WORN II ~ WHAT NOT TO WEAR

Sketch

©Ginger Nielson 2009

I find it very hard to sketch with just a line, so most of my sketches are a bunch of lines and sometimes gray tones. Once I have the basics set then I can refine the sketch for painting. The freedom of being able to just let the sketch HAPPEN is very important to me.

This is another sketch of Aunt Tallulah. I love her style and the flowing capes and caftans she favors. It allows me to use a lot of color when I include her in a scene.

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ WORN

Sneak Peek

©Ginger Nielson 2009

What I am working on now is so much fun! My own story that will soon become a finished dummy and then who knows. Here is a sneak peek at Aunt Tallulah. Her sketch is done and I have only started the painting in Painter X. I have some time now so I am really enjoying every stroke I paint.

Tallulah is an interesting character to work with. She is hospitable, generous, colorful and loves loves loves to bake goodies and serve tea. In fact I would love to go to her house today. Maybe the sun is shining wherever she is! And Yes, she is based on a real life character I knew and loved as a child. Her sister is just as colorful and interesting as she is, and there will be a sneak preview of Beulah in weeks to come.

Bears waking up

©Ginger Nielson 2009

This is a small version of the current dummy I am working on.

And speaking of bears waking up... we had to take down all the bird feeders. We sometimes forget to take them in at night, and that is when the bears seem to find the most opportune time to have a birdseed buffet. It never ends with just a snack for them, they totally destroy any container and even bend heavy metal poles just to get to the food.

Fortunately for the hungry birds, the forest is full of plants and seeds that the birds eat and now a HUGE new crop of mosquitoes.

Old Post New Character

I had been working on this illustration last week, and this week added a character. It is always fun to have friends join you on an adventure.

Little Red and the bad guy

©Ginger Nielson 2009

Oh, yeah, Little Red Riding Hood and the lurker behind her have been done and done and redone, but I wanted to paint a nice red coat.... and who better to wear it for me than Little Red herself.