Hey you lovelies! I just put together next year's calendar, and I'm pretty happy to announce it's all-new art in there, nothing older than a year! I'm not sure I've ever produced 12 calendar-worthy pieces in twelve months ever before! ^____^
Everyone who preorders it through Etsy gets ...
2016-08-21 13:21:36 +0000 UTC View PostSo, here's this month's freebie pack, finally! It feels good to be back on track. Download them by clicking on "Freebies August" above!
As a little making-up for the lack of art this summer, here's a 15% discount coupon for all of you for my Etsy shop, valid until the end of August. :) SUMMER16 2016-08-19 17:52:01 +0000 UTC View Post
YES, I'm definitely, definitely happy with this one!
Paul, when I post this, can I use the link http://paul-leone.com/books/ , or should I go with another one?
2016-08-19 15:25:34 +0000 UTC View Post
The last hour of painting a complex scene: Hunting down all those details that need rendering.
2016-08-19 14:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post
A few months ago, I resolved to colour more softly. Don't load on such concentrated pigment on my paintings in the first brush stroke, but build up more gradually and more carefully, leave some areas fuzzier.
I couldn't. I just kept on loading. The Heron Lady worked fairly well, but I felt i...
2016-08-19 11:16:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Our old cat couldn't be bothered by painting. Isis and Loki can. They're everywhere. Literally everywhere. The only way to paint is to play them both drop-dead tired and then sprint to the desk. :D But I'm on it now, Paul!
2016-08-18 13:43:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Look!! Even the kids and my friends wanted some. Now on Etsy! =D http://www.etsy.com/...
2016-08-16 18:16:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Also did some more wash work on Camlann. Guys, it's so freaking cold and wet here in Germany that the paint doesn't dry. And of course, you just refuse to turn the heating on in August, so it stays cold and wet inside, too. I remember a similar summer - might have been 2001 - when everyt...
2016-08-10 16:02:13 +0000 UTC View Post
The second computer game lineart commission for Floss: His Elder Scrolls character Aoife. Her armour was fun!
2016-08-10 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs you'll remember, I decided the change the raffle - the ticket style wasn't in accord with Patreon's rules, so now it's an all-in style draw! Here are the winners!
Five goodie bags go to:
Isabella, J, Irmhild Luettkopf, Amanda Read, Mari...
2016-08-08 05:46:53 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2016-07-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm off on holidays (much-earned) for about one and a half weeks tomorrow. The raffle draft will be online around the seventh of August or so, I hope! Then I'll continue this one, too. :) See you in August!
2016-07-27 17:40:12 +0000 UTC View Post
So, everything is back to normal around here - comp is working again, and my watercolour workshop was a blast! :)
I also scanned and uploaded Faramir (see previous post); I never realised how blurry those tablet photos were.
Really looking forward to painting this. Haven't painted anyt...
2016-07-25 07:29:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Finished on my workshop yesterday, as a skin and hair demo (and loose backgrounds). I still haven't pinned down /my/ Faramir 100%, but this is close. ;)
2016-07-24 06:41:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Lineart for this month's commission for Lilaer! Hope you like him so far ! 😊
2016-07-23 06:13:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Got the lineart done on the train yesterday! Long live my Nomad.
Week's still not going well. I went to Northern Germany on Monday to see my brother, who was diagnosed with cancer last week. He lives alone, our parents live in Spain, and he was going crazy alone, and needed to be with someone who ...
2016-07-23 06:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Got a bit of art done - on the train, of all places. Had to wait for a stop at a station for every one of the faces!
2016-07-19 19:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostI'll just stop saying that NOW I have time for art. Life doesn't seem to work that way in 2016.
A family emergency has happened, and I'll be out of town for a week. (The workshop will still happen as planned!)
Keep your loved ones close. Hugs!
2016-07-16 08:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, after sending my address out to 105 people instead of one, and babbling away in German to unsuspecting Canadians, I'll take the chance and post some art today, in the hope nothing weirder will happen!
This will be another commission for Paul (remember his "Jenny Greenmere"?). Here she is...
2016-07-12 15:43:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This piece had to be drawn first. :(
Our cat didn't come home yesterday, and then I found him in the front yard - unable to move his hind legs. He'd suffered some kind of stroke during the night, and all the vet could do for him was put him to sleep. ;_; I took him alone; hubby stayed h...
2016-07-10 08:28:05 +0000 UTC View PostWeird titles ahoy! ;)
Most importantly: School's out, and I'm on holiday! I'll get started on Paul's and Lilaer's pieces over the next few days. My email programme is causing trouble; I can't send or get any mails and it seems it's been chancy before that. I hope to solve this by next week, bu...
2016-07-08 20:18:25 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, I'm really sorry for the very quiet June, especially after bragging I'd do #junicorn. I should have known that June is and always will be one of the worst months for art. I hope July will make up for it! One school week to go, but mainly barbecue parties, end of term conferences, field trip ...
2016-07-04 06:26:46 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2016-06-30 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Fun dwarf! :) Thanks so much for the prompt, Tári!
2016-06-20 12:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post
The first watercolour after a month-long hiatus is always so deeply satisfying. Plus, I've found my fifth new favourite paper for this year. (And it may finally be the favourite favourite one!)
2016-06-20 10:10:49 +0000 UTC View PostAnd look, it is still June, too!
Got a lot of your wishes in here. Enjoy!
2016-06-20 07:08:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry this took so long, Tári! I'll be colouring him today. I just love how he turned out.
I just finished marking the last stack of exams this weekend. Nine single exams will come on Thursday, but I'll survive those too. I'm sorry for the really slow month - May and June are always bad for...
2016-06-20 05:35:27 +0000 UTC View Post
(You never told me her name, did you Floss?)
That weapon drove me to despair, but here she is. :D
2016-06-20 05:31:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I made a little something! Doing this took 10 minutes. Waiting for the sun to shine to take nice photographs took all week. O_o
These boxes are *so* cool. In Germany, I get them at Rossmann, and they're actually meant as discreet smuggling boxes for --- sanitary towels. I only buy them because...
2016-06-10 06:14:43 +0000 UTC View Post