Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
Where has the Summer sped off too? This year Summer seems to have flashed before my eyes. I'm not ready to say goodbye just yet, but it won't be long. School starts here in just a couple of weeks and my mom flies in a week!!! On that note let's look at the last week. I created some bookmarks from an experimental page that I just didn't love, and then I gave them away on my Instagram page. They really turned out cute and it was fun to set them free in a giveaway. These bookmarks are just a reminder that not every piece is meant to stay in one piece. I really love how these turned out. Cutting something up can make all the difference. I used a corner rounder and an edge punch on a few of them. I added some word stickers and some seam binding tape. During an Instagram Live, this tree was born and I finished it on Saturday night. This one is a 4x6 piece. The background is gessoed and Distress Inks were u...