Thinking big.

Holy Moly, I just finished a drawing that I’ve been working on for 8 hours(!!!???) It looks quite simple and if you don’t know what I know you’d probably think I draw very slowly… But what you didn’t know (but now you do) Is that this portrait is One by One and a half METERS. So I started drawing on Tuesday, stopped for two days, and finished it today. I hope you guys like it!

 

 

I used: A pencil, my fine liners, and a big black marker.

I'm doing that drawing thing again!

I haven’t been writing anything for a couple of days. Although I’m quite new to blogging, it really gets a bit addictive.  I’m constantly thinking about what to blog next.

I’ve been drawing today. I was finally capable of doing my “super-drawing-focus” thing again! Which means I made the whole drawing at once. I'm training myself to do that again. I’ve been having problems concentrating on drawing for more that half an hour or so. And this time I completed the whole drawing at once in 1 hour! YAY! 

I'm sorry for the quality of the picture. I took it with the ipad... So I drew with my fine liners and markers. This time I used my red marker for the lips. 

Another thing, I’m turning 18 Friday! Which means I can drive legally in Holland! So there is definitely going to be a “ OHMYGOSH I SHIT MY PANTS WHEN I’M HAVING DRIVING LESSONS!” blog post… :)

I’m going to celebrate it with friends one week later, and the next day I will celebrate it with family. Maybe I’ll post some pictures of my birthday if its possible. Maybe I won’t be able to do so.  I’ve got a big family coming. So maybe there won’t be time to make some cool pics. :(

ArtFart #2 Drawing and Knitting

And again, I was drawing. And again, I had to stop to do something else.
I have these moments when I can just draw non-stop for hours and then wake up out of my super-focus and realize I have been drawing for 4 hours. Then I realize I've missed about 5 phone calls, my mom got home, and someone vacuumed the entire house without me knowing it. Unfortunately, the last few months I've been drawing a lot less and it seems I have lost the ability of doing that. :( now I have to stop every hour to do something else.

I'm planning on making a series of drawings. I'm thinking about 5 or 6 little ones.
I've just finished one of them, not really happy with how it looks, but maybe if there are 5 I can be happy with it. :)

Here is number 1:

Completely different subject, but also an ArtFart. I was at the hobby shop today. I wanted to try something completely out of my comfortable art-zone. The winter is coming up. So I bought myself some wool. Yes, only wool. I'm planning on knitting a nice thick dark red scarf for myself this winter. There is one little problem, I don't know how to knit.... :( BUT! Like a lot of people, I've got a grandma! YAY!

ArtFart #1 Fineliner Drawing

I have been drawing ever since I’ve been able to hold a pen. Since I won an international art contest in Amsterdam I’m selling drawings of mine. I do paint a lot too, for some reason people want to buy my paintings more then my drawings. But I love drawing more and I have developed a preference for drawing with fine liners. I think my fine liner drawings are more a distinctive style you either really like or dislike.

Anyway, at the moment I’m working on a drawing and paused to write something.

I still have to go a few hours to finish it, but here is the beginning:

 I'll post some more about my work when I have more time, I want to finish my drawing today and there is still about 5 hours to go.