Well, I have no artwork to share because the past 5 or 6 creations haven't met up to my standards. Except for my entry into the employee art contest that I didnt' want to enter. It's another version of my late muse, Renard using Inktense over water soluble graphite on 6 x 9 watercolor paper. But as to the rest, well they all went into the trash. I even deleted the videos and the photos. But I'm still creating if only in my mind. I have my next project in mind. It didn't work the last time but hey, I just keep working.
I am using graphite both standard and water soluble. And Derwent Inktense; pencils and blocks and XL blocks. One of my projects was with the XL blocks and while they work beautifully as paints they didn't deliver for me as blocks in the same way the smaller blocks did. It was as if they had a coating; or maybe I just wasn't handling them correctly. I don't know. I only know it didn't work. I might redo that project; I will redo that project; just not next.
I have tried creating my own interpretation of the Moon Tarot twice and the Magician once and they were just blah. Such is art. I've been throwing away projects for years and I will probably continue to do so. But that's okay because it's in the failures that I find success. This is where I learn what works and what doesn't work. For instance, I am sticking to hot press watercolor blocks for these paintings. I prefer working on a smooth surface. I don't want to mess with taping down the paper. This paper choice will save me a lot of frustration. I just bought a pad of hotpress watercolor paper in pad form but I'll use it with graphite.
That's it. I spent a big part if the day buying birthday gifts for my older sister. She'll be 85. Then, having a great need for red meat and to be waited on I had a cheese burger at Perkins. Then I came home and took a great nap. That was my day. Oh and I thought alot about my next project.
Okay, here's a peek at my Renard:
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