Arty Farty Update

[amberdreams]

I've been busy, but for some reason, motivating myself to post has been lacking, so this is just a sample catch up really.
I've finished painting a giant hare for a sculpture trail in Southend, a book bench for a trail in Kings Lynn, and I'm now in the middle of painting a giant rocket for Leicester. The hare and the bench both fitted in the house fine, but the rocket is 1m wide at both base and belly, and all our doors are 90cm max. So I'm set up in my brother in law's garage, which was kind of him!
Rocket progress pics
For scale, with me (I'm 5'1")



It's a urban wildlife theme - so there's a night and a day side, and there'll be various critters featured.

Early days yet though.

In between times I'm trying to draw stuff. Any old stuff really. Here's a doodle page, trying out Zig Writers - I love the fine liner ends of the double ended pens.

I've done a watercolour for Meanttobe, hopefully posting with my author next week, and also in the pipeline are two elephants which will be arriving once the rocket is finished. Fingers crossed I can get them both in the garage! They are much bigger than the Elmers - 3m long!

Comments

[goss]

These are cool! I love your doodle art, with the style of coupling the thicker clean outline with the finer internal details.

I know you mentioned the book bench before - did you post any pics of it? Am curious...

[amberdreams]

I didn't post any book bench pics yet, I should do a round up of the sculptures so far...maybe next week!

[mekare]

Very cool, love the doodles!

[amberdreams]

Thankee!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I love your sculpture painting projects so much:) Good luck with all the critters!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I won't be able to share the full, competed paintings for a while, but in progress and snippets are ok, so I'll try and keep this more up to date.

[tyrsibs.livejournal.com]

Wow--your sculpture art is impressive! Do the pieces get auctioned after the exhibit?

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
Yes, this one, the hare and the elephants should be auctioned. The book bench will be out on a trail as usual, but it's a smaller trail and the benches are going to be used again for other occasions.

[borgmama1of5.livejournal.com]

That rocket is so cool! How neat that your work is going out to the public!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

These trails are a lot of fun, it's such a shame last year's weren't able to go ahead. In theory some of those from last year are now taking place this summer, but there's no real certainty. One trail planned for this summer has already been cancelled. It's extra difficult, because although these are outdoors, so in theory very low risk, our towns and cities have many fewer visitors right now (obviously), plus the businesses who usually step up to sponsor the sculptures are all struggling...

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

LOVE your sculptures! That rocket is massive!!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It's a big 'un! 😂

[fufaraw]

I've missed seeing your sculpture projects so much! Thanks for sharing this one--and any future ones you're willing to!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I haven't put something together before now — I've got pics from my hare and book bench to share too, so I'll get another post done soon, I promise! 😂

[kalliel]

Oh man, that's a HUGE rocket--no wonder it couldn't fit in the house! But it looks like it's going to be really cool. And I love the doodles! The facial expression on Mr. Sumo Man is to die for, haha. And hello, Dean. :) <3333

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

😂 I miss watching Sumo on telly — Channel 4 used to cover it for a few years, way back, and the hubster and I loved it. Chiyonofuji was my favourite...and I'm now very sad to see he died young, back in 2016. Damn.