I’m still enjoying Carla Sonheim’s Drawing Lab so for this week’s Sunday Sketches I drew a little imaginary animal on some junk mail, adding gesso and watercolor. This was done on a page from a Serena & Lily catalog. I gessoed up a few pages so I’d have a few on hand. Carla will be having some online classes in August and I’d love to take one. I’ll have to wait and see.
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so soft.. i can feel the animals personality.. and all on an envelope – what fun!
this is so cute and I love your back ground.
This is so cute…love it. I save most of my envelopes, to draw on or mix paint on. Carla does some great stuff. Will have to checkout her workshops…. have a good weekend..
This is one of my most favorite books… ever!
I love your imaginary animal (on junk mail!) – so, so cool 🙂
xo
Kristin
p.s. I took her “Silly 2” class and it was lots of fun!
Really great work..I have to check on Carla’s courses. Seems like you are enjoying it very much. Thanks for sharing!
Wow. This is so inspiring. I want to go open my book and do something. Good news to hear that there will be an online class. I will check it out.
Adorable…love the look of this! Your little characters is so whimsical and fun!
its a cute character. i love how you did the background and the colors you used! happy sunday to you
Cute and very interesting. Ooh all these classes…. so little time…
This is adorable, I must start saving my junk mail.
Looks really cool, love how all the colors blend together!
What a sweet creation….love it!
cute! I’m thinking it’s a cat.
Awww…I love your little imaginary animal and the end results. Love the colours, too. 🙂 Happy SS!
so very sweet.Thanks so much for your kind words on my painting for PPF. take care, gerri
I really love this little guy. He looks like your interpretation of the Target dog!
I am really intrigued with your gesso and watercolor on a catalog page. Was the original catalog page thick paper? I particularly love how you got his shadow underneath him. Really wonderful subtle shading.
It was a home decor catalog so the paper was better quality than some catalogs but still not very thick. About like a good magazine. I gessoed it thinly before painting and that gave it a little more thickness. The black is Scribe All pencil. I don’t think I mentioned that. Love those.
No, you didn’t mention the Scribe All pencil. I’m going to check out the book (and the pencil!). I’ve been marinating over a self-portrait book for a while (drawing faces, especially my own, gives me the heebies). I want to do some of the suggested exercises in it, and then Ms. Sonheim’s book will be next. 🙂
Let me know if you like the portrait book when you get it. I can always use more help with those.
Oh, I do like it – I already have it! It’s Mixed-Media Self-Portraits by Cate Coulacos Prato.
Thanks! I’m headed to Amazon to look it up right now. 🙂
You have gotten way further in her book than me…I love it but don’t seem free enough to do it.
cheers, dana
This is so creative! I love the colors you chose too! Very cute!!
Love your imaginary animal. I have her book and have enjoyed reading it. You’ve inspired me to actually start doing it! 🙂 Nan
So cute! He looks like he’d have a waggily tail. Or like he would make a nice squeaky toy. Lol.
Beautiful, you make me want to paint. Good job 🙂
Whimsically cute creature! ^.^
What a delightful piece of art! I love it! thanks for sharing!
Cute animal! Love the purple and yellow in the background.