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After fighting the flu, chaos at work, and other assorted distractions I have finally finished this commission for a friend:
I am really happy with how it turned out. Hope he likes it too.
I finally finished the piece that I have been working on. Things have been so crazy lately that I have been having a hard time finding time to sit down and work on anything.
This is the first piece in awhile that I have been able to work on just for me. It was nice to be able to just take my time and play a little bit. I got lost in the process and just let it evolve on its own and I am really happy with the results.
Finished piece:
Pencil study for a new drawing that I am working on.
I couldn’t find a reference drawing for this pose so my husband shot a photo of me and I used it for reference. Totally forgot that I had a body. And am married to a photographer. Duh…
For this piece I was thinking about what it means to share what you have with the ones you love. Something that came to mind was the saying “the shirt off his back”. What if you don’t have a shirt? Maybe you could give your feathers instead?
Pencil, ink, watercolour on watercolour paper.
Finally, after 6 months of hard work, 2 restarts (one from the beginning with a new theme) I’m done!
We are heading down tomorrow morning to hang all of the work – the show opens on July 2 and runs until September 24 at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts.
In this series I am exploring the relationship between the observer and the observed, the possible outcome of animals living among us as equals, and whether the anthropomorphic stereotypes we apply to them would hold true.
Using pencil, ink, watercolour and acrylic paint on paper I produce illustrations that invite the viewer to pause and consider a world where we share the stage with bears, are ogled by pigs in suits and wait at the bus stop with walruses.
The exhibition includes seven framed illustrations (pen, ink, watercolour, acrylic and pencil) depicting humans and animals engaging in activities ranging from the every day to the unexpected.
A Fishy Friend
Let Us Entertain You
Monkey Suits
Playboy Human
Someone, Somewhere Thinks You Are Beautiful
What A Pig
The Tortoise and the Hair
Next completed piece for my upcoming installation at EPCOR.
Pencil, ink, watercolour on watercolour paper.
The theme of my upcoming installation at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts is “Zooography”. I am exploring the idea of animals living as equals in human society and the anthropomorphic qualities we attach to them.
Today I completed the 4th piece in the series: “Rabbit With Ears”.
This piece plays with the common practice of people dressing up with rabbit ears (think Playboy bunny) and how bizarre it would be if the tables were turned.
Ink, watercolour, acrylic and pencil on watercolour paper.
Ink, pencil, watercolour on watercolour paper.
Part of my exhibition this coming summer at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts.
I drew this for fun a little while ago. I really like how the guy with the trunk turned out.
Ink on Bristol. 8×10.
