Random arty post

[amberdreams]

I'm very busy doing nothing and trying not to watch too much news to prevent my blood pressure sky rocketing (effing world, effing Trump, Effing Boris and his weapons-grade bellend advisor...) so here's some random art instead.

I bought some (more) new watercolours - I have poor impulse control while watching artists on Youtube videos. I think I now have sufficent supplies of watercolours, sketchbooks and paper to last the rest of my life. I need to find a young artist to bequeath my supplies to...

300gsm 100% cotton watercolour paper from some anon Chinese company, cheap enough for me to feel ok about practicing on it. Mjello Mission Gold pure pigment watercolours. Some dodgy attempts to do something cute.


M Graham watercolours in my Etchr sketchbook (also 100% cotton watercolour paper but 230gsm)
Trying the desert set colours to paint - you guessed it - a desert.


And finally, at Christmas my mum got me a 6 month subscription to Scrawlr Box. They send a fun box of art supplies every month to play with. This was the first box for a while where I thought I could perhaps be creative with the contents and though it's not strictly in the spirit of the challenge to only use what's in the box, since I ended up washing watercolour over the top, at least I did produce something!

It was supposed to be Jensen but yeah, not a great likeness. I kind of like it though.

Now it's the weekend, and I'm GISHing again in the mini hunt. Hopefully this list will have some more interesting, fun challenges this time, and fewer items that require kids, old folk and/or Americans to complete them...

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ah thank you - and keep trying with your watercolours, I'm sure you will get better. All the artists I admire practice every day and I don't - I have this vague hope that I'll reach their level without the same dedication but surprisingly, it isn't happening. 😂