Walk with the dreamers (new art in progress!)

“Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it” Wilferd Peterson 

Walk with the dreamers.

I’m happy to say that being part of the Make Art That Sells portfolio class continues to fuel both my imagination and my creative spirit. I love, love, love being surrounded by such motivated people (this in itself has pushed me to keep creating new art) and I’ve been having so much fun.

We had another mini assignment at the beginning of February, the prompt was ‘tea,” and we could interpret the assignment however we wished. Since I adore drawing animals, I decided to paint a bear floating in her favorite teacup to watch the stars. Here was an initial sketch I did while I sat in the car and waited for Isaac to wake up from his nap:

February: More art in progress!

Hello, February!

This is the hardest time of year for me (I much prefer warmer weather), and sketching and painting have been such a welcome respite from the cold. When I last wrote I’d been working on a book cover for kids. The assignment: what’s in JK Rowling’s bag?

The cover is now finished! I’d already do so many things differently, but that’s the fun and useful thing about learning, isn’t it?

Here’s where the cover ended up:

Try something new today (plus: art in progress!)

“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today” Indian Proverb

I love the idea that each little seed we plant, whether that be an action, conversation, idea, or intention, creates space for something new and beautiful to bloom in future days.

I see this art class I’m taking (Lilla Rogers’ portfolio bootcamp) as a large number of those little seeds.

If you remember from my last post, I’d done a mini assignment of things I carry around with me in my bag.