Old School, part 2
May 13th, 2010 by karynlewis
…in which I kill my poor drawing…
Well…
I definitely am rusty with traditional media. I started the whole thing off in watercolor, overworked it, blotted it all up and then realized that the paper was too thrashed and I’d have to use colored pencils, and ink, which I prefer anyway…
The end result looks slightly better in person (the scanner picked up all my pencil lines and went overboard on the texture), and the colors are nicer. Even though I’m not pleased with the outcome, I’m happy with the experiment. I guess I’ll have to do a few more before I feel I’m back up to my personal perfectionist standards.
k.
Posted in New Work
May 13th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Don’t you just HATE scanning traditional work? Drives me batty. Maybe, if I’m REAAAAALLY lucky, the next thing the gremlins will eat in our house is the digital camera, so I can con the hubs into buying a half-way decent one.
I love robins. We have them and goldfinches that swarm our yard in spring. With the odd red-wing blackbird thrown in for trouble. I think this turned out lovely! I think the mixed-media was probably the way to go, anyway, because it really looks great in person.
Just have fun! And try not to be too hard on yourself, re. the fair. Are you gonna feature your jewelry too?
May 13th, 2010 at 9:23 am
I was just saying the other day, I need a wealthy art patron who would update all my art computer needs — including a good scanner. Ooh, and a printer, like, giclee or something hard core good so I can print my own stuff.
Yeah, if I can get enough done that’s halfway decent in the next couple weeks, I’ll try to get a booth and sell these little pieces and the jewelry too.
May 14th, 2010 at 12:00 am
I like it. It looks fine to me. It’s difficult NOT to be overly critical of your own work.