On My Desk Wednesday

Last week was full of watercolors! 

Several commissioned pieces were finally finished.

And I knocked out a piece or two for myself. 

First Painting Class in the Studio

This past Friday I hosted an arty party for my kiddo and her friends. She requested we paint her favorite animal, a red panda. All of the girls had a ton of fun! It was definitely a new experience for me, especially since I haven't taught all that much. I think I did well, mostly because the girls reassured me and said they had lots of fun. 

Silly Face Time!

It's super cool how all of the paintings turned out to be so different. None of the girls were self-conscious in their creativity and they all painted how they wanted. So cool! I'm going to have to do this more often!

SkaterAid 2013 in Decatur! Check it out!

I finally finished a skateboard to be donated to SkaterAid 2013. I found out about this show during my recent visit to Atlanta and it seemed pretty easy to join. So after confirming that it really was super-easy to take part in, I got to work!

SkaterAid, a skateboarding, music and art festival, features ramps, jumps and contests for skateboarders, and music is provided by teen bands from area high schools. A live skateboard deck art auction is held throughout the day, with a selection of eye-popping art created by professional and “outsider” artists from used skateboard decks. All proceeds generated by the event are donated to families who are battling pediatric brain cancer. The event will be held Sunday, Sept. 29th from 2-7 p.m. at East Decatur Station, a business complex just west of the Avondale MARTA station at 109 New Street, Decatur, Georgia.

I simply sanded and primed the deck and used colored pencils to create the image. Then applied several coats of matte medium to seal it.

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Skateboarding!

This week's goal is to finish drawing on this skateboard. If it all goes to plan, I will be donating it to a fundraiser in Atlanta. Just gotta get it done first!

The original plan was to just paint it with acrylic paint but I changed my mind and used colored pencil instead. I'm enjoying the texture this is creating. 

It needs to be done in the next day or so. Wish me luck! 

Walkers are Near!

The Walking Dead was in town yesterday, filming for Season 4. Of course, the filming location was on super lock-down so nobody got to witness anything worthwhile. Still, I was so excited that I wrote this on my chalkboard sandwich board and sat it outside my studio all day.