Our SVS Virtual Studio MARCH 🍀 2020 🐭😬

[demotlj]

I haven’t had a lot of time this winter so I’m trying to do spot illustrations to improve my line and wash. This is watercolor and pencil on hotpress paper.

[demotlj]

@neschof Sounds like fun. I wish there were things like that around me.

[demotlj]

@TessaW it’s nice to know someone else struggles in the winter. I love the snow but by March I am definitely feeling cabin fever and a resulting loss of creativity. Unfortunately where I live March is Mud Month and can be pretty dismal. Here’s hoping the sun decides to shine!

[TessaW]

@demotlj My area gets fairly cold, but not too much snow. That is a blessing in some ways, but also feels like a little bit of a let down. If it's gonna be cold, let me at least be able to build a snow man! Bring on the sun! I hope both of us are very productive and creative as it starts to warm up and dry out.

[Coley]

Another pet portrait! Working on ideas for March contest too...

[Kim Hunter]

I've been working on my taxes. Yikes! Like most farms, my farm usually just gets along but I was a sub-contractor with my goats on a huge, federally funded, project last year. A gift from God. It came out of nowhere but luck favors the prepared. So this is the first time I've had to write those huge checks to the government, just as Lee describes in the life of a free-lance illustrator. Don't spend the windfall until you've paid the tab.

So now, I'm free to work on my illustrations. My first project is illustrations of my horse, Lucy, to give away as thank you gifts to people who donate to the cost of training Lucy to be a therapy horse. I'll post some pix when I have them. Cheers!

[Aaron_T]

Working on an entire series of water safety collateral for work. If I can swing it, I’m going to do the whole campaign in illustrations, so it should be fun. Concepting some kids before jumping into Adobe illustrator.

[Aaron_T]

@neschof How fun!

[chrisaakins]

@Coley beautiful! I love to do pet portraits. Haven't done one is years.

[Coley]

@chrisaakins yes they’re usually Fun but sometimes stressful. The last couple went well. Us mouse drawing people are in general animal drawing people I guess

[Jon Anderson]

I’m still working on flash cards for my kids.

[NicolaSchofield]

@demotlj @Coley @Aaron_T definitely more interesting than a regular life drawing class! Though I keep meaning to find one of those somewhere nearby too.

[Heather Boyd]

The first of my four foxes.

I am still struggling with making enough of one colour and extending it without it drying up. I am however really loving adding pencil work. So for future style/work I know now to have white paper visible, and pencil (description, shading and mark making and also work solely pencil which I plan to do for the upcoming March contest). Thanks,

Note I'm also working out scanning - because my colours aren't as strong as they should be.

[FloR]

@Rachel-Horne Cool! Your work reminds me a little bot of the spontaneous work of Beatriz Alemagna! Keep up the good work!

[braden H]

Keepin' on them colour stoodies

Mice are always awesome

[Rachel Horne]

@FloR thanks so much. I’m going to be doing this one again, hopefully better this time since I’ve noticed a few flaws with the composition.

[chrisaakins]

@Braden-Hallett seriously, dude??? Um @Coley and I claim mice. @ArtofAleksey has his gnomes, @burvantill has balloons. And you have have space kids and cow kids and murderous genius dog lovers. Back off!!!

[TessaW]

March. The month of mice.

@Coley - Beautiful pet portrait! It's gorgeous.

[Judy Elizabeth Wilson]

Working on finishing my cute fairy colouring book. Hopefully this month.

[Heather Boyd]

@chrisaakins basically @Braden-Hallett it's like this:

The two of them searched and clawed at the ground, sweat streamed down their faces and their palms were both clammy and dirty. At last they came upon the mighty gold mouse with jewels in her eyes, gleaming in the sun light. They co-claimed the gold mouse, decided to build a sand wall and moat around her with a flag claiming ownership. The heat was beating down on them so they decided to take a dip in the ocean. Out of no where (really out of the sky, you came in on a alien ship) seeing the glittering shine all the way from outer space came down and landed near by. Once out you raced over, sand flying, water splashed into your face, you picked up the flag and waved it in the air. You signalled to your friends in the water and shouted "GUYS LOOK, LOOK WHAT I FOUND just LAYING AROUND OVER HERE".

Sorry I couldn't resist. No hard feelings. much love