B+W Study No. 12

©2013 kristen davis/ studio pano

Mark Making

A late Friday night. 
Some Sweet Marcella wine from Huber's Winery. 
And some gouache paint. 
Ingredients for a fantastic mark making party of one.

B+W Study No. 2

Experimentation

Recently, I've been experimenting with a concept called 'mark-making', which has turned into a bit of an art journal. I'm enjoying this process so much - it's the perfect end to a long day of my very detail-oriented day job. Here I just get to be free and not think too much. So cathartic. 

I've found that my fave medium du jour is gouache paint and super heavy drawing paper (much cheaper than watercolor paper). It's similar to acrylic paint, but can be watered down significantly, in order to create a watercolor effect. It's really the best of both worlds.

I strongly encourage you to give it a go!

mark making 07.25.13 © 2013 Kristen Davis/ studio pano 

mark making 07.25.13 © 2013 Kristen Davis/ studio pano 

mark making 07.25.13 © 2013 Kristen Davis/ studio pano 

Day 79 - Picture Frames

Day 78 - Bullseye

I present my first ever pattern created in Illustrator. Super simple, but yay for new skills!

And, now I've got to go be a good alumnus and root for UofL. Go Cards!!!

Bullseye

Day 67 - Bowl of Fruit

Day 65 - Anemone

Tonight's musical accompaniment? Ray LaMontagne. Thank god for Ray.

Day 63 - Spark

So many color ways, so little time...

Day 60 - Lovebird Fanciness

Day 54 - Rework

Thought I'd rework some previous patterns in new colors.

Day 53 - Sweet Branches

Sweet Branches #1

Sweet Branches #2

Sweet Branches #3

Sketch a Day - Day 41

Clocks

Sketch a Day - Day 36

Some simple shape action.

Three's Company

Sketch a Day - Day 34

In honor of Charles Lindbergh's birthday today, a little pattern full of propellers. It didn't come out exactly as I'd planned, but this is a learning experience, right?

Propellers in the Clouds

Sketch a Day - Day 33

A little something to go with yesterday's forest motif.

Make a Wish

Sketch a Day - Day 8

As an upholsterer I think about interiors... A LOT. Here's my first take on a rug.

Forest

Sketch a Day - Day 3

Day 3 is a little late. Blame it on my attendance of the premiere of Downton Abbey S3 with 200 of my closest friends last evening. :) Yes, it was awesome. 

Many thanks to my fabulous friend, L for scoring us the tickets.