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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

29 Faces: Days 18 & 19 - Squawky and Violet

I'm still catching up, that'll teach me to slack off!  I thought these two go together so well that I had to post them together, like a set:



Squawky
Face 18
~ 1.25 x 2.5" Acrylic on YUPO

I felt I should include at least one human face in this challenge, so of course I drew Violet, upon whom all of my human girl characters are based.  Squawky on the other hand is just Squawky.


Violet
Face 19
2.5 x 3.5" Colored Pencil on Stonehenge





Monday, May 28, 2012

29 Faces: Days 12 - 17, Parade of the Baby Elements

Catching up (again)

OK I've gotten way behind with these 29 faces and will attempt to catch up here - I've actually been working all along but haven't found the time to post.

These six faces were part of my Nibblefest entry, our theme for May was "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."

Parade of the Baby Elements
Faces 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17
8 x 4; oil on canvas

 It’s nighttime, and you know what that means!  Well in case you don’t, it’s when Earth, Air, Fire, and Water go on parade. and if you’re lucky you just might see them march by!   This is a sweet little scene from happier days when the elements used to play nicely together.

Here comes Earth (leading the parade on his unicycle) followed closely by Air and Fire, who was even then keeping a safe distance from Baby Water (so cute in diapers he always had a hard time staying dry)!   This was long before Water gave himself that pretentious title,  “Universal Solvent” and everything went to hell in a handbasket.

And what’s a parade without an audience?  I do believe that’s Lunchbox I see, trundling up the hill to watch the show.  Good ol' Lunchbox!


Artist retains all copyrights.   
 "Parade of Baby Elements" © Elizabeth Victoria Knowles, 2012   

Friday, May 11, 2012

29 Faces - Days 10 & 11: Friends

This one has two faces so I'm caught up now.  Sorry I don't have much to say about these two, but I think they can speak for themselves!



Faces 10 and 11
Friends
2.5 x 3.5
mixed media on Stonehenge


Here's a link to the other 29 Faces in May particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS


Thursday, May 10, 2012

29 Faces - Day 9: Bloo

For Day 9 I have this little ACEO of Bloo.   I can't say enough good things about Bloo, she's just a great little elephant:

Face 9
Bloo
2.5 x 3.5
mixed media on distressed bristol


Here's a link to the other 29 Faces in May particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

29 Faces - Day 8: Happy Little Hamster

This one's really tiny, an inch in diameter.  But a face is a face, no matter how small, right?  Isn't that the saying?


Face 8
Happy Little Hamster
1" diameter
acrylic on wood



Here's a link to the other 29 Faces in May particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

29 Faces - Day 7: Eyeballs McGillicuddy

I wasn't feeling too well last night so I'm a day behind with my 29 faces, I'll try to catch up this week.

Today's face belongs to Eyeballs McGillicuddy:

Face 7
Eyeballs McGillicuddy
2.5 x 3.5
graphite on bristol



Here's a link to the other 29 Faces in May particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Monday, May 7, 2012

29 Faces - Day 6, Bunny

This one's technically a WIP, there are a few things I still need to fix but it's late and I have to get up for work in the AM.

My painting for day 6 is Bunny, posing for her school portrait:

Face 6
Bunny
2" x 2"
acrylic on board

Sunday, May 6, 2012

29 Faces - Face 5, Soft and Fuzzy Johnson

I know you've all been anxiously awaiting the reappearance of that enigmatic character, Soft and Fuzzy Johnson.  Well wait no more, here he is in all his soft and fuzzy glory!

Face 5
Soft and Fuzzy Johnson
1.5 x 1.5
acrylic on board

This is an enlargement, as the actual painting is quite small - 1.5" square.


Here's a link to the other 29 Faces in May particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Friday, May 4, 2012

29 Faces - Face 4, Jellybean

Here's today's Face, a fuzzy little kitty who I just realized might be our next cat (who will most likely be named Jellybean).

I'm pretty happy with how Jellybean turned out, although the graphite can be messy even after being sprayed with fixative a couple of times.


Face 4
Jellybean
3.5 x 2.5
graphite on bristol


Here's a link to the other particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Thursday, May 3, 2012

29 Faces Part 2, Face 3

How's that for a catchy post title?   It's almost as clever as the name of this drawing!


Face 3
Little Pinkish Puppy
2.5 x 3.5
Mixed media on Bristol



Here's a link to the other particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

29 Faces Redux - Faces 1 and 2!

I must be a glutton for punishment, I signed up to do 29 Faces again!  Actually it was a lot of fun back in February but also a lot of work and I hope I can keep up with it.

Here are yesterday and today's faces, both are ACEO's:

Face 1
Blueberry
2.5 x 3.5, 
mixed media on bristol

Face 2
Octopy
2.5 x 3.5
graphite on bristol


Here's a link to the other particpants: OTHER PARTICIPANTS