Last Night's Drawing

Remember last night when I was struggling to find some creative inspiration? This is what I came up with. Have no idea where this came from. My advice to artists, is you should set aside some time each day to draw from life or imagination. Even if you are on a tight schedule, 5 minutes is better than nothing. You never know what will happen. Even if it looks terrible it's so worth it.

Deck of Cards

Currently I'm building a set of face cards. It's rather tedious and time consuming. You've already seen the final work of my King and Queen of hearts, along with the other drawings. I've completed the sets of hearts and diamonds so far, without the ace. Those will come last, because they'll be easy. As far as publishing these, I have no idea how I'll do it. I'm thinking about building some prototypes which will require printing them myself on my little Epson Photo R280 printer. And the price of ink is insane, or finding ways to outsource, which will be more complicated. Only time will tell....

-Amber. 

Queen of Diamonds & Jack of Hearts drawings

I've decided to continue with my Face Cards designs.  I've finished compositional drawings for the Queen of Diamonds, and Jack of Hearts before they move on to final painting. I've decided to hold off on painting them, until I complete drawings for the remaining suits.

Drawing of the day: King and Queen of Diamonds

Now I'm on to developing the suit of diamonds for my face card designs. These drawings are possible ideas for the king and queen of diamonds. 

Jack of Hearts - drawing

I'm getting back to work on my prototypes. This is my drawing of the Jack of Hearts. Right now I'm working on the layouts for each card for this suit. Haven't come up with a composition for the back side of the deck yet. 

Today's Drawing

Okay, to be honest I drew this last Wednesday, but I scanned it today, so technically it's Today's Drawing. And I really HATE it when the scanner can't fit all the fins, but oh well. 

Decorative Painting: Peacock Feather

So. I was looking at my bare walls in my living room and thinking they need something. I'm an artist, and heaven forbid that I should have a boring looking house. That's where I came up with an idea. You know anytime you check into a hotel room, or fancy resort and you see all those "paintings" hanging on the wall? For the most part, they're just junk paintings or prints with cheap framing. And a lot of times they are images that represent the city you visit.  However there are those rare moments when I see "Hotel Art" that is actually decent, and looks as though the person in charge of purchasing decor for the room went the extra mile and bought actual fine art, rather than some "kitschy" piece of junk.  I never thought I would ever go this direction as an artist, but when the direction of the illustration market looks a little dim, it's always a good idea to market yourself as an artist, rather than narrow your market down to illustration. So, I've decided to try this decorative painting route. No, I don't intend on selling to Hotel rooms, but rather create paintings that can decorate the home. This painting is my first attempt. Basically I want to start with painting simple objects and make them look interesting. I love peacock feathers, in case you haven't noticed. They are one of the most beautiful natural things ever.  I'd like to start an Etsy account soon, where I can sell these decorative paintings, a long with prints of my personal work.