Playing with Prismacolor Again

Sometimes Prismacolor markers..... kinda......uh..... make me want to scream.  They are the Mariah Carey to my Nicki Minaj. There I said it!  They're finicky & difficult to blend, I can spend 30 minutes to an hour on the smallest of drawings,  and the colorless blender always does the opposite of what I think it should do.  Yet somehow, I'm always excited to play and practice with them, and when a sketch turns out halfway decent I feel overjoyed.   So, maybe they're the Ross to my Rachel--totally loveable but sometimes we need a break.  

Happy New Year!

Happy 2015 everybody! For me, 2015 has started on a fantastic note...busy, but fantastic.  Yours truly is taking 2 art classes this semester (digital painting & human figure I), applying for a gallery show at a public library, getting ready to  study art in Italy next summer (maybe this summer, but not holding my breath) & I've been commissioned to design thank you cards for a local non-profit!   Whaaaaaat?! Yep, I'm that busy artist. 

So, here are a couple drawings from my human figure class. I'll re-post the one on the left when it's finished.

On the 9th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, a rest and a chance to pick my favorite so far.

On the 8th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, a brand new pair of pink ice skates

On the 7th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, A PUPPY!

On the 6th day of Christmas

...my true love gave to me, a new iPhone 6.

I inked the iphone messages after I took the picture and I forgot to take another pic.

Here's the conversations:

Gray message: whatcha doin?
Green message:  nothing, just chillin.  Get it...just chilling.
Gray message: LOL
Green message: n u?
Gray message: gettin ready to melt u later.
Green message: Whaaaa?!?!?!
Gray message: stupid autocorrect...MEET you later.
Green message: No worries, happens to the best of us.

On the 5th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, winter berries to put under the tree.