Moyra Scott #2

Moyra Scott #2
Originally uploaded by Hank V
Had to try this one again. This time it is watercolor and sharpie on canvas. Trying out some new techniques and markers.  For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

Quavit

Quavit
Originally uploaded by Hank V

For Julia Kay's Portrait. Join us!

Kathy Kreidler aka Ionic Woman

Kathy Kreidler aka Ionic Woman
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Watercolor and sharpie in my moleskine for Julia Kay's Portrait Party.

Princess La

Princess La
Originally uploaded by Hank V
Princess La for the portrait party. This is sharpie and watercolor in my moleskine.  Really messed up the hand on this one.  For some reason I have the finger looking like a thumb!

Sketchy Steven

Sketchy Steven
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Sharpie in my moleskine for Julia Kay's Portrait Party. I really loved the perspective in the reference photo. I didin't get it perfect by I think I captured the feel of the moment!

The "Julia Kay"

jkpp-JuliaKay
Originally uploaded by Hank V

This is Julia Kay, the one that started it all! Probably should have drawn her first but I wanted to do the balloon hat and was a little intimidated by it.

Once again, this is sharpie in my moleskine with the awful paper. One might wonder why I am still drawing in this stinkin' book. Well I have a bit of a problem with art supplies and vowed not to buy another sketchbook until this one was full. It is a slow and painful journey but one that I am happy to make! I need a new sketchbook!!!!!

Moyra Scott for Julia Kay's Portrait Party

jkpp-MoyraScott
Originally uploaded by Hank V

I am on a roll now. Trying to post one every day or two. Hoping to sharpen my sharpie skills!

110508 004

110508 004
Originally uploaded by animatorkim

Animatorkim did this picture of me for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on flickr. Love it!

Diane Marie Kramer

jkpp-DianeMarieKramer
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Diane Marie Kramer a.k.a. She Wolf for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on flickr. Sharpie in my moleskine.

Jorg Krruhne

Jorg Krruhne
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Done for Julia Kay's Portrait Party with Sharpie and Watercolor in a Moleskine sketchbook.

GraceUhm-gracelives for jkpp

GraceUhm-gracelives for jkpp
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Finally drawing again. This is the lovely Grace Uhm, source photo provided by Grace Uhm through Julia Kay's Portrait Party on flickr..

Valerie Beeby a.k.a. Purple Owl for JKPP

Valerie Beeby a.k.a. Purple Owl
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Valerie Beeby alias Purple Owl for Julia Kay's Portrait Party. Source photo can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/0wl/4467056780/

Julia Kay's Portrait Party can be found here:http://www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/

D231 - Hank V / Tammy Valley

D231 - Hank V / Tammy Valley
Originally uploaded by neil.davidson

Another one of me for Julia Kay's Portrait Party, this one by davidson.

Hank V

Hank V
Originally uploaded by inmaserranito

This is portrait of me by inmaserranito done for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on flickr.

Hank V for JKPP 10000 Portraits

Hank V for JKPP 10000 Portraits
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Self portrait for the 10,000 Portrait Celebration on Juila Kay's Portrait Party!

Nottingham91 for Julia Kay's Portrait Party

Nottingham91
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Just completed this one for Juila Kay's Portrait Pary on Flickr. Background is random watercolor and the drawing is sharpie pens. I tend to make several watercolor backgrounds at a time with no plan of action and then I look for portraits to do that match the backgrounds. This one was quite a challenge just couldn't seem to get the eyes and mouth correct.

Sue Hodnett

Sue Hodnett
Originally uploaded by Hank V

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party. (Link below.) Loved the hair in this photo and the lady was so cute. Can't tell that from this. I will definitely revisit this photo on a larger scale at some point. I would like to do her justice!

Teshionx-Shalini

Teshionx-Shalini
Originally uploaded by Hank V

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party. A couple more ATC's and then I will be returning to my sketchbook and making these larger. I may even attempt a canvas or two!

Scribble-1

Scribble-1
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Trying out my new leak proof sharpie!

