An Imperfect Dragon
A week ago I posted about my dragon painting adventures and today, having declared this particular iteration of the dragon complete, I wanted to share some more thoughts about process, perfectionism and purpose. This dragon makes me both happy and unhappy. It depends upon which part of my brain is in charge at the moment I view it. The Perfectionist part of my brain, home to my inner critic, is NOT happy. I made some errors in scaling up from the original drawing and, as is
wings and scaly things
So I mentioned I've started painting the first of my dragon series, and I thought I'd give you a little peek: All art is a process and for me painting is always about staying open and curious and not being too attached to what I think is going to happen . . . At the moment I'm only getting studio time in very short bursts. While I find that frustrating in some ways, I'm noticing the benefit of walking away from it and coming back to see it with fresh eyes. Some things that lo
Once upon a time . . .
Old stories, stories of myth and legend, stories of magic, of time before time . . . these have always been some of my favorite reading. They are great fun to illustrate as well! I've started working on a series of dragons named for gemstones. Three of them came to life as drawings during my 100images/100days challenge and now I am working on translating them into paintings. (watch this space for updates) Here are the original 3: Ruby, Amethyst, Emerald #dragons #myth #leg
