WaterColor Castle

This painting was almost one put under the sink... I couldnt get the right angle for the rocks upfront, to make it look like it was leading you into the water. I also fought with the shading on the buildings for a bit until getting it to how it is now. I kept wanting to draw out the flowers in detail rather than letting your imagination tell you they were little yellow flowers. In the end, I like this painting and I believe it turned out perfectly fine.

Ceramic

This ceramic was a lot of fun to create. I actually found a picture of this pot in an old book and wanted to recreate it. The picture looked like each of the "dots" were actually carved out instead of painted. The best part of this ceramic has to be the inside, as it isnt smooth but folded over. (I of course cant remember what the name of doing so is called). I used white clay, so the only paint is the black and the clear coat gloss.

Water Color Flowers

This piece was a lot of fun for me. It was the first time I tried the water color and ink together. I am trying to do more ink pictures (Im greatly inspired by Alex Pardee) and although this piece is nothing similar to his works it is a beginning. I will hopefully have some more pieces with ink and other medias combined. Im sucked in with the bright colors and bold ink over top. The way it feels when you can just let the ink flow over the paper is a lot of fun. The simple gestures of flowers makes it look kind of abstract.

Pastel and Such :)

positive/negative "iloveyou" hand sign (ink)

Abstract horse

Abstract was the hardest thing for me. I am a detail oriented artist, I want to paint and draw out every little tiny detail. Every hair and eyelash, every blade of grass, EVERYTHING. This challenged me to paint detail without showing the detail. The first few paintings would start off "okay" but then I would start to add details that would throw the whole abstract idea out the door, so I finished that one and would start another. I sat and thought, what is something that means a lot to me that I would be able to show with lines, or dots, or some kind of weird objects. Not shading and detail. I turned up some music, pulled out my brightest colors and a paint brush and just went for it. I kept the idea of a horse in my mind, but I didnt think of the details. I naturally know the shape and structure of a horse, so I just painted as fast as I could so I didnt have time to think about it.