A new mugshot

 A new mugshot monday art prompt took my fancy on instagram.

Such a fun, colourful composition. I simplified the background to remove the trees in the windows. I really like the use of the tablecloth. I think my flower stems are a little too short. But, practise is key!

I'm learning about this composition thing....

You can follow along on instagram too! You can find a video of my time lapse drawing on Tik Tok and Insta - username @bizarrequilter

The Botanica Collective

 I've found a new source of inspiration for my drawings! It's @thebotanica_collective on instagram.

This is page 14 of 30 in my personal visual diary challenge.

I'd like to fill this book before I start painting classes in the new year.

You can see a time lapse video of this on my instgram and Tik Tok - username @bizarrequilter

Sometimes we see the progress of our efforts, and sometimes we don't. That's ok, we will all know when we see the difference. It takes time.

Air dry foam clay

 

Have you ever seen an air dry clay that is super light like a foam?

This is it! So these will be painted after they're completely air dry.

I'm making these flowers for a head dress, the lightness of these will help!

The spotty mug

 I've pawed my way through the artist prompts on instagram under the hashtag #mugshotmondayart and found this cutie from week 4.

I loved playing with this colour story.

Today, I was interested to look at shadows and direction of line markings.

I've made a time lapse video. You can see it on instagram and Tik Tok - username @bizarrequilter

The strawberry mug

 

Eek! This strawberry looks so cute!

This is the art image prompt from week 19 of the #mugloversart challenge. 

I've made mine using chalk pastel, because this is what I have, but it's also how I'd paint it.

Personally, I love the tiled background. I would love to use this as a backdrop in future still life drawings and paintings.

You can see more details on how to join this challenge on instagram - username @bizarrequilter

MugShot

 Here's my chalk pastel inspired by one of this week's instagram Mug Shot Monday Art reference images.

The composition is created by @debbierosemiller, featuring a delightfully whacky mug by @lilylundceranics.

To join the instagram challenge, you find the hashtag #mugshotmondayart. You can go find all images they've shared for public use.

You can find out more about this on my instagram - username @bizarrequilter

The Street Behind

 I think this is about page 10 of 40 in my personal visual diary challenge, where I skill build my way through 40 pages of A3 black paper with chalk pastel.

It's obvious that black background isn't always the best choice. My drawing looks more stormy than sunny.

I practised composition - lining up with the rule of thirds, perspective - road getting narrower in the distance, and layers in the landscape.

I used a setting spray after drawing, and it makes the pastel a bit more translucent. Eep!

Edit: I've since found out that i can layer over the top again after spraying to make the colour more opaque.

I've created a time lapse video: it's on my Tik Tok and instagram both with user name: @bizarrequilter