New Pen and Ink drawings + weekend projects and news

3 day weekends are a total blessing, i got a lot of work done!<br />Too bad i was oblivious to this fact come Monday morning. I got up for work 10 mins after my alarm was to go off... so i threw on my clothes, grabbed a hard-boiled egg and ran out the door to get to my bus stop. Got there 2 mins early and waited....and waited...and waited and then thought to-myself " why have i only seen a few cars go bye? why is this Monday so eerily quiet?" And... then i looked across the street to a stores signboard that read " Happy Labor day!"<br />.... So i laughed at myself, went home, watched "Howls Moving Castle" for probably the 42nd time and did some drawing:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4964830399/" title="Tree Maiden by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Tree Maiden" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4964830399_7d053d29da.jpg" width="364" /></a><br />Original pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />-this was drawn for a commission I am working on currently. A patron requested I do smaller somewhat more "approachable" version of my other tree maiden painting called <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4513340531/in/set-72157610826099576/"><strong>Rainbow Roots Dread Goddess</strong></a>. Hopefully she likes this preliminary drawing and i will soon be painting her on canvas.<br /><br />I like the drawing enough to be considering offering prints of her for sale. what do you think?<br /><br />Saturday and Sunday were also project filled art days.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4962524370/" title="Projects by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Projects" height="235" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4962524370_887446922b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />As you can see my art table got quite busy in the process which resulted in a few finished pieces that are now available for purchase:<br /><br />Green River Spirit:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4962134646/" title="Green River Spirit by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Green River Spirit" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4962134646_343f8260a5.jpg" width="399" /></a><br /><br />Green River Spirit<br />8"x 10"<br />pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.<br />Just listed for $40. check out the listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55614691/green-river-spirit-pen-and-ink-drawing"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />also in blue:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4962134362/" title="Blue River Spirit by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue River Spirit" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4962134362_08450b80c0.jpg" width="391" /></a><br />Blue River Spirit<br />8"x 10"<br />pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.<br />also selling for $40. Check out listing for more details and photos <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55615409/blue-river-spirit-pen-and-ink-drawing?ref=v1_other_1"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />Also made one that i put on SALE :<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4961539089/" title="Purple Gowned Fae by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Purple Gowned Fae" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4961539089_6d7e1f422e.jpg" width="396" /></a><br />8"x 10"<br />pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.<br />(colors in picture may vary slightly from original art work)<br /><br />* This is a SALE item due to a small defect in the gloss varnish that can be seen in the last photo of this listing.<br />On SALE for only $20. view this sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55615842/sale-purple-gowned-fae-pen-and-ink?ref=v1_other_1"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />And lastly here is my Yellow Gowned Fae:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4962134242/" title="Yellow Gowned Fae by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Yellow Gowned Fae" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/4962134242_3dcb028e6a.jpg" width="398" /></a><br />9" x 7"<br />pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.<br />Selling for $25. available for purchase <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55616936/yellow-gowned-pixie-pen-and-ink-drawing?ref=v1_other_1"><strong>here. </strong></a><br /><br />And if you are curious about how i make these here is the scoop:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4435425408/" title="works in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="works in progress" height="161" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4435425408_6c030c63ce_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />First i start out by painting a canvas or board with a single color of acrylic paint. I am then using india ink pens to draw directly ontop of the acrylic color. Often i am by hand reproducing some of my original drawings this way and because of this hands on process each one comes out slightly different in lineweight and detail. I have found this process works really well in creating an elegant and original art piece that i can sell for a very affordable price.<br />I have many more available for purchase in <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong>my etsy shop</strong></a>.<br /><br />Also, over the weekend i had fun matting and framing some of my recent 4" x 6" watercolor paintings:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4962539726/" title="Watercolor Harpy framed by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Watercolor Harpy framed" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4962539726_bcb10c9bf0.jpg" width="371" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55083553/harpy-in-moonlight-original-watercolor"><strong>Harpy in Moonlight</strong></a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.172099003.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55084034/faery-ah-glow-original-watercolor"><strong>Faery ah Glow</strong></a><br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.172099847.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55082954/fish-of-perception-original-watercolor"><strong>Fish of Perception</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br /><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.172100306.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55082100/pixie-conversation-original-watercolor?ref=v1_other_1"><strong>Conversation with a Pixie</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br />......i found it really interesting how different the paintings looked when framed! Honestly its the first time i have nicely framed any of my work and i really enjoyed it. Too bad matting and framing can be so expensive because it can really make a huge difference presentation wise.<br /><br />...Anyhow the ongoing list of projects continue. For this week's Friday blogpost i will be showing a step by step "work in progress" documentation involving silk screening and the drawing fluid method.<br />I also have a few body painting sessions coming up so stay tuned.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />-Chelsea Rose

New Pen and Ink drawings + weekend projects and news

3 day weekends are a total blessing, i got a lot of work done! Too bad i was oblivious to this fact come Monday morning. I got up for work 1...

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