Sunday, August 18, 2013

Drawings and Paintings

I guess it's been almost a month since I last posted. This was mostly because of artist's block (of course) and the fact that I was out of the country for the last week and a half. It was a cruise with my family to various tropical islands. I took many pictures and I'm sure some of them will become inspirations for future paintings/drawings.

Anyway, I did draw/paint quite a bit before my trip. I've rekindled my love for drawing. As you can see from my previous posts, I've been experimenting a lot with watercolor, and unfortunately, I've been neglecting practicing my drawing skills. So here are a few paintings, sketches and drawings that I've done so far.

Almond blossom sketch

Pumpkins for a little fall project of mine, but I might not continue it
The above paintings were done using a plastic wrap effect. After painting some washes on the paper, I arranged plastic wrap on top and let the whole thing dry. After the paint dries, out comes this awesome crinkly effect.






This one and the three previous ones are all of koi

Watercolor sketches

I found the reference photo for this one on Pinterest