good with color

schmincke, W and N fruit comparison

2008-02-10T22:21:00.001-08:00

schmincke W and N fruit
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Both of these have their problems and their strengths, but most people I've asked prefer the one on the left.

After all the talk on EDM about Schmincke has made me long to try them.i finally found the 24 half pan box that I felt I could justify buying, because my Winsor and Newtons are still plentiful.

There are only 12 half pans in this set, which was one of the attractions. Now I can asssemble the other colors based on my own preferences. I would like to know what though, the 'stock" colors are, even though I have made a list to buy, probably from Pearl.

this is probably going to my brother and sister in law. They have conservative tastes, and a dining room about the gold background color..

Never would I have thought there could be such a difference between the paints. I used such a little of it, too. This will take some adjusting, but it'll be a nice adjustment.

EDM 13-draw your phone

2008-01-27T10:28:00.001-08:00

phones
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

My landline phone, which isn't as grubby as it looks here, but could use a replacement. However, it works. The cell, I hope, will last a long time, since I like it and it has a great supply of downloaded ringtones and images.
Next time I'll break down and get a camera phone..

flowers in green box

2007-10-19T20:28:00.001-07:00

flowers in green box
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Hoot (and others) thinks this looks like something from Madeline.

EDM 139 honey dripper w/handle

2007-10-19T20:16:00.001-07:00

EDM 139 honey dripper w/handle
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Don't know the "proper" name for this is
but it has a handle. A drop of honey is hanging out forever at the end.

Watercolor on 140 lb. Canson Monteval
WC paper

EDM 61 group of 2 or more

2007-10-15T23:39:00.001-07:00

EDM 61 group of 2 or more
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

There are so many things o chose from to make a grouping, but I love these pots got some reason. I was going to put them against a brick or some sunny stone wall, but they wanted contrast,

Hoot says they remind her of Winnie the Pooh. I can see it, the colors are Poohish.

Colored pencils on graphite sketch, background painted with bamboo brush and speedball ink.

peach water tower

2007-09-02T20:26:00.001-07:00

peach tower 3
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Yep, we take our peaches seriously here in South Carolina. This water tower is in a town in the upper part of S.C., between Rock Hill and Greenville

watercolor on Arches

peach poster EDM 133

2007-09-02T20:20:00.001-07:00

peach poster with 4
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

S.C. is peach country, after all and I come from a peachy family

I couldn't decide which version to post, so made my usual poster style thingie.
Left to right are:
prisma marker in 140 lb Cotman CP
Winsor & Newton WC on 140 lb. Arches CP
(torn into workable for me size)
Digital art using a wonderful program by Pixarra.
made for art, not photos.
Prismacolor colored pencils

summer fruit poster

2007-08-25T21:51:00.001-07:00

summer fruit poster
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

These wee first things I painted after changing from Cotman to artist watercolors. I think I used a waterbrush.

I've yet to paint a peach, but seem to be in the poster making business recently

EDM 131 spray bottle

2007-08-25T21:23:00.001-07:00

EDM 131 spray bottle
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

My summer 2007 fragrance of choice, It's the cheaper version of Sunflowers, and I must say I like it at least as much. It's light and cooling.

Done with Prisma markers tat I forgot I still have.

Tis is a real departure for me, a lot more like a graphic thing.. It was fun to do something different.

EDM chains (of love)

2007-08-19T03:03:00.001-07:00

EDM chains (of love)
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I really wanted to do this challenge with one of Hoot's photos, but didn't have it! Wound up using Google images and adding what I wanted.

We went over to TGI Friday's for lunch, then to Barnes and Noble. I broke down and bought a Moleskeine sketchbook. It's nice paper., so now I have three things I enjoy painting on- the Moleskeine, regular WX paper and some Bristol. Motly with the Bristol, I've been dividing it up into varying sizes by tearing it.,

to solarium EDM 128

2007-08-13T20:05:00.001-07:00

to solarium
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Gassaway Mansion was once a private home, then an art museum and art lessons were given there. I spent a lot of time there, in various capacities.

EDM 129 People Doing Things

2007-08-08T23:07:00.001-07:00

EDM 129 People Doing Things
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

1. I always loved this kind of sandbox, colorfullll, nice lid and shade, seats all around and NO plastic! Saw this one in a Lillian Vernon catalogue.

2. Bunkbeds and trio (Harry, Ron, Hermione) doing the tent thing. Hermione's turn to watch.

3. I have no idea what prompted this, it was one of those, "someone else's hand jumped in and took over mine. Maybe that's why I like it so much. Especially the dock.

to Casey

2007-07-23T21:08:00.001-07:00

to Casey
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Happy Birthday, Casey. Hope it is or was a wonderful one!

