Week 15 : The Apple of My Eye

I had my first craft show of the season this past Saturday at Blooming Earth Eco Fair in Kitchener.  

It got rained out, but the organizers moved us inside city hall, so it was pretty cool.  There was some pretty amazing crafts there.  I'm always so amazed with creative people and the beautiful things they create!

 

       My favourite part of the day was when this band played 

 called The Tra La Las

You can also find them on Facebook too!  You should check them out!  Super fun!

This week is dedicated to my first born.  He turned 17 on the 1st of April.  Seventeen years ago I met one of the most awesome people I know, except he was a little less awesome back then, all he did was demand stuff and go number 1 and 2 in his pants.  

He did the graffiti in the background and I did a painting of him doing so...  I think it turned out ok.  I think I want to do another one of him though, because I can't see his gorgeous baby blues in this one.

Anyway...here is is

Hope you like it!

Until next week...

Week 14 : Alienating My Only Paying Customer

Tried this drawing/painting/sketch 3 times, for a friend.  They say the 3rd times the charm, but THEY are filthy no good liars! 

This is what I called it quits with, the best attempt 

out of the 3...

Sorry friend, I really did try!

My thinking is that I don't work well under pressure.  I don't know though.  It really bums me out when I don't get it perfect.  I should be getting better by week 14...

 

ah well, whatever right?  Don't be so hard on my self, blah blah blah...

Sometimes it's hard!

 

Only 38 more weeks to go!  Posting this Wednesday for sure!  Going to be a wicked artist! hahaha

 

Until next week...

Week 13 : Ever Wonder What Over 100 Rosettes Look Like?

Yeah, me neither.

But here it is nonetheless!

I promise that next week I will have something worth viewing.

Until next week...

Week 12 : Whatever...I had a Busy, Stressful Week!

I don't have much to say this week...I am doing a drawing for a friend's father birthday.  I love the photo I'm working from, but for some reason I am seeing so much blue and it's making them look dead.  I got frustrated and I didn't start until late in the week, because I got the picture on Wednesday. 

So here's what I've got so far...

So you can see why I got frustrated and gave up...I now have to scrap off and start again.

In place of this drawing I made some pins with my sons button press.  I have to admit that it's completely addictive and TOTALLY awesome fun!  Although I have to admit that his buttons and creativity in this medium far surpasses mine!  Check out his buttons HERE

Here's what I got up to...

 Until next week...

 

Week 11 : You be the Judge

This week I did a drawing of my aunt and uncle's dog Cotton.  They recently had to put Cotton down and asked me if I could draw them a picture from a photograph they took a couple weeks before she died.

 

I willingly said yes thinking it would be kinda easy because my aunt just wanted a pencil drawing. Super easy right?  OH YA!

But this really isn't my thing.  So I had to spruce up a copy of the original drawing I did for them...

Sorry for the bad copies, I gave the drawing to my aunt on Friday and didn't photograph the original.  These are both copies I made at the copy shop on Thursday and scanned...and my scanner isn't big enough for the entire drawing, but you get the jist of it!

So let me know which one you like better!

 

 

Personally I think Cotton would've liked to have pink fur and shoot lazers out of her eyes!  She's probably in Doggy Heaven right now blastin' the ef outta squirrels with her lazer eyes!

oh ya!!

Until Wednesday...

Emil Alzamore

Amazing sculptor...takes my breath away!

Check out his website! 

http://www.emilalzamora.com/

Week 10: I want to knit you a sweater Want to write you a love letter...

I know he hates Joni Mitchell, but this and so many of her early songs remind me of him. 

He turned 33 this past Friday so this week is for him.  

 

So yeah...that's about it.

I love him!

He's my best friend.  He knows me like nobody else.

I wish I could make this painting as beautiful as he is!

Until Wednesday...