my life. Not surprisingly, this came out in my art too. I did a bunch of new sketches of girls that I really love and excitedly set out to paint them. My eyes are looking good, the shading is… Continue reading Scrunchy Frustrated Girl
Squeeeee! I got the most delightful package in the mail the other day & snapped a pic to share with you. I've been following Emily Martin of The Black Apple for about a year now. She's primarily a painter, but she also makes dolls, ghosties and other crafty things when the mood strikes her. She's… Continue reading Artists I Love: Emily Martin
I drew this little flying girl last night using the new watercolor pencils (not crayons) and am thrilled with the way she turned out. It's so much easier to get in and work on the details with the pencils. I'm wishing I had a few more colors though, like a brighter pink, a nice copper… Continue reading Brown Eyed Girl
Three cheers for colour! I'm so excited to be bringing my girls to life, first with the shading and now moving on to shading with color, but I'm finding it a little more difficult than I was expecting. I started off using some "Caran D'Ache neocolor II Aquarelle" watercolor crayons that I've had kicking around… Continue reading COLOUR!
I've been adding blog posts over at Ning instead of posting here, but since the majority of what I'm working on right now has to do with the Suzi Blu workshop, I better start posting or it'll be a good long while before we get a proper Cagey Bee update! My girl sketches have grown… Continue reading Shading