~Ashleigh

mermaid

2007-07-20T00:43:00.001-07:00

mermaid
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Again for sentimental reasons, it's one of those brazen ysst mermaids from the prefects bathroom

rainbow dragon baby

2007-07-20T00:39:00.001-07:00

rainbow dragon baby
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Because it's the end of an era, sort of, a dragon for Hagrid

tea with sponge

2007-07-17T06:20:00.001-07:00

tea with sponge
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

A hunk of sea sponge that's been used for a bunch of projects, sitting on top of a big can of istant iced tea fom Aldi. It's good to have for emergencies

watercolor crayon on small Moleskeine WC notebook

tents

2007-07-17T06:14:00.001-07:00

tents
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I was looking at tents in google images for one to put in a painting. I wound up liking this more. I am so weird.

done with a calligraphy pen I grabbed from the desk, on lain old cpy paper, W&N watercolor added later

tidepool

2007-07-08T01:56:00.001-07:00

tidepool 2
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

under the sea, under the sea

well, slightly

blue crab

2007-07-08T01:54:00.001-07:00

blue crab
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I've left the birds and returned to my natural habitat things related to sea and shore.

EDM 125

2007-07-06T23:43:00.001-07:00

EDM 125
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

The challenge was to draw a bird. It's abundantly clear that I cannot really draw anything that looks like a real bird, so I did some birds I like.

The firstbird at the top, of course is a peacock. Certainly not the nicest bird in the world,and there's the thing about their feathers bringing bad luck. I've been around a lot of them though and they are beautiful, and probably have a lot to do with my loving blue..

Then there's an eastern bluebird, a pretty little thing. Beside her is a little owl that I wil say is Pigwidgeon, the little owl Sirius gave Ron in POA. My favorite HP book, ever..

The last one is a mountain bluebird,, someplace in the western part of the country.

revamping paintboxes

2007-07-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

There have been a few things that I feel better about, as far as the quality of my painting. While this was the year I got determined to spend enough time on something I love to see results, and I know skill and practice are huge, materials are too. Discovering the Moleskine watercolor notebooks was one thing. The paper isn't the best quality, and I prefer Canson Monteval, there's something about a Moleskine that makes me want to paint and to be more free to create.
Switching from Cottman to artist quality paints has been another thing. I've currently limited myself to twelve pans, instead of the multitude of Cottman tubes I have. This has forced me to become more adept at mixing. Besides, I love playing with color.

Finally, after using the top of an old metal paintbox from years ago, it seems there reallly is a difference between metal and plastic for color mixing. Maybe it's my imagination, but the blend seems smoother. I looked at some empty metal paintboxes at various online dealers, but they were usually 23 half pan size. So, I made my own. The large metal one is a Cretacolor opaque box, I just pried the paint out and added my own from tubes. I LOVE it! I know it looks sort of messy, but it works!

The other box I found in a retro candy display at Michael's. The pans are ones from a Cottman pocket set. I had changed the paint in it to artist quality. It's a little deep, but I also have room in the box for water, in a plastic bottle that once held diabetic test strips. very tight fitting top. Also my small travel brush and a paper towel for etc. All of this fits in a small cosmetic case, along with a pocket Moleskine watercolor notebook, a #2b pencil , kneaded eraser and Pitt Artist's pen.

I'm pretty happy with this basic set up, and feel good about using what I had. The Cretacolor box is very sturdy and heavier but not terribly so, than plastic ones. I also have a nice set of opague paint to use with my niece who's 2 and my nephew, who's seven. Katie walked in this morning and immediately demanded to paint. She was slow talking, but what a change, even knows a lot of colors. O'nge is a favorite, so is pupoople.

The little one makes me grin, just to look at it. Fun stuff!

EDM 33 and a waiting room

2007-06-27T14:29:00.001-07:00

I've had the eye ready to post for some time, but forget.

We spent some unexpected time in the hospital emergency room from 2 AM till around 7AM Monday. It all turned out well and the people there were super nice. Still, it felt good to sleep.

EDM 124 something yellow

2007-06-27T14:16:00.000-07:00

Here are my something yellows. I have rarely drawn a car before, but my nephew will be glad I started. The rest of te post is below the images.

I'm not much of a person for yellow and didn't want to draw fruit or flowers. So, on the new bridge from downtown Charleston to Sullivan's, I saw a yellow thing I like, with the top up. Another one was spotted in the riverview area by the Ashley River, top down. Love to have one, but have a feeling they are like ovens on a sunny day.

