O*P*I Doodle

I just started a new job, and some days are super quiet, so during those slow times, i'm trying to doodle. This little polish was sitting on the register, so I sketched it and colored it at home.

Washbucket

This was an example in the book "Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen, Ink & Watercolor" by Claudia Nice. The book is really great...especially since I love all things rusty and crusty! ; ) I would liked to have a little bit more value range, but I didn't want to keep putting more layers and make it muddy.

Geronimo

This is for one of my groups on flickr. They post a photo to use as a reference and everybody posts their versions of it. Love it! They post some really random pics so far! LOL!

Mixed Media in one of my hand*book journals.....

St Louis Cathedral Mary

St Louis Cathedral Mary,
originally uploaded by GlitzInk.

I figured out i have enough photos of different Virgin Mary statuary to fill a couple Moleys, so here is Mary Moley #1! I love religious iconography as much as i love my pin-ups.

This Mary statue is in one of the entrance doors to the St Louis Cathedral in NOLA

I almost think the background needs a little more grunge...like the "ink." page....maybe i'll journal on each page a little about each individual piece or about symbolism used for Mary and whatnot...

ink.

ink.,
originally uploaded by GlitzInk.

this one is in the pin-up studies moley. I like the grungy background...it adds a little bit of extra interest to me. The brown charcoal pencil works well on the moley paper.

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras,
originally uploaded by GlitzInk.

24"x24" mixed media on canvas

available for purchase....
will be available at Element Salon or contact me directly....

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama,
originally uploaded by GlitzInk.

There's a group on flickr that posts a photo to use as reference for you to paint. The 1st one was a photo of Michelle Obama, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I did this pretty quickly, so I like the loosness of it. I don't know how much it really looks like her, but i still like it, either way! ; )

watercolor and ink in my hand*book journal.

Pin-Up Study #15

Pin-Up Study #15,
originally uploaded by GlitzInk.

Mixed Media in my Pin-Up Moleskine. I got a little grungier with the background on this one, and I really like how that came out! I'd like a little bit more realism in the facial features, but i rather like this loose style. These little studies are really helping me learn the human figure and helping me figure out a painting style.

Wine & Cheese

Wine & Cheese,
originally uploaded by GlitzInk.

Decided to paint my lunch today....I've seen so many cool journal pages about food that inspire me, I thought i'd try my hand at it.

Swan

Swan ,
originally uploaded by GlitzInk.

page 3....one of the lovely swans. They move around a lot, so it was bit tricky to catch this one, but i do like the looseness of the sketch! For a 1st timer to sketching "live" i learned a lot, and I am completely hooked. I will still take my photographs to use for reference for some other artwork, but I will definitely be a sketcher outdoors from now on! I probably would have sketched over by this lake a little longer, but this really hateful little goose kept running and snapping at everyone out there. He did that last time, too. He's like a crotchety hateful old man...stupid goose! I have photos of him...he will get a full spread at some point, but maybe not from life....i don't want that mean thing to bite me. LOL!

City Park, NOLA