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.

Floating Island - Watercolor Pencils

 

Watercolor pencils are great, they're so convenient and I like that they leave a texture.

Update:

And here's two more in black and white and sepia.  Just trying things out and experimenting :)

Boy Chillin on a Floating Island

 

I just finished coloring this one, and I'm happy with it.  The child is based on this stock image

Artwork 2020, Year In Review

 

 

 

 

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

November Update

Normally I do Inktober which is a drawing challenge in October and NaNoWriMo which is a writing challenge in November.  But this year I’m switching things up.  I already did a writing challenge last month so I’m doing my drawing challenge this November.

This month my goal is to do 15 fantasy sketches to illustrate some of the short stories I worked on last time.  I will try and share at least a couple with you along with a story or two.  Unfinished short stories and unfinished artwork are two things I’m very shy about sharing, but I think I better because when you see the stories along with the illustrations that go with them that will give you all a better glimpse of the kind of fantasy world I’m trying to create and the kind of stories I want to tell.

Witch Painting

Ink and watercolors, with some metallic watercolors which doesn't really show up, but they were super fun to use.  :)

Angelic Bookends

Another addition to my magical bookshelves series.  I don't know why, but I think it would be really fun to do a series of stories about little statues that come to life and wander about on the bookshelves. :)

2018?

So apparently I did a ton of art last year.  This year I'm going to create more and better artwork.  But what does that even mean?

 Well here are the salient points:

1. My Celtic Knotwork Coloring Book has been doing really well, (thanks for buying it!), so of course I'm going to keep on coming out with coloring books.  So expect to see more coloring book pages in Celtic knotwork, acanthus ornament, and other elegant decorative styles.

2. I've been saying for years that I want to write and illustrate stories in my own medieval fantasy universe.  The stories I'm currently working on are about children who make friends with some goblin children and have lots of fun adventures even though the grown ups all want to kill each other.  So I'm sorry its taking so long, but I really think I'll be able to finish a short story or two to share with you this year.  I will upload them for your reading pleasure on this blog, and deviantart.

3. Miscellaneous artwork.  As always I will put up pictures of paintings and drawings I'm working on.  These are not always connected to a particular project but they help me grow as an artist, and hopefully you enjoy them.


4. You have a happy new year!  I'm glad that we finally finished the old year.

<3

:)

I've been sketching more lately!

Of course this particular sketch is from a month or so ago but I've been sketching more lately.  Mostly concept art for stories and stuff, although I have been doing some practicing from images or real life.  At some point maybe I'll upload more of it to share with you.

I'm A NaNoWriMo Winner Again This Year!

So I did NaNoWriMo, again this year!  This is my second year doing it.  If you don't know what NaNoWriMo is, its National Novel Writing Month where writers from all over the world commit to trying to the write the rough draft of a novel, (the goal is 50,000 words,) in the month of November.

If you want to understand it your best chance is to go to NaNoWriMo.org, which is their website.

At any rate I finished today, a day early with 50,049 words and meanderous mountain of story that I will be trying to edit and cursing for its madness for years to come.

I know I will have a hard time editing it because I still haven't figured out last years NaNoWriMo novel!

But some day I will get one of these monstrosities edited to my satisfaction and published, (probably self published) you wait and see.  And then it will be glorious.  In the meantime thank you for visiting my blog!  ^-^

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