Inspiration, a need for change, and a doodle

I've been in somewhat of an artistic block lately.  Maybe artistic block isn't the correct word.  Maybe what I'm trying to say is I'm bored.  I've been using color pencil for years now, and I'm starting to yearn for something new.  I've been super inspired lately by Fran Meneses's work, who uses mainly markers.  After watching almost all her youtube videos, and doing my own research on markers, I decided to take the plunge and finally order a few.  I also ordered a brandy new sketch book.  This is the first time in a while that I bought new art supplies.  I'm super excited, and ready to experiment with something new and really develop my style even more.  

And since I can't really post something without a doodle, here is a little color pencil doodle I made.  This might be my last color pencil doodle for awhile.  Hopefully I can get the hang of my new markers, and am looking forward to posting new work soon!  Stay tuned!

Happy New Year!

Well it's that time of year again!  The time of silly resolutions, and reflections on the past year.  Since everyone else is doing it, I'll throw my two cents in too.  2015 has been a pretty awesome year for me.  Probably the best year so far of my life!  I was pregnant for half the year, which was amazing in itself, and the other half was spent in complete awe over my tiny little baby butt, who has been the best thing to ever happen to me!  While I don't think 2016 could ever beat 2015, I am looking forward to making many more memories with my new little family!  Until next year everyone! 

Tis' the Season!

This is how I feel about the holiday season...

Merry Christmas!

Have you ever seen that movie Four Christmas's?  Well, that pretty much sums up our Christmas Day.  It was crazy hectic...we were up early, went to four different houses, were told we were being disrespectful for leaving early at one house, were told we were disrespectful at another house for admitting we didn't like pumpkin pie, and had a cranky baby to deal with once we finally got home.  And people wonder why we're such bah humbugs and hate this time of year.  It is not magical...it is not fun...and I'm pretty sure next year we are just staying home.



Here's my Christmas doodle.  A day late.  I'm just happy the holidays are finally over.

Heart Doodle

As you can tell by my Thanksgiving doodle from a few weeks ago, I've been really into doodle art lately!  Here's a little heart doodle I did during my lunch breaks over the course of a week.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's a little Thanksgiving doodle I made!  I've been super into doodle art lately so hopefully I'll get around to posting some of my doodles soon!  Until then I hope you all have a super Thanksgiving!

Always throw away the first pancake.

Always throw away the first pancake.

Meaning: if you allow yourself to make mistakes, your future attempts will be great!

I heard this quote for the first time on the radio one morning.  I thought it was a pretty cool quote and I quickly doodled it on a piece of notebook paper during my lunch break. 

Then I thought there was a chance it might look good as a painting, so I gave it a shot.  

This is my first attempt at creating a type painting.  I have always had a love of type, so combining that with my love of painting was something I always wanted to try.  I will be doing more of these in the future (hopefully)!

Happy Birthday Doodle!

Here is a little birthday doodle I made for my little cousin, Lily.  She turned 11 two weeks ago, and I know I'm behind on posting this, but I wanted to make sure she received it in the mail before posting!  The past few years I have been making little illustrations for her for her birthday instead of just sending her a plain ol' birthday card.  She is quite the little artist herself, so I know she appreciates it!  Here is the drawing I made for her last year.  Since I have been really into doodle art the past few months, I decided to make her a birthday doodle!  Happy Birthday Lily!

Face Doodle

Here's a little face doodle to finish up the weekend!  

Date Night Doodle

This should be an interesting night...

             

Illustration Friday: Robot

I haven't done one of these in a while!  It was pretty spur of the moment because I couldn't think of anything else to draw!

Doodle Art

I've been really into doodle art recently so I thought I would give it a try!  I always doodle when I'm not really sure what to draw or when I'm watching tv and only half-paying attention to what I'm drawing, but this time I decided to try and make a piece out of it.  I definitely love this type of drawing and plan on experimenting more with doodle art in the future!