Roses are Red..

So here is an update with some watercolors I have been working on.  Actually, I will show you the step by step of just one art piece I worked on recently.  More to come when I upload my pictures!

 

 

Pretty fun! 

Watercolor is pretty difficult.  Everything had to blend and be transparent...and its hard to keep it neat (well, hard for me!!).  I wonder what oil painting is like?? Are any of you artists or enjoy different mediums of art?  Let me know what you like!!

Well I gotta go finish my sketchbook!! 60 sketches due tomorrow...I am not close to being done!  Wish me luck!! :)

Dumb Habits

I have some dumb habits...
one in particular is dominating my life at the moment.

I have the habit of keeping myself completely busy...all the time.
I LOOK for things to do, not out of boredom (I am usually pretty excited about the not-so-important task) but out of feeling that things need to get done. 

I don't know if this is anxiety...I don't know what I would be anxious about!

This bad habit is especially annoying at night time...
I don't let myself go to bed until I do a whole bunch of nothing!!
Like for real!  I find myself up SUPER late: cleaning/organizing...writing letters...goal setting...exercising...editing pictures...staring at my ever-changing teeth...freebreezing my room...reading...facebooking...blogging...reading other blogs...pretty much anything but sleeping.

THIS ISN'T HEALTHY!!!

IT IS RIDICULOUS!!!

Tonight I am doing my watercolor assignment.......but as I wait for the layers to dry, I feel the need to upload all of my CD's onto my iTunes...why??  Haha I have no clue!!!!  (And while I am waiting for that to upload, here I am blogging!)

{ sneak peak of the work in progress: washes + layers of masking = sooo fun }

I need some kind of chill pill!!  I don't like taking naps...I feel like they are a waste of time...because, OF COURSE, I should  be using that time to do some sort of job or project or ANYTHING!

I think it would be great to be OCD about doing homework...too bad that one hasn't caught on yet...

Well.  I am going to go finish my painting...and then go STRAIGHT TO BED! 

No more lolly-gagging...
{ Why in the world do we say "lolly-gagging"??? haha }

Wish me luck!!
And if you have any suggestions for me...I would love to hear them!!!



pencil drawings

I was looking through my high school art folder and came across some drawings I had done over the years.
Just thought it would be fun to share some.

This one is my cousin Kade.  I took this this picture of him, and then converted it into a pencil drawing.  I was giving him a bath and we were having a grand time...and then while we were drying him off...I cant remember why he started crying...but I thought it was SO CUTE....so instead of picking him up and making everything all better...I had to take a picture first! ;)

I love this picture.  I was on a family vacation driving down the freeway in our RV, when I decided I would shoot for the stars and sketch a picture of Jesus Christ. That is quite an intimidating task!  But ultimately, a very cool experience.

 

...It is a weird feeling, posting my art for the world to see...
It's always been a private thing to me.
I kind of feel embarrassed...I see all the flaws that I could fix...wonder what other artists will think...
But, I feel grateful for the talents the Lord has blessed me with.
No more hiding under a bushel ;)

Watercolor 101

I just started taking a Watercolor class at UVU...

...here is a glimpse of what I do!

Hopefully, as the semester continues, I will be able to see improvement in my artwork!

distraction

lately I have been needing a distraction
from myself.

my thoughts are of the past
my body is in the present
and my dreams are of the future.

i found a way for them { my thoughts, body and dreams } to collide.

painting.

is is like an escape to the present
gently forcing me into this beautiful reality called
life.

i love it.

at first, i immediately felt embarrassment...
why?
it looked like a little boy had conjured up that mess called "art"...

but now...
now it excites me!

i love blending colors
contrasting color levels
putting in unnoticeable details...

and calling it mine.

this is my distraction from my daydreams...

art is my reality.