Textured paper that I water colored for page 3 of my sketchbook:
The Sketchbook Project: First Pages
I have completed the first 2 pages of my sketchbook with the exception of a little round sign on the inside cover that I intend to fill out once my book has been completed and is otherwise ready to mail. May this image bring you as much joy as it does to me:
The Sketchbook Project 2018: Pages 1 & 2
The Sketchbook Project
The Brooklyn Art Library in New York City has a program that I'm proud to say I will be a part of this year: The Sketchbook Project. As part of the project, anyone can purchase a sketchbook from the library and fill it almost any way they desire. The participant then mails the sketchbook back to the library, and the sketchbook becomes part of their permanent collection, travels across the country to art exhibits, and will be catalogued and rotated for viewing at the Brooklyn Art Library as long as it stands.
I have filled my book with patterns and textures. Now for the fun part...
Cut-Up Sketchbook Progress
Pages 25-26 of my Cut-Up Sketchbook:
May 10th:
My mom's Mother's Day present: a watercolor painting of a little tree frog.
Daily Art: April
Daily Art: Outlines
April 29th:
I outlined all of my foliage from yesterday to define it and pull it out from the background a bit. I also added a wash of watercolor to the foreground.
Daily Art: Foliage
April 28th:
I added another mushroom and a bunch of leaves, as well as a wash of background color, to my sketchbook page.
Daily Art: Card #11
April 18th:
I kind of love how the watercolors worked out on this card.
Daily Art: Card #5
April 9th:
Ink and watercolor again.
Daily Art: Card #4
April 8th:
This card was washed with watercolor, then accented with ink.
Daily Art: March
Daily Art: Clouds
March 1st:
More work on pages 25-26 of my Cut-Up Sketchbook.
Daily Art: February
Daily Art: Cut-Outs
February 21st:
This is the sketch on page 28 of my Cut-Up Sketchbook. On February 21st I just did a bit of x-acto knife work on the page cutting out the portholes that had no yellow in them. The portholes with the yellow were already cut out back when I cut out the portholes on page 27.
Daily Art: Page 24 Complete
February 17th:
I decided that I wanted to pattern all of the mountains after all, but I tried not to make it too busy. Page 24 is unofficially done.
Daily Art: Patterns
February 15th:
I decided to add a bit more interest to this scene by means of patterns on the mountainsides. It was a bit too tedious to do more than one pattern at a time, but I'm thrilled with the outcome.
Daily Art: Volcanos
February 7th:
Those steaming vents that I started drawing on page 24: volcanos!
Daily Art: Firebirds Done
February 3rd:
Now this illustration is done. I finished refining the clouds and the sky colors.
Daily Art: January
"Calendar" image of Daily Art created in January.
(Note: This image was actually created in February, but since I'm posting late I'm putting it here at the end of the month where it should go anyway.)