Pansies, watercolor (4×6), 2008
This is a small watercolor painting that I made last weekend. It was tough to do, especially being so small. I painted it from a photo of a planter near the entrance of my apartment complex. One good thing I like about the place I live is that it has nice landscaping and they really maintain it well. Right now I am getting a bit stressed out about my upcoming trip. The preparations have been the most stressful part because I am afraid that I’ll forget something. I hope to have a lot of amazing drawings when I get back though!
I took full advantage of the tulips while they were out. Now, most of the petals have blown away thanks to a lot of wind and rain. I am most proud of the top drawing, which is the largest (9×12) and which I drew from life. It was a little chilly outside and the wind was blowing around a lot, but I think the drawing came out really nice. Click on each image to view at full size.
Waterlilies, tombow brush pens (4×6), 2008
Happy Mother’s Day!
This is a marker sketch that I did on a blank greeting card for a friend’s baby shower. They passed it around the room and all the ladies gawked at it. I haven’t been that flattered in a long time.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the progress I’ve made this year so far. It really is extraordinary considering that I didn’t do any artwork for almost a year and I’m working 40 hours a week which I haven’t done in ages. I think the time constraints actually push me to get busy sometimes. There are only a few weeks before my big trip so I think I’ll use the time to be more productive with my artwork. I actually have a few pieces that I need to finish and I want them to be really high quality as they are gifts for some important people.
Flower Pitcher, pen and ink (10×7), 2008
For the past week I have made absolutely no artwork. I pulled a few muscles in my wrist and my leg and thought I should baby myself for awhile. I stopped working out, studying Bengali and doing artwork. I am just starting to get out of my funk and I have a lot of things to do before my big trip in a few weeks.
This is the last major thing I did a few weeks ago. It is impressive I have to say, because it is HUGE compared to what I normally do. I didn’t want to leave it half done, so I pushed myself and I was happy I did.
