What's in My Sketchbook?

ThANk YoU

First off I'd like to thank all of you who have been leaving such fantastic comments to all my sketchbook pages.  Your comments help to fuel my belief in my creativity, my painting / drawing skill and my aesthetics.  YOU have made this possible for me to continue! Thank you!  :)

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After the Pink Jelly Bean sketchbook page, another succulent plant urged me to do the same for him.  Here is my Black Prince (Echeveria Black Prince).

Other than the sketchbook page, I also want to show you that I have overcome my reputation as The Plant Killer (see my earlier post here for explanation).  You know why?  Because at long last, not only I didn't kill any of the succulents, they (or at least one of it) actually grow.

Black Prince bought on May 2011

Black Prince as on Jun 2011

Black Prince as on Jun 2011

The sketch is also for Paint Party Friday (hosted by Eva and Kristin).  All are welcomed!  Do join in to share and support each other!

Cheers and have a wonderful weekend!

What's in My Sketchbook?

I’m happy to say that I managed to break away from the bones and feathers to work on some plant sketch.

Remember this photo I posted a while ago about my succulent plants ...

Since the upload of the pix, I’ve been nagging myself to sketch them.  But as mentioned on last post, I kept working on the bones and feathers.   So for this week, I mustered great effort to direct my creative attention to the Pink Jelly Bean.  And to make sure I didn’t fall into habit, I further my effort in presentation (no frames!) and color palette (purple & red).

Though I’m not 100% satisfied with the outcome, I’m quite happy with the fact that I’m trying something different.

The sketch is also for Paint Party Friday (hosted by Eva and Kristin).  All are welcomed!  Do join in to share and support each other!

Cheers and have a fantastic weekend!

What's in My Sketchbook?

Since I began my drawing and painting venture, I have written a list of things which I like to draw and paint.  I was hoping to work through it item by item.

But lately whenever I sat down to sketch, I kept going back to the bones and feather.  It is exactly what happens to this week's sketchbook page.  More bones and feathers ...

Is it the shapes / textures / cultural meaning etc of the bones and feathers which compels me to draw and paint them?  All these answers sit both right and wrong with me.  I know this for sure - the images of bones and feathers touches something deep yet alien inside of me.

I call this my Alchemy of Bones and Feathers.  I also have a feeling that I'm in the process of developing my painting "language", or using another bigger, bolder and deeper word - Iconography ... if you know what I mean.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this week's sketchbook page! ;)

The sketch is also for Paint Party Friday (hosted by Eva and Kristin).  All are welcomed!  Do join in to share and support each others!

Cheers and have a fantastic weekend!

What's in My Sketchbook?

Got some pleasant meetings last week ...

Some long lost friends have decided to reconnect ... been out about having wonderful lunches and dinners ...

So apologize to have missed out last week's sketchbook post ... (also been waiting for some sunny days to take photos, we're having long stretch of cold rainy days for winter.)

Here is another lion skull (front view) with a bluish purple rose.

And as soon as I finished the sketch, the following came to me.

"She has been gazing out from the cave for eons.  She has become the echo of time and space."

I think there's a winter tale coming up! ;)

The sketch is also for Paint Party Friday (hosted by Eva and Kristin).  All are welcomed!  Do join in to share and support each other.

Cheers and have a wonderful weekend!