A Tale of Two Paintings

First, here's a little sneak preview:

I started (and finished) a new (abstract) painting in my Color Studio... I call it "Frog in the Canal."

It was my first experience with India Inks, so it took me a while to get into it, but when I did I knocked the entire bottle over onto my painting. I stared at the steadily advancing puddle for what seemed like a very long time before I decided that I liked the effect and dipped each corner.  I would definitely make some changes in the coloring, though, if I were to do it again.

Anyways, it's time for the part I'm sure you've all been waiting for; the grand unveiling!

 

                                                                                                                     It's done!


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When the A/C Fails

I realize it's been a while since I last posted.  I could list all my excuses, which are many and include four days with no air conditioning, but that would take too long.  We'll just get into the good stuff.  First off, it was Thomas Scott's birthday last week and I had some brand new stumps (awesome drawing tools) that needed to be used, so I settled down on my couch, turned on Jurassic Park, and eventually ended up with this:

 

 

I was so excited that I showed it to him a week early, even though it was meant to be a surprise.

 

Oops.

 

Blinded by my success, I decided to go all out for one of my school assignments, which actually turned out to be a lot harder than I expected, as it was my first real experience with clay.

A word to the wise: It's definitely NOT like Playdough.

 

 



 

 

I'm not too sure how I feel about it... She kind of looks like she's dead.

 

As for Amber Hall's Temple Painting, I managed to fix my mistakes, but I won't post a picture this time because it doesn't look any different to anyone except me.  If you're super curious, just check my last post.