productivity, etc.

I've been feeling very productive art-wise lately! I've managed to finish up a few projects, and begin on a few others. I'm very motivated, and I feel like my art is definitely headed in a direction that I am liking.

On the right is a drawing I did on a scrap piece of cardboard. It's a drawing of my rabbit, Rubee. There are always ladybugs around her hutch, so I got the idea of a drawing like this with one hanging out on her little nose (: I used pastels, colored pencils, and acrylics on the mushroom/some details. The colors are a bit off in this photograph (and photoshop did little to help correct them). I am beginning to like the feel of colored pencils. I hated them in high school, but I think I am slowly getting comfortable using them.

I've also gotten around to finishing the dream journal I've been working on since the beginning of the year! (I showed a preview in a previous post). It's a 4x6 cardboard journal I picked up at Hobby Lobby. I've been keeping a log of my dreams in it consistently so far since January. It was one of my 'new year goals' to keep up with my dreams. I struggled for a while with what I wanted to do for the cover/inside flap designs, but after having a dream about a fennec fox, I decided to go with a 'desert' kind of theme. The journal features drawings of not only a fennec fox, but other creatures as well, including a scorpion, gila monster, and a lunar moth! All of it was done using colored pencils.

Both of these pieces are currently featured in both my deviantART and nabyn galleries.



In addition to my completed projects, I recently purchased some magnet paper, on which I am going to print some "woodland creatures" designs that I have been working on, as seen on the left.

My boyfriend spent the weekend with me, and we spent some time drawing together. I managed to sketch out my designs, while he cranked out an awesome drawing. (on the right) He's more of a musician, but good grief his drawings are so chilling! I love them. I wish he drew full pages of things like this for me to marvel at! I'd love to have some to hang in my room.

Anyways, this is just a rough sketch of my ideas. I am fervently working on adding the color to them soon! The designs feature a raccoon, possum, deer, and fox (and a tiny hummingbird!) I hope to have these finished by the end of the week!

In other news, I have a very exciting weekend ahead of me. My friend is coming to stay with me for a few days! We plan on going shopping! Later tonight I'm going to play some video games with my work buddies since we all have the day off. Should be fun!

Thanks for reading!