What's in My Sketchbook?

The ghost from the sea is calling ...

This one has blue spots all over and he comes bearing gift from the sparkling sea.

The bubbles carry the dreams of the sea spirits ...

 

(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!

P.S.  Due to weekend project schedule, I could only visit & comment fellow PPFers on the following Monday.  So if you don't see my comments over the weekend, don't think I forget about you lovelies! ;)

What's in My Sketchbook?

Starfish has a very special meaning to me.  Not only I enjoy drawing and painting them, starfish was the very first thing that I painted when I began this creative visual journey last year.

"Rose Thief" read post here

"Hostage" read post here

"The Hoarder" read post here

"Camouflage" read post here

I have always wondered why I picked them for my first painting.

Was it their lovely form which attracts my eyes?  Or the fact that they come in so many different colors and shapes to work with?

But I think what fascinates me most is that Starfish is a “living animal”.  As much as I have known this as fact since very young, it is something which I need to remind me every time I see a starfish.  I have always associated starfish with sea anemones or sea sponges.  They all look like underwater plant but each one of them is alive!

While writing this, I’m also thinking I should visit our Melbourne Aquarium to see some live starfishes.  Believe it or not, the last time I saw one was years and years ago! 

Anyway, without further ado, let me bring you the lively Blue Starfish (top of page), Cushion Starfish (middle of page) and Goosefoot Starfish (bottom of the page).

Other than the wonderment of the “living” sea stars, I also made use of the opportunity to try out new color palette.  Not sure if they work together.  What do you think?

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!

P.S.  Thank you so much for everyone's wonderful comments on my "photography".  Your loving words made my back and shoulder pain bearable!  Hahaha!

What's in My Sketchbook?

Constant grey and rainy days ...

An old sport injury came back which turned itself into back and shoulder pain ...

All these are dulling my mind ... so excuse me if I'm don't want to talk too much.

Here is the sketch page for this week.

Lone Poppy with the Lone Antler

Remembering of Our Guardians

What's in My Sketchbook?

Alas, mushroom!  Not only it is one of my favourite food, I love to draw them as well!

  
What is it about mushroom that I love?  Let me think …

-          the cute umbrella shape

-          the wide variety of colors (from earth tone to purplish blue!)

-          its long standing association to magic, forest, woods in folklore and fairy tales

-          easy to draw (I mean you don’t have to possess super drawing skill to draw a beautiful mushroom.)

Aside from the sketch above, here is a mushroom painting which I did last year.  It's called "We're All In This Together", ink on paper.

And some mushrooms which I collected along the way.

The white ceramic mushroom has significant meaning to me as it was a gift from fellow blogger Cameron at Paint Myself Pretty.  (See the related blog post here.) It has been sitting on my work table since the day it arrived.  And this little beauty always reminds me of the friendship I got from blogging.

There, you see why I love these little fellas!

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!