Things I Like About Crumbling Overgrown Ruins - Color Version

 

 

 

Things I like about crumbling overgrown ruins! :)

I will update this post every time I finish another page.

The black and white version is here.

Things I Like About Crumbling Overgrown Ruins - Black and White Version

Things I like about crumbling overgrown ruins!  :)

I will update this post every time I finish another page.

The color version is here.

 Here is a drawing I did of St. Junipero Serra! Its based on an image from Wikipedia as shown here:

 

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I wanted to draw it for several reasons, firstly because it was one of the statues torn down by the black lives matter movement last year sometime and I like the idea of trying at least in some small way to replace and even build on what was lost. 

And second it gave me an opportunity to practice my crosshatching which is great because a lot of the stories that continue to inspire me, like the Narnia books and Alice in Wonderland incorporate a lot of hatching and crosshatching in their illustrations.

And thirdly I really like the idea of drawing Catholic saints and religious art in general because I’m a Catholic and because there’s so much in it that’s beautiful.

So yeah, that’s three birds with one stone!  I always like having multiple reasons for working on the same artwork especially since I usually end up spending a lot of time on whatever it is I’m working on.

Artwork 2020, Year In Review

 

 

 

 

I made a slideshow of all the artwork I did in 2020 in chronological order. :)

Mermaid on an Underwater Floating Island

Mermaid on an Underwater Floating Island

I think it came out pretty well.

Another Old Painting

Unfinished Goat Painting

Unfinished Rainbow Painting

Windmill Painting

 

 

 The four paintings on top are from years ago when I took a painting class or two with my beloved Grandma.  The one below I just finished today, I think it has a nice medieval fantasy look to it.

Cave Painting