Somewhere

2007-06-21T19:54:00.001-07:00

Somewhere
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I'm going to the beach tomorrow! I will aain be an island girl. And go to the Market, and hopefuly bring back a ton of shwimp.

patient and proper

2007-06-15T11:32:00.001-07:00

patient and proper
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

This is my version of a still shot from another movie. can't remeber the name though. The female lead was Naoi Watts, I beleve. My people don't bear much resemblance to the others, except they're under umbrellas.

She looks suitably aloof, possibly she disapproves of her fellow waiting person's posture.despite his proper clothing, he looks not quite the totally British businessman.

I can't pinpoint it, but I do like this one. Now that I consider it, drawing and letting your own drawing be the inspiration for writing makes a lot of sense.

Beatrix Potter

2007-06-15T11:17:00.001-07:00

Beatrix Potter
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

done from a photo in Vogue about the movie of her life. I think I would like to see it. The still shots were great.

One especially interesting thing is that she had such a good head for business. She started putting her animal characters on notecards, and I'm not sure what else. It sounded as if she would approve of all (or maybe some) of the merchandising that's gone on over the years.

Since B and H have been such frequent doctor and holspital visits recently I have seen way more magazines than normaly I would.

EDM 44 an animaal-bunaroo

2007-06-15T11:06:00.001-07:00

EDM 44 an animaal-bunaroo
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I've done far better animals than this one, but I like im. He has some personality..Nothing like being a cross bred animal. He looks pleased with himself though, so who am I to question?

EDM 4-my mug

2007-06-15T11:02:00.001-07:00

EDM 4-my mug
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Here is a not very good drawing of the mug I almost always use. I used to have a huge one, cabalt blue with the Hogwarts crest. After a few years, it broke. The handle just separated from the cup. Fortunately not while it was in use.

I found this one at a Dollar Tree, it has actually lasted longer than the HP one. Weird.

EDM 64 one of my sinks

2007-06-15T10:50:00.001-07:00

EDM 64 one of my sinks
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

A little bit of the hall bath, mostly oceany stuff in there. The shower once had a lighthouse curtain,that Hoot picked out, but has since been replaced by a filmy ocean blue one. Nothig with a decorater look, just personal things. Once we had the characters from Disney's Little Mermaid in there.

The sink has a rim of little shells and clear turqoise and cobalt glass "stones". The ligh house is a model of one at Montauk, Long Island, near where my Aunt Stella lived, in Southampton. She once was an opera singer and a painter. She married a man in the record business and they had an apartment in Manhatten part time and out on Long Island the rest.

After he died, she sold the apartment and stayed mostly at the house. I loved visiting her there, and meeting her friends, who were quite an assortment. One was a former "big game" hunter and his home was full of the results. Great storyteller. How much of it was real, I don't know.

I didn't plan to write all that. Summer Rambles. My summers- Myrtle Beach, Long Island and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts..

EDM 77 & 94 snow cone and spoon

2007-06-15T10:33:00.001-07:00

EDM 77 & 94 snow cone and spoon
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Not the greatest sppon, I could have gone with something more intricate. Zesto has brought some good memeories into my book though, good times, tired times, all sorts.

Snow cones mean summer.Not that I don't love them anytime, but especially going to Myrale Beach, we would always get a snow cone and sit on the benches at the Pavilion to people watch

EDM 122 small shade

2007-06-13T13:13:00.001-07:00

EDM 122 small shade
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

This isn't much more than a scribble, but there's something about it that I like. It was going to be a palm tree, but I got into a more doodling mode, then sort of splotched on the color. Maybe it was meant to be, because this was done orior to the shade challenge on EDM

It's a weird snshine while it thunders, while the whole state, pretty much, has a severe weather warning or watch.

Hoot and I are going over to rummage through Goodwill. Maybe I will find another bell.

Poppet on deck

2007-06-08T14:14:00.001-07:00

Poppet on deck
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Another drawn in the dark, pretty pitififul. Since I put in those exaggerated cheekbones, I decided to give her sort of an all over sunburnt look. She wearing the coolie outfit, and unfortunately looks very meek. Which she definitely wasn't..

Sorry, Poppet.

pirate cove drawn in the dark

2007-06-08T14:11:00.001-07:00

pirate cove
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

One of my "sketches" from watching the new Pirate's movie. The remains of the red ink are still there, and I hate those little scrubby trees. What was I thinking?

EDM 87 journal and draw lunch

2007-06-06T22:51:00.001-07:00

6-5-07 lunch
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I was so hungry at lunch time yesterday, and so unenthusiastic about the food available. I should have grocery shooped but didn't. No, smart me, I waited until the afternoon storms hit.

