Graves Among the Roots

Oct. 30th, 2023 10:27 pm
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Today's Inktober is based on a photo I took at the Charter Street Cemetery in Salem (at least I think it's Charter Street). I have been saving this for closer to Halloween, and I'm pleased to complete it. 


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Pumpkin Tombstone

Oct. 22nd, 2023 09:41 pm
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Latest Inktober! This is based on a tombstone I found in one of the local cemeteries; I was completely taken by the pumpkin. I had a lot of fun using ink and smudging to give it a weathered look. I'm not sure it's my best inking work, but it's not bad either.

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Hammond Pond Drawing

Aug. 6th, 2023 12:16 pm
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I went hiking at Hammond Pond yesterday (a great place in the Boston area that is fairly T accessible), and I decided to try drawing a scene I photographed there. It was a beautiful day for a hike--the weather was great, and everything there was so green!

I tried to apply what I learned in a workshop by Melanie Gilman and tried to focus on the trees and rock (with some leaves for detail) so it showed the scene without overwhelming me as I drew it.



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Art Dump

Jul. 6th, 2022 10:28 pm
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I did some more art! I hope you like it! I'm pretty happy with both of these.


I. Bodily Autonomy Is Fundamental--I drew another response to the Roe v. Wade decision. It seemed appropriate to use Aislin, who was used in my story, The Armen.

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2. Beautiful Faults-I wanted to try a couple of things here. One I wanted to try a more realistic style, and I wanted to ink in colors that weren't black. I wanted to explore the idea of embracing faults and fragilities. I wanted to embrace the ideals behind raku pottery (pottery made deliberately with cracks) and kintsugi (fixing cracks with cold), and I wanted to make the cracks visible and beautiful; in other words, I wanted to think about embracing my faults and history.
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An Afternoon of Art

Feb. 20th, 2022 10:29 pm
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This afternoon, I had an art afternoon with a friend; they have a bunch of photography books, so we drew from reference. I had a great time--I definitely need to try this more often!

Tea Treehouse- I'm particularly pleased with my draftsmanship on the left side and on the treehouse itself. I got a little overwhelmed on the other side, but I think the basic idea is there.  Apparently, they serve tea in this tree house, and I want to go here for the experience. Sadly, it's not in the US.

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Boxer--I drew this from a photography book of athletes. I'm really proud of my shading, and the fact that I was able to apply the techniques I learned in a life drawing workshop to get her pose down right.

Sketch by me; photo reference from Athletes photography book




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