Homesick

I loved drawing this. A lot of heart went into it. I drew it for a friend of mine who is out of state in college. This is one of my most detailed horse portraits so far. I might be putting a print of it in an auction this month, so wish me luck there. I'm finding that I really love to draw horses. So much emotion shows in their expressions!

Ella's Umbrellas Pt. 1

My adventures in watercolors. ^_^ I was so scared when I started this one. See, despite the name of the blog, I am NOT a painter. But I was brave, and I got through it. This is the first of what will be four portraits; each of the same girl at different stages in life. The reference photos are not all of the same girl, obviously, but I've been changing each one just a little bit to make them look similar. To be continued....

Romance

Now we're digging in my archives again.... I drew this in 2008, I think. I'd seen this photo on a magazine cover (Don't remember which one) so I went home and tried to draw it freehand. I don't usually work without a reference photo, but this one turned out pretty good despite it. This is a miniature (Only about 4 x 4"). I loved the way he was looking at her.....I named the portrait Romance.

Whoops, sorry peeps. Life's been kinda hectic for a couple days. Back to work lol. This is one of my most recent self-portraits. It's drawn from a photo taken when I was 5 years old. Wasn't I cute? That long blond hair was so much fun to draw! Hair is one of my favorite things to draw. I wanted to capture the sort of whimsical attitude that went along with this photo.

I used to draw horses all the time. And a couple years ago I guess I just stopped for some reason. So when I started this last summer, I was a little nervous. I wasn't really sure if I'd be able to remember how to draw horses. Lol it was a stupid thing to worry about, because you never "forget" how to draw things. I had a beautiful reference photo to draw from, even though it was a little small. I could have done better on a lot of the detail work, but I don't thin I'd change any of it if I could. And there will definitely be more horses in the future...

PETE WENTZ. Ok, yes, like every other teenage girl, I think Pete is cute. Despite the sloppy eyeliner job. I drew this in '08, when a friend of mine asked me to. She loved the drawing, but she decided to let me keep it. At the time, this was one of the most realistic portraits I'd ever done. It's still one of my favorites. The tattoo kept me frustrated for a LONG time. It was really hard to draw it without making it look like a necklace. But all in all, I really love this drawing.

I did it!! I posted a slideshow. I'm so proud of myself. It only took me an hour and a half to figure it out lol. this is my drawing EmmaLee as a work in progress. Enjoy1