JKPP-Paulien Maria

JKPP-Paulien Maria
Originally uploaded by Hank V

2nd ATC for Julia Kay's Portrait Party. The Portrait Party can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/

Polusladkaia

Polusladkaia
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Finally, back to Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. I have missed doing these portraits. I have set a goal for myself of 1 ATC a day, 1 portrait a week and one painted canvas a month. I wouldn't consider this a New Year's Resolution as I always fail at those. This is just a personal goal that I would like to achieve, permanently. So far I have one ATC a day, but have fallen behind for portraits. So for the next few days I will be doing 1 ATC Portrait a day. As far as canvases, I got as far as painting my 24 x 36 canvas black. So that will have to do for last month. Hopefully, by the end of this month it will contain a representation of one of my favorite collages "Dinner at Frida's." I have been wanting to turn it into a painting for a long time. If you want to take a peek at my collage, it can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mochatribe/389133292/in/set-72157594546773243/

D231 - Hank V / Tammy Valley

D231 - Hank V / Tammy Valley
Originally uploaded by neil.davidson

Photo interpretation by Neil Davidson. Charcoal. I love seeing what other artists do with the pictures I have posted. This is one of my favorites!

Block Printing at Bookbinding Class

We are learning to do block prints at bookbinding class. This is the result of two weeks work. The black only is what was left at the end of the process and is actually my favorite print. We did 4 colors and with each print, more of the block was carved away to attempt to get the desired result. It really made my brain cramp up. I believe it is a good exercise to keep alzheimer's at bay!

Miss Embe

Miss Embe
Originally uploaded by Hank V

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party, portrait number 7.

Source image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/miss-embe/3036501174/

The party is here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/

Pablo David/Pitucardi

Pablo David/Pitucardi
Originally uploaded by Hank V

My 5th portrait for the portrait party, Love this guys original picture! It has so much personality. I only hope that I have captured a small portion of it!

Source image: www.flickr.com/photos/pitucardi/4427452168/

Portrait Party: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/

Margaperez

Margaperez
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr.

The portrait party can be found here: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/

Source photo is here: www.flickr.com/photos/margaperez/3699235326/

Picture of Me Drawn by Portrait Party Member

hank V for jk
Originally uploaded by mariahoneill

This picture of me was drawn by mariahonelli on flickr for Julia Kay's Portrait Party.

Mia Bia

Mia Bia
Originally uploaded by Hank V

My fourth portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party. There are so many wonderful photos to choose. Initially, I had planned to start at one end of the posts and work my way through to the end. I didn't realize that they kept reordering themselves according to the most recent posts in each thread. So I have started letting my youngest pick who I will draw each day. Today she choose the lovely Ms. Mia Bia.

Arsaytoma

Arsaytoma
Originally uploaded by Hank V

My third portrait for the portrait party.

Portaits of Me by Other Artists

Here is the link to my post on Julia Kay's Portrait Party. It is great fun to see what all the other artists in the group do with your photos. Everyone in the group uploads photos of themselves and then you draw everyone but yourself and post the drawings in their original post. If you scroll down past the photos I posted you will be able to see what other artists have created. There is an amazing amount of talent in this group! I am grateful to be a part of it. Click on the title of this post to go directly to the photos and artwork.

Benedicte Delachanal for Julia Kay's Portrait Party

This is my second portrait for the portrait party group. I am trying to submit one per day. So far I have met that goal but it has only been 2 days!

Julia Kay's Portrait Party

Just joined Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr last week and I'm loving it. Click on the title of this post to go and check out the group.

This is the first portrait I did for the group. This is Mr. Flibble. He has an amazingly expressive face and looks like a fantastic sense of humour to go with it. Check him out at: www.flickr.com/photos/flibble/

ATC Self Portrait Trade

I am trying to become an active member of the online art community again. So I'm reviving my blog. I was shocked to see that my last entry was in 2009. I thought it was only a few months ago. Time really flies when you are raising children! Recently I joined an ATC self-portrait trade. I have always been interested in portraits and self-portraits. I was surprised to find the work so challenging. Another indication that I have been "too long" away from what I consider to be a fundamental part of myself.

27 of 365, November 13, 2007

27 of 365, November 13, 2007
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Halloween Trading Card from 2007.

Every Day Matters #205

For some reason, I had it in my mind that drawing the soda can was EDM 1. After drawing the can, I went to double check and saw that it was number 205. I think that 205 was probably the current challenge when I decided to give this a shot. I guess it has been a while since I bought a can to draw. Oh well, at least I am on my way!

