What's in My Sketchbook?

Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone’s well wishes for my recovery.  Your lovely words had warmed my heart greatly.

Secondly, I appreciate all your encouragement, advice and tips on acrylic blending.  They were all helpful.  It also led me to a new insight of my approach to acrylic and existing watercolour work.  (More about it later …)

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For this week, another seascape for you …

(You can see that the sea is still working its charm on me!)

What do we have this time?

A sea sponge, kelp like underwater plant … Ahh, and it looks like there’s a sea creature joining us as well!  Anyone has any idea what it is?  Love to hear of your thoughts. ;)

(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?

Am I back to the creative land?  Kind of …

Health issue remains an ongoing struggle.  While tackling the body aches & pain on a daily basis, I’ve been slowly going back to drawing and sketching.  And during the break, I’ve been learning and practicing acrylic blending techniques (without success!!!)  ARrrrrGggggHhhhh …

So for now, acrylic is NOT my friend!  I have no clue how to “befriend” it.  But then, I’m not giving it up yet.  I keep thinking if other people could do it, there is no reason why I can’t.  I might not be the most intelligent person but definitely not stupid.

Alright enough of the rant … here is another sketch book page for your review.

I’m still totally engulfed by the sea and its creature!

This time the mighty sea sent in the shells and a sea sponge.

And when I finished the sketch, I realized that I’ve never seen sea sponge painting before.  Did you know of anyone who paints sea sponges and / or put them together with shells?  If yes, I would appreciate if you could drop me a line or pass me a link to check out.  Nothing serious, I’m just being curious.

(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!)

Also I have joined Jane Davenport’s online course, Supplies Me, to gain more knowledge of drawing & painting girls.  Check out the detail here!

Cheers and have a fantastic weekend!

Taking A Break ...

As much as I dislike to do this ... I'm taking a break from blogging.

I have mentioned before that an old sport injury flared up which turned itself into neck and shoulder pain.  Well, it is now turning into something far more complicated and serious.  

With constant pain and ache over half of my body, plus waiting for further diagnosis and more successful treatment, I'm just not in the right head space to be creative.

So I'll be missing in creative action for a while, hopefully not too long ...

Til then, take care my dear fellow creatives and bloggers.  See you all soon. :)

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!