DominicaPresently

I've been offering Faerie Portraits for years now. It's an idea that I know could really take off - but I just can't seem to get them to do that. For the most part I've given up.

This is most likely because, as an artist and introvert, I only know about 50 people in the whole world and spend my days alone in a quiet room drawing and painting.  Yeah obviously this is the main cause. Can I fix it? No. If I could be a unicorn I would be. Alas I'm just me.

Anyway, if you'd like one though let me know.
dominica

Foolin around with action females from various shows. I find it's a lot of fun and a nice way to spend an evening. Of course not all of the images are great but that's not the point. While it is satisfying to have an image that works, it is the act of drawing itself that holds the fun.

Alas I will have to do some actual work tomorrow as I have some commissions to take care of. Faery portraits for paying customers are also fun to make, but a little more time consuming. There's nothing like a challenge though!

That was fun. Never drawn The Joker or Harley Quinn before. Its a well known image for sure but I couldn't help shading it properly.

The image itself is to sit on a quilt my sister is making. The other side of the quilt is Batman - of course. Not sure if anyone will be able to sleep with those two on the bed all night...

Last year I quit my job after a close call with a nervous breakdown and began drawing again for the first time in years. At first it was simple - little pictures that I could finish quickly for a sense of achievement. I did one a day, sometimes two, looking out the window of my lovely house as I did, enjoying the sound of silence while my pencil lovingly stroked the paper.

Now I have dozens of little faerie images and am still enjoying the morning drawing looking out my window. Only this year, after two surgeries, multiple scans and a couple of strokes, I'm looking forward with more hope. And more art.

The little faeries are still a mainstay of my drawing - pulling me back to the simplicity of form and tone. Only now I want to look afield at greater works with the faeries there to always poke fun, and making the accomplishment of finishing a piece that much sweeter.

Life is good - I don't know what I would be doing if the art hadn't pulled me back to health and sanity. I'm an artist, there is no other life choice for me. It was silly to think I could be an office worker and not have a breakdown! I'm an artist - I walk in the clouds where office workers can only dream of going!