Cassoni

The Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota has a wonderful exhibit going on right now called "The Triumph of Marriage: Painted Cassoni of the Renaissance." Cassoni were large "treasure chests" that were commissioned by the father of the intended bride. They would be filled with all the belongings she would need to journey into her new life. The objects in her cassoni would also be the only items she returned home with if her husband died. The chests had beautiful painted scenes on each panel and in the fifteenth century most were dismantled. Because they had been painted by popular artists, each panel was sold as a valuable work of art. There are very few intact cassoni left in the world. I attended an educator's workshop on Saturday where we learned about cassoni and made our own using shoe boxes, cut-outs from magazines and scrapbook papers. It was great fun and I have a lot to teach my kids now thanks to the Ringling Museum of Art!

TAD-3

TAD-3
Originally uploaded by Hank V

This is my third installment in Thing-A-Day. I'm hoping to figure out how to actually blog it where it goes at some point. For now, I'm using this blog. I suppose I should be using it anyway.

TAD-2

TAD-2
Originally uploaded by Hank V

My second entry for the Thing-A-Day Blog.

TAD-1

TAD-1
Originally uploaded by Hank V

Made this for Thing-a-Day, hopefully it will post at a better size this time.

TAD-1

I'll be trying this one again.

Vacation, Day 4/5

Today it was off to Tennessee to visit the family. My Aunt Katie is the dearest woman I know. She practically raised me when my parents were ill during my early childhood. At 80 years old, she mowed the lawn the day before we arrived, about 1 acre of lawn. She still keeps her 18 month old great-grandson everyday. She is amazing. It was great to see her. Aunt Ruby also came by for a visit.

We stayed in the Courtyard Marriot by the Knoxville airport in Alcoa. What a beautiful facility. If you ask, breakfast for everyone in your room can be included in the room price for an extra $10. It includes eggs (cooked to order), bacon, sausage, gravy, biscuits, fruit, pastries, waffles, etc. Great deal and good food.

On Thursday we drove around Cades Cove (http://www.cadescove.net/), a must when you are in Tennessee. If you can't get up in the Smokies do the cove. We say wild turkey and dear. Some of my relatives say a mother bear nursing her cubs last week. We weren't so lucky.

If you visit the gift shop at Cades Cove they have an old timey band (2 people on mountain instruments) playing music and singing and great honey with the honey comb still in. Honey combs are great to chew, by the way.

Vacation, Day 3

Today we had a leisure breakfast at TC's. I played my fiddle, I should say practiced on the stoop in the warm sunshine all morning. Then it was off to Pocket Loop at Pigeon Mountain. Most people are probably not familiar with the Pocket Loop as you have to take a dirt road past a few residential/farm type houses. There is a partially built boardwalk and the rest is mountain trail up to the falls. We had our "Flowers of the Smokey Mountains" book with us and identified a lot of plants. We spent the afternoon throwing rocks in the creek, catching salamanders (and letting them go) and playing with a huge millipede. All in all, a great day.

On the way home, we made another attempt at the incline railway on Lookout Mountain (http://www.lookoutmountain.com/) and this time we did it. Channel 46 from Atlanta was there and filmed us. Hopefully, someday it will be available on line.

Vacation, Day 2

We woke up early today and had breakfast at T.C.'s house. The girls were outside in the fresh, cold spring air immediately after breakfast. We spent the morning at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga (www.huntermuseum.org), had lunch at Tony's Pasta Shop in the Bluffview Art District(yummm!) and rode the carousel at Coolidge park (http://history.amusement-parks.com/tenncool.htm). We attempted to ride the Incline Railway up Lookout Mountain but several busloads of kids were getting in line just as we drove up. Dinner was at TC's.

Vacation

Well, we tricked the girls last night and started our vacation after Grammy's birthday dinner. We were about an hour and a half past our exit before anyone noticed that we passed our house. It worked out well we were able to drive for about 3 hours and stopped about 11 p.m.

Today has been very interesting. The Courtyard Marriott we stayed in was typical, no problems. We stopped for gas and Starbucks in Tifton. At the Starbucks Claire kept pulling on my skirt/shirt as young children often do. (Especially Claire). I kept turning around and asking her to stop pulling on me, leave my shirt alone, your stretching my clothes out, etc. Finally, she stopped and scooted up beside me to whisper "Mom, your skirt is tucked into your pants."

Later in the day we stopped for lunch at the scarriest Subway in Georgia (Warner Robbins in case you want to know where not to stop). It was under construction and apparently doubled as a daycare. No, I'm not kidding. The kids (all under 4) were behind the counter and climbing under the cabinets in the refrigerators, etc.

