Portraits of Two Fine Gentlemen

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..days 136 and 137 of 365 Days of Art

Yesterday I posted some portraits of older men that I found photos of on the internet. Two of my followers, Ivor and Derrick, made some nice comments about my work so I decided to try and draw them. I hope they won’t be offended at my attempts.

I found a photo on Ivor’s site Ivor.Plumber/Poet which I attempted to draw. The glasses were a bit tricky because there was a glare on them and I drew them slightly off kilter.

Derrick’s photo came from his profile picture. Sorry Jackie I left you out of the drawing. Check out the countryside where Derrick lives.

Old Men – Part One

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….days 129 to 135 of 365 Days of Art

I love the lines and facial hair in old men. They’re so much fun to draw. Last week Carla Sonheim asked us to draw numerous portraits of people. We could choose any subjects that we wanted so I searched the internet for photos of interesting older men.

We were to select a variety of papers to draw on and use black markers and liquid ink. I tried making my drawings using the blind contour method but I found myself looking more and more at my drawing.

Once we created a variety of portraits we had to place them on a larger piece of paper and decide how to arrange them and which ones to use. The first shot has all seven portraits and the next one has one less. Which one do you prefer?

Not sure what part two involves. I may make my final decision when I find out where this project is going.

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge – July 22, 2018

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for hosting the Odd Ball Photo Challenge

I love this challenge. We all have photos that have odd objects or very common objects that are odd to photograph. Join the fun!

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Week 2

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge

This week our topics are: truck, mural, octopus, whale, orange, black, water, ocean, vivid, vintage, blue

Orange Sky Over Water

Vivid Blue Slide With an Orange Hat

Vintage Cart

Black Sky

Vintage Bas Relief Mural

Birds, Birds, Birds…..

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….days 125 to 128 of 365 Days of Art

Carla Sonheim prompted us to use four different colours of markers and/or pencil crayons to create new colours by layering the colours. Then we were to take those colours and create a series of made up birds.

I did this assignment in the evenings at the cottage when my light was not the best. It’s interesting how varied the colours are in different light. The colours I used are at the top of each page. You can see the original colour in the little square in the upper right hand corner.

From a Doodle to Flowers, a Bird and a Bee

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….day 124 for 365 Days of Art

Using watercolour I added colour to a doodle that I had made last week. This time I looked for shapes and found a bird and a whimsical bee. With other shapes I created some abstract flowers. Here is the doodle before paint.

Here is the finished piece with watercolour and some extra Micron pen detail.

From That to This

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..day 123 of 365 Days of Art

I took another doodle and added colour but this time I used watercolour and I made random circles and ovals all over the page. When it dried I added line detail with my Micron pen and I created a page of abstract flowers.

I made the doodle last week and I thought I had taken a photo of it before I started painting it at the cottage but apparently I hadn’t. I think you get the idea.

Second Doodle Completed

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….day 122 of 365 Days of Art

I was away for four days at the cottage. Even though much of my time was spent cleaning the cottage and clearing the leaves around the cottage I did manage to do some art. Here is my second doodle art piece complete with line detail.

Final Stage for One Doodle

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….day 121 of 365 Days of Art

After the paint dried I started adding black and white detail with my black Micron pens and white Signo pen. This part is so therapeutic and I let my inner child come forward.

Francis Beaumont

Doodle Art – Stage Two

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..day 120 of 365 Days of Art challenge

I was up till the wee hours of the morning painting these two pieces with acrylic paint. I couldn’t stop until I was done. The only reason I didn’t proceed to stage three was because the paint needed to dry. Just as well; I had to get up early today to go to my volunteer job to bake about 100 loaves of bread.