Teatime in the Forest, March 2014 |
Way back when I wrote The List, I included a goal about painting...
055. Create 52 Paintings in 1 YearTen, fifteen years ago, I painted fairly often (acrylics being my medium of choice) and whilst I was never going to become the next Warhol or Waterhouse, I got enjoyment out of using my imagination, creating the vision on paper, and carefully mixing the perfect shade for skintone, the sky, etc.
So I decided to create this goal, in the hope it would get me back into the habit of painting. As I wrote on The List, knowing what I am like when it comes to creative pursuits, that could well be ten in a week, then nothing for six months! This still holds true, as I painted nothing in May and very little in April. Now I'm getting in my stride, and with a project to share with you soon, I thought it's high time I actually, you know, shared what I've done so far.
Today's theme is fanart: All three paintings seen here are artistic representations of the objects of my fandoms. In this case, Japanese music!
Teatime in the Forest (above): Inspired by a darling little acorn teaset I saw online. Depicts Full (Shilfee and Tulipcorobockles, ex-Guniw Tools) and Ryutaro (Plastic Tree) as Little Forest People, taking tea. I read somewhere that they are real-life buddies so it seemed the obvious choice for a tea party.
Medium: Watercolour and fineliner on plain paper.
Size: 19.5x16.5cm
The Colour of Music, March 2014 |
The Colour of Music: This one happened whilst chatting online to a friend, so she is entirely to blame :) My thoughts with this was, what if you could see music?
Once again I depicted Full (see above) in this. His music videos always have a bit of a surreal quality, so I thought it was fitting! Eating cake is utA (sukekiyo, ex-9GOATS BLACK OUT)...9goats also had some rather surreal music videos. The tea and cake is there because...tea and cake is good, isn't it?
Medium: Watercolour and fineliner on watercolour paper.
Size: 18x15cm
Smoke and Mist, April 2014 |
Smoke and Mist: Again, a fanart of Full...This time more realistic and without buddies (or tea, or cake). I rediscovered my absolute dislike of drawing hands with this one, but I'm pleased with how the smoke turned out!
Medium: Watercolour on watercolour paper.
Size: 17.7x24cm
So that's it for the time being. I hadn't posted any of this here until now because, frankly, I forgot. It is only due to a recent painting project (in which I painted many pictures) I remembered this goal!
Hopefully I shall be able to post most of the images I create in grouped themes.
I'm hoping to improve somewhat through doing this. I really need to invest in some masking fluid to use with watercolour, and learn how to use it (saying that, I really need to learn how to use watercolour...!)
These are wonderfully whimsical! The grumpy expressions of everyone in the first two pictures is amusing and, in the second one, Full reminds me a bit of Snufkin from The Moomins (that's not a bad thing, by the way :P). Also, the way the smoke is curling around him in the last one is beautiful *.* Looking forward to seeing more of your artwork soon ^.^
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