Later in the day we made one more stop for gas and potty, in Rome, Georgia. Interesting little place. There were instructions on the wall to guide you in reaching inside the back of the toilet and flushing manually.

Finally, we reached our destination. Whew! Catfish and B-B-Que for all at Buck's BBQ and Catfish with our dear friends.

My Left Foot

I just watched the most amazing movie last. I was already a big Daniel Day-Lewis fan. He really outdoes himself in this movie. My Left Foot is the true story of Christy Brown, an irishman born with cerebral palsy. He was thought to be mentally deficit until one day when he grabbed a piece of chalk from his sister with his left foot and wrote the word mother on the floor. He lived to be almost 50 years old. This is the story of his joys, disappointments and accomplishments. He lived to be a great painter, writer and husband before his death. He was one of 13 surviving children in his family.

Voodoo

This card was snapped up quickly on Flickr. However, I just had to post it. I love this dragonfly/bird mutation thingy.

Ode to Iggy

Iggy Pop trading cards. Anyone interested? He is certainly a "wild one".

Raw...Here we go again!

O.K. this post is getting a bit too familiar. At least I am having a bit of success again. Last week I committed to a 5 day banana fast. Yes, that is correct. 5 days of bananas and water. It went well. After the first day my mind was clear my body felt light and I was feeling great. By day 5, I had a salad for lunch, but that was ok. I chose wisely. Salsa instead of salad dressing, no cheese, no meat. Since the fast has concluded I have been about 85% raw and I plan to keep it that way. I am striving for 95-100% raw. I lost 8 pounds during my fast and have kept 4 off. I must conclude that a good deal was water. I plan to do the banana thingy again next week. It just felt good to feel so clean, inside as well as out.

Water-The 4 Elements 1 of 4

Yeah, it is finally done! This one took on a life of its own and fought me every step of the way. I think we (the collage and I) finally came to terms with each other and turned out an o.k. piece of art.

Working on Something Big

Well, once again I have attempted to start my seasonal collages. In my mind, I have planned out 4 collages....spring, summer, fall and winter. I have been pulling pictures and setting them aside in separate containers for about 1 year now. I finally got up the courage to begin and well, the consensus is that winter looks like water. Now I'm wondering if what I really have are 4 collages based on the elements. Do I rule the art or does the art rule me? I think I will be forced to give in under pressure. I've already removed 1 of the 4 pictures that were meant to hold the collages together theme-wise. It just didn't work. Hopefully, this one won't be as painful as the last. I'm hoping it will let me finish it tomorrow.

Journal Doodle

In an attempt to do something artistic everyday, I took my journal with me to the car dealer today. The service that was schedule to take 3 hours lasted 6 and we have to go back on Friday because they forgot something. Well, my kids completed the days school work and I completed a super-doodle. I say super because I doodled for a couple of hours. Here is the fruit of my labor.

The Closer You Look

You know you have a problem when you have to get up out of bed to change a piece of work that you just completed. I made this set of the ATC's and just didn't like the phrase I put on them. After laying in bed for about 1/2 an hour I finally got up, retrieved them from my desk, went back to the drafting table and got going on them again. Here they are, finished. Had I thought of it, I would have done a before and after scan. Oh well, maybe next time. Btw, they are available for trade. Enjoy!

Newest Collage

This one finally came together. It has been junking up my drafting table keeping me from other work for several weeks now. This 12 x 16 mixed media collage consists of cut-out pictures, acrylic paint, jewels and a ornate butterfly I found on the ground in my front yard. I re-did the background twice on two different canvases before I finally settled on this one. This actually kept me up some nights arranging and re-arranging the parts in my head. A few of the items I collected for it went unused, I suppose they'll be bothering me now that the rest have finally settled happily on their new home.

Carnival

Didn't want my other card to feel left out. I just couldn't quite get the formatting thing down on that last post. So here is the other card I made today. Could have made more but we were too busy chatting.

Trading Cards in the Haze

Yikes, the kids woke me up today because they thought the house was on fire. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it we were just getting wind and ash from the many fires that are active in Florida right now. Girlscout park day was canceled. Driving over the bridge to St. Pete was like driving through fog. Normally we can see the Clearwater Causeway, St. Pete, etc. Not today. Breathing was another story and it was accompanied by a lot of discomfort. We stayed indoor with a friend and made trading cards.

Good times.