Yesterday, I met with my illustrators group for an artist's play date. We brought various materials and began being creative. It was so much fun to just play with materials. I decided to use a piece of cardboard and collaged various torn pieces of paper. For the girl, I used white gouache to create her silhouette and then used watercolor pencils on top. I love the textures the paper created. I have always been attracted to the edges of torn paper. Something about it draws me to it.
Today was busy with various chores, but I had another experience with the squirrel in my parent's back yard. Her name is Striker and I went to feed her nuts. I had set some on the tree and I held one in my hand for her to take. But she came at it from a weird angle and knocked the nut out of my hand, so she kept taking the nuts I had set on the tree. She would pretend to come get the nut from my hand, and then she would end up grabbing one on the tree. I stood there in awe of how close she stayed near me. She was the inspiration for today's drawing.
I even had time to do a quick watercolor version of one of my daily drawings.
I love the girl! And the methods/materials you used are so creative!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I was inspired by the husband and wife children's book illustrator team Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. They create these beautiful illustrations using fabrics, papers, and various materials. I think I might play with it a little more.
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