Fun with Watercolors

The last of my cards for the turquoise ATC swap is an abstraction of this Willi Eggerman cup that I bought when she came to UNC last April as a visiting artist. It's the perfect little juice cup. This is the most abstract of my drawings so far and I really had fun with it. Right after I painted the base coat I tossed on some salt for that spotted crystalline effect and I realized it was quite appropriate because it was a salt-fired cup that I was drawing.

Drawing by Candlelight

Another ATC for the turquoise theme swap. A bit more ambitious of a subject with all that texture that Annie loves. To add to the mix I decided to use candles for more dramatic lighting. It was still light outside when I started... by the time I finished I was drawing purely by candlelight. I had a pile of other things to do, so I gave up on the pattern after I drew the foot.

Art Trading Cards

The pot for today is an Art Trading Card (ATC). I started making and trading these my freshman year of college when I had plenty of free time and I've been trading on and off ever since. So to go along with this new drawing resolution I've joined a swap on the site ATCs for All and of course started off with a cup I used today, one of my favorites made by Noel Bailey: