Some random water color practice while watching a movie. Not a fan of Miley, but I liked the way she was sucking her ice cream…
I actually quite like the way it turned out. Although I still feel like I am using water colours too much like acrylic colours… But I will keep on practicing.
“Datt” – an Icelandic word you will hear uttered especially by children after dropping absolutely anything (when living in Iceland of course). It means as much as “oops fallen”. It fell and I don’t know how it happened…!?
“Datt!”
More water colour and ink.
I wanted to take on a new project for January/ February and first thought about a portrait a day as I would like to improve my portrait drawing skills, something I haven´t done in years. But then I remembered something…
I don´t know for how long I have been thinking about doing a series dedicated to ice cream. I love ice cream and Iceland is a country somewhat addicted to it with ice cream shops open until late at night. You can find just as many people queuing for ice cream on a Friday night as during happy hour at the closest pub for another pint of beer.
So enjoy some ice cream during the weekend!
So 2017 ended rather quietly with a bottle of wine and a plate of delicious Swiss cheese. Best of 2017 was that I finally got back into drawing after many years of not doing anything about it but always having it at the back of my head.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Inktober challenge and am super happy that one of my best friends pointed it out to me (Thank you Elise!). It certainly helped to create a positive habit of drawing regularly. Not every day, as there are plenty of other things I like to do, but about every other day.
Beside ink, which is my favourite at the moment, I am also trying to teach myself how to use water colours. I always had them but never actively used them.
Happy new year!
Walking man – I think this pose looks really cool but hurts like hell on your feet….
I always mix up the names but I think this move was called “Peter Pan”.
Some scribbling from the other night. Back balance on a hoop.
I am completely hooked on aerial hoop. I just got back to it this summer after a year long break. Love to be upside down in the air again!
Water colour & ink
The last of the Inktober drawings… better late than never. Voilà!
For the little time I spend on this one I quite love it. I need to get more of that Indian ink I’ve been using.
The second last of the Inktober inspired drawings.
With all the pre-Finland excitement I just noticed that I forgot to upload the remainder of the Inktober drawings.
So here they are.
I was in Oulu, Finland, for two weeks enjoying crispy cold air, snowfall and sauna. Love and miss the forest.
Nothing better than to take a walk in a winter forest.
Had a little break and went to Finland for 2 weeks to relax. Also took my sketchbook along although I did not get much drawing done. But I am ready to start again now that I am back home.
I also took the man with the hat on the trip with me.
Inktober was a lot of fun thanks to a friend who pointed it out to me and I really enjoyed drawing with ink, something I hadn´t done in years.
Bought a new notebook and will definitely keep on going.
The dark cloud follows…
Still following the last Inktober prompt list inspiration. I just noticed I skipped a day.
Man with the hat – part 2.
This one was inspired by the turtles we saw while snorkeling in Belize…
Took me a bit to come up with an idea for “divided”. Was first thinking of a cake cut in half, probably because I was hungry, then of a character and then thought of a tree hit by lightning.
As I missed the first week of Inktober I thought I will just keep on going with what I have missed. Also I got now into the habit of drawing daily, so I am enjoying it a lot!
The last one of October…
#inktober #inktober2017
Melanie Franz 