Legs

Recently, I hosted an ATC swap on Paper Traders with a "Legs" theme.  The backgrounds on my cards were all hand drawn and watercolored.

Autumn Splendor

This is the spread I made for Keron's tip-in journal on Paper Traders. I spent a long time trying to decide what to do for her... she's such a talented artist and I want so badly to create something up to par for her book. She had asked for something with neutral, muted colors in the genre of a nature guide or diary so that was my inspiration for this page. Originally I had planned something totally different but it just started to look too "scrapbook-ish" and I set it aside and started over. I hope that she likes the final result as much as I do =)

Intuitive Watercolor

I recently purchased Bernie Berlin's Artist Trading Card Workshop and am hoping to try out each technique. Below is my first "intuitive watercolor."

Acorn Sketch

A few years ago, while visiting the Puget Sound, I went to the Seattle Temple. While there, I saw thousands of acorns on the ground under an oak tree. I searched and searched for one that still had its cap on and, when I finally found one, I saved it as a memento of my trip. Later, I was so sad to realize that as the nut dried, it shrunk... and the cap came off! But I still have kept it in my little jar of keepsakes.

I decided to use it as my model for a sketching exercise. With the positive response I got on my drawn animals, I thought that maybe it was time I got over my fear of drawing.