I am still working on Misi’s present that was in the Video Art Log from the last entry.  But since my sleep is screwed up bad again, I did some non digital sketching today.  Which made me decided to try out some *gasp* real paints.  I still need to add some to the neck, and touch it up a bit but by 1 pm I was ready for sleep and ended it here: Read more »

Well, well. Don’t know if this YouTube TwistedBrush ArtLog video thing will become the norm, I am sure I’ll do more of them but this one serves a purpose. I’m working on a mail exchange with Misi. It has to be something we make for each other. I’m worried I took on something I should not have. My skills aren’t that good. So I’m spoiling it for her, some. To get her opinion about whether or not I am going in the right direction or not as it involves someone important to her that passed away. For this very reason I’ve not tried one of CynDee yet. I’m worried my skills need to be perfect for something I see as a memorial. And they are far from perfect. Living people I’m somehow not as worried about. My drawings and digital paintings are very much cartoon’y etc. I don’t expect perfection but my deep respect for the dead has me, errm nervous about doing the same type of art when it comes to the dead. Odd you’d think I’d be more worried about offending you living people but no…

The video version:

The picture version:

I realize it cuts off at a weird place as far as the music, and it seems rushed, it was. I said… it’s my first video like this and his birthday is about over, so I was in a hurry. And yes, I realized AFTER I posted it that one of the text screens has the word “how” twice in a row, ahh well, ironic it’s on the one where I’m saying that’s how my brain works… oopsie!

Keegan and Karina did the MS walk in Portland, OR for me.  So I took one of the pictures from it and turned it into this for them.  Keegan’s 7th birthday was the next day, he deserved a new piece of aunt Ramie art as a reward since he’s probably my biggest fan, he even thinks my really BAD doodles are brilliant

Ha! I knew if I sat and draw it, I’d like it a bit more… So version 2!  Not quite Alice in Wonderland, I know, just inspired by her, so hush.

When I think of Windy I often think Alice in Wonderland, so when she left me a message asking me if I was bored enough to make her a VOX banner it was easy!  It’d have to be a slightly demented chick looking like she’s inspired by Alice and would need a cat, this is what I made on the laptop while watching ER, they usually turn out better if I draw first then digitally draw on top of the digital cam version of the sketch but eh I was too lazy and was right here with the laptop with ER on, so, I skipped the sketching step.  May redo a new version that way tomorrow when more awake, we’ll see.

Ballerina, yes I realize it doesn’t really look like a tutu. Sue me I also realize she may look a lot like she’s inspired by what I posted yesterday, that’s because what I drew yesterday was drawn when trying to draw this. And I’m still not happy with this so there may be another soon. Basically Brian’s mom asked him to draw a “goth ballerina” and I think we both realized that might be more my thing. But I’m not very good at drawing bodies even for my cartoon’y girls where I shouldn’t care about proportions, etc as much. He said that didn’t matter as long as it looks like a goth ballerina. I think I’m getting closer. Still.. not… right. Drawn with pencils, coloured pencils, pens, and background painted with TwistedBrush on the computer (to cover the fact that is was a bad photo of it / the camera’s time stamp).  As always click for full version, if you so desire (opens in new window).