A New Understanding.

I think I finally understand something.

Let me preface this by saying if you know my work, you know I love LOVE LOVE to draw people. I love the details, contours, expressions et cetera in the cornucopia that is the human race.

I never quite understood why so many people take away the defining characteristics to that particular face. Eyes start to became the same basic ones as before, noses, etc. I thought that it was just something that I didn't understand.

I think I do finally understand today.

I'm struggling with finding a reference photo today. More and more, galleries, competitions, art shows want the artist to have copyright to the photo they referenced (especially when copying). Its not always being so acceptable to just take a great photo and make a great drawing because, oh wait, the photo you chose was great. You didn't do the lighting or anything else, you just have the technical skill to reproduce it faithfully.

I work from a lot of reference photos. I tend to change things a lot within the pictures by adding elements and other things such as lighting and colors.

I get why though many artists don't do it- the pain of finding the photo. Necessity becomes the mother of invention and you create what you want.

I may end up doing that today. We'll see.

Cupcake! KAWAII!

I've been doing face painting at a party place here in Idaho Falls called Blast Off! Its a really great place. Fun things for the kids, always clean and reasonably priced. I do face painting on saturdays and there is usually a lull. I saw cupcakes on a little girl's shirt and this is what I ended up painting.

I loved it so much I didn't want to wash it off; that doesn't happen often. I am thinking a cupcake needs to be added to my menu board though! :)

It Mattered to that One...

A Sea Star. A Sea Star.

This is a sketch for a tattoo I am designing for someone. I haven't drawn in awhile and it felt good to sit and put something down on paper.

I really like where it is going... but who knows exactly how it'll end up. <3

Inspiration

Found some inspiration through this artist today...

Bokkei

The time lapse pictures are awesome. Thinking about doing that myself. We'll see how that goes.

Feeding My Soul

I had a fellow artist ask me today, "Why do you do art?"

I always thought is was just "because". Because I can. Because it feels good. Because I have the talent. Because they said to. Because my Mom would get mad if I didn't.

I found through closer inspection today, its because it feeds my soul in a way nothing else can.

The world sucks. I love the phrase "we are spiritual beings having an earthly experience". We're supposed to come down and experience all these "slings and arrows". How else are we to learn? Doing artwork is the closest I get to having that feeling I get when I am in the temple.

Everything matters, but its all okay. Everything will be okay. "Endure. Endure and save yourself for happiness".

I share my works in the hopes that others will be fed as well.

A man was shown two visions. The first one, he saw emaciated people with giant spoons that were longer than them. A humongous pot of delicious stew was in the middle of the room and everyone around it was starving. The could get the spoon in the pot, but could not get the spoon full of food to their mouths. It splashed to the floor, falling into the cracks to be wasted.

The vision changed. Same room. Same pot of stew. Same giant spoons. Only people were full, they were laugh, dancing, and enjoying life.

As he watched, he saw that the people had learned to feed each other. They could easily reach the pot and the other person's mouth.

May I be able to feed you and in turn, feed myself.

<3