This turned out to be pretty good though or maybe just hunger?) It's two slices of seeded rye bread, some hunky slices of Meunster cheese and some cherries. It all went well together.

The little green handled knife is one of a set I got from Target, to replace some great, lost ones from the Gourmet Shop. I had very low expectations of them, but they are great. Also pretty, being one each of red, blue, yellow and green. Each has a different type blade.

Since I'd been sitting on the bed, drawing, in the background you see a small paint tray and a little of Momo's big, bushy tail. .

EDM 9 organized chaos

2007-06-04T21:44:00.001-07:00

EDM 9 organized chaos
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Last week I got Danny Gregory's Creative License, from Amazon. After Hoot's graduation, I took a nap then woke up around 11:30 and read till about 3:30. Eventually I was just dead, but also felt I _had_ to draw. This is the result. It's also the top of the chest next to my bed, so it's the first thing I see upon awakening. So many important things here.
A cap from Sunset Beach, hanging on the lamp.
a cup with a straw
a metal two hole sharpener
an empty paint tube
a strawberry lip gloss
a bottle of Winsor & Newton mask, and one of oxgall
a watermelon lip gloss
a little wooden box I painted with watercolor and sealed for keeping sharpeners and kneaded erasers
a snapshot of Graves Mountain Lodge, Virginia
a big round hatbox with classic Pooh decorations, containing true chaos
the stuffed pumpkin Yumi sent me from San Francisco
a lamb that looks like one from the Serta ads
a bottle of some sunflowery body mist
a gilt frame mirror with a shamrock printed palmetto tree and crescent moon on it
a metal Classic Pooh bucket containing pens, pencils, tweezers, emery board, etc.

in front
the most easy to read, easy to understabd Bible I've seen. I should read it more
on top is my cell phone

A _lot_ of stuff. Colorful enough?

EDM challenge 66 - keys

2007-06-04T10:24:00.001-07:00

Derwent keys
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Well, when I added color, I lost the shadows and forgot to re add it. Getting the color to suit me was a trial.

EDM challenge 121 Draw some coins

2007-06-04T10:19:00.001-07:00

farthing
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I'm fairly happy with these. They could have more depth, but I'm not gonna whine.

EDM 96 - something sweet

2007-05-31T21:52:00.001-07:00

cookiedough2
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

There's nothing like cookie dough to inspire. I hadn't planned on drawing this. I had four other things out, but they got pushed away by Nestle.

EDM # 119 again

2007-05-26T02:55:00.001-07:00

rocks hammer
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

ome look more like hunks of meat, or Easter eggs.

EDM #112

2007-05-26T02:47:00.001-07:00

salad
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Something fresh. Quite a few things, really.

In the old wooden salad/bread bowl, several lettuces, tomatoes wedges, fresh mushroom, some cruton, boiled egg and bacon pieces. Yummy!

EDM # 24

2007-05-26T02:40:00.001-07:00

fruit
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

A (few) piece(s) of fruit. .

Generally I don't draw fruit, but this was fun, because the colors are so a) fun or b0 obnoxiously bright.

Hoot likes it though, and she's very critical.

cold plate

2007-05-26T02:36:00.001-07:00

cold plate text
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I've ben up all night. Maybe getting hungry for _some _ of these things.

heartpieces

2007-05-26T02:34:00.001-07:00

heartpieces
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

is important to me, in a lot of ways.when I got the first Moleskines. This one

EDM #5

2007-05-26T02:31:00.001-07:00

room 2
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

This is my bed.It's about as diffferent ffrom the Wyeth painting Master Bedroom as can be, yet that painting inspired me.

My high school art teacher was big on Wyeth. This may have been partly because she was "tight" as they say in Greenwood, with the people involved in bringing the Wyeth exhibit to Greenville. Holly and Arthur someone.

EDM #'s 117 and 119

2007-05-26T02:23:00.001-07:00

catching rainwater
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Something round, siting on some rocks. A plate catching rainwater in Fool's Trifle's back garden.

EDM #119

2007-05-26T02:19:00.001-07:00

rocks
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Some rocks,or boulders, I suppose. Messing around with wet in wet here. Some, but not really enough, salt added to wet sky..

laundry drying

2007-05-26T02:11:00.001-07:00

laundry drying
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I saw a photo like this on a blog from EDM. I think it was Sherie, so I hope she doesn't mind. It was one ofthose really late nights when no one slept much.

EDM #23

2007-05-26T02:00:00.001-07:00

feet
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Draw your foot, but these are B's feet in grey sweat socks.

EDM #30

2007-05-26T01:57:00.001-07:00

M_and_L_chair
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

Draw a chair. This one is the computer chair in the playroom at my brother's house.

fox

2007-05-26T01:55:00.001-07:00

fox
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

He's so sweet, but probably up to no good.

heart strings on beige

2007-05-05T12:10:00.001-07:00

heart strings on beige
Originally uploaded by Ashleigh713.

I usually keep this broken necklace on my rear view car mirror. It catches light beautifully there, and truthfully, I enjoy it more here than when I wore it.. A more origina quote than this Wizard of Oz thing would have been nice, but this one's appropriate at least.

A long time. so a lot to post

2007-05-05T01:26:00.000-07:00

It's been a very long time between posting, but a lot of painting has taken place. I'm really enjoying the Molesine notebooks, though I read a lot of complaints about the paper quality, in various places.

So last weekend I moved up, from Cottman to artist watercolors. I also got a set of waterbrushes (not great quality, they were 3 for $5) and a Pitt pen. They're great and I had a happy week.

Catching up

2007-04-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

Summer castle

Winter castle

More through the mangroves

I'm planning to give this to someone, but there are several it would be suitable for. Meanwhile it's on one of my kitchen cabinets.

All on large Moleskine watercolor notebook

magroves again

2007-04-06T23:58:00.000-07:00

Still trying on this one

cold plate

2007-04-06T11:12:00.000-07:00

I had to add some color in my painting, so there are some grape tomatoes .

Some watercolors, a few words

2007-04-03T10:42:00.000-07:00

Another incarnation of something by Tim Rose, I think. The others were all in earth tones, sort of looked as if I'd had a few gin and tonicas. This one's neater, but prettier. I don't know where it comes in the....
Fell asleep, lost that thought.

I really wanted this to go with the other art in M and L's den. It sort of does now, but I can do better.

Hoot on my bed, watching TV. Those are sleep pants, not a skirt. She was pretty sleepy.

2007-04-02T12:07:00.000-07:00

Almost forgot I had this.

2007-04-02T07:56:00.000-07:00

This is a pretty ugly building, just to look at in passing, but it was pretty and sort of drowsy and shadowy looking the other day.

These are some soft dolls I got when I was in fourth grade. They are the girls from Little Women, of course. I was a weird kid, or maybe just versatile. I'd be playing Little Women or out with the gang of boys, playing Tarzan, dinosaurs or army. Anyway, we used to go to a farmer's market downtown, and a woman there made these. I think Mama Moss used to sell some of her cakes there, around Christmas time.

Stuff I want to draw and paint, bullet style

2007-04-01T14:22:00.000-07:00

I found the original for this image on a Bee Morrison tutorial. It was kind of fun to do my version.

Can I rememberthe stuff now?

* Looking out past the patio, there are some tall pines I like a lot.sure they don't give cool shade, but they have a fluffy, watery look as they go up higher. Add in the brick wall on the edge of the patio with the plants and a little of the windsock streamers.

*Coming back uo St. Andrews the other day, I was suddenly seeing the cemetery more clearly, or starkly. Probably because the day had that sort of gray blue sky and the trees in the background were all still bare

* On Friday, W got in some trouble, dancing on top of the luggage rack on their van. Not that we were suprised, but since the van was parked in Pep Boys parking lot, he could have gotten hurt n amazingly new ways. The image of him is hanging on though. It may be just a silhouette.

* We went out last night, to have this fairly calm family dinner. W had gone to a college baseball game, M was working on that side of town, and Hoot wanted to get out of what she'd kind of planned to do last night. A lot of good images, but I definitely liked KG with her green balloons and her spring colors outfit. Oh, to be two again. Well, no, not really.

Things that waste time, cause I'm NOT there

2007-04-01T14:08:00.000-07:00

I want to be here.

There's so mch in my head that I want to draw and paint. Last night, I started this journal, but was (and still am) frustrated with not being able to resize and change the resolution on images. At least, not without going on the PC. It's ironic that I still useed the first software I ever had when messing around with digital images for so much.

What I was using was Adobe Photo Deluxe 4.0. The software that came with my old scanner that's gone now. After I moved here and got the new PC, it didn't seem necessary, since I have the all in one. B talked me into letting it go, now I could kick both of us.

After downloading a few image programs, loading and reloading the photo Deluxe info from disc, maybe I should look into a small printer for the laptop. No, it would be a waste of money, but still.

sleep posting

2007-04-01T02:19:00.000-07:00

I must be completely crazy this time. Was sleepy five hours ago. Starting a new blog in my sleep. Oh well, art posting tomorrow for sure.