This is another piece I made in high school, but I am still quite proud of. It’s made from wire, beads, sticks, and a bunch of other random shiny objects I had access to.
Since being photographed, the tall twig in the middle snapped off haflway, but it still looks pretty.
This was a fun creature to draw. It’s in ballpoint pen with colored pencil on 5.5×8.5″ watercolor paper. I looked up some horses and horse skeletons on google for references. I still need to improve my legs and feet (Yes. Feet, not hooves.) but I really like this drawing. The colored pencil got a nice texture from the tooth of the paper I chose.
It somewhat reminds me of a kelpie.
There’s this dragon image I’ve been wanting to draw for a while. I don’t want to use up my good paper yet, so I sketched on a newspaper I picked up on the drive to this new job I’m at. I’m going to work on the finer details of the anatomy and pose of the dragon next, but this is a great start. My main inspiration was the Dragonology book and its counterpart, the Dragonology Handbook, as well as velociraptor skeletons.
I drew the bones to help me think out the pose, and also because the velociraptor skeletons had a big influence here.
I’m liking the improvements I see in drawing class! I did a few sketches of the model and other students, and then, for a change, I drew the skeleton that was sitting on a chair in the room.
Here’s a sketch from a stressful yet also uneventful day I spent in the costume shop.
I’m super pleased with this dragon.
Also, my 25th post! Yay!
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Cirque Du Soleil’s Varekai
I got to see this live once a long while ago. It was absolutely amazing. They created this entire world on stage. This movie was very influential in my wanting to costume. I remember drawing the costumes and watching the DVD over and over and over again. This show is its own world. Incredible.
Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal
The art for this movie was done by Brian Froud, one of my favorite artists. This movie may have super cheesy dialogue, but the incredible detail in the art more than makes up for it. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it since I found it in middle school, but I still notice something new each time. Everything is magical and wonderful. It’s a believable place with almost no computerization. Someone built each and every detail and creature, and I have so much respect (and awe) for that.
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth
Art also done by Froud here. I love it. The whole world sparkles and there are goblins and a human comes and interacts with them and every bit of it is wonderful. David Bowie is great as Jareth and I like the songs. Once again, there is so much detail in this movie that I keep on finding new things. It has continually inspired me to create my own world and dance about as a faery. The only thing I want to do with my life is create art until I am old and wrinkly and then I’ll create more art still. The only thing that would ever give me pause is the opportunity to live in this world- and do more art.
Art From Somewhere 