Continuing On

I've been experimenting with using oil pastels layered with oil on my el cheapo $1.25 canvases. So far, it seems promising, but I'll have to see what happens when I actually try to do some real work with it. Other than that, I feel like I'm in an art rut, which is no good. I can't stand doing the same thing over and over, so realizing that my pictures are starting to look all the same bothers me deeply. Hm.

Skyler again. He's a pretty cool dude. I can't tell if I like this piece or not.

This is one of my least favorites, but everyone so far has disagreed with me. At least they enjoyed it.

This looks like something you would hang in a baby's room. These are seldom used colors for me.

A miniature horse collage. I love minis!

Despite having been surrounded by them since birth, cats continue to be quite difficult for me to draw.

I really should start updating this regularly again. I just lack the ambition to even crawl over to the computer some days.

Last of the 2005 Book

I can hear a collective sigh of relief now... "Thank GOD. She's finally done with that horrid book!"
... I hope that isn't the case; I was only 11 or 12 :(
In any case, here are the rest of my ninjas:

This one is saved as "hood-rat." Hmmm...

Awww - It's Coaty! The most wonderful serial killer coat wearing cat ever :)

Sasuke look-a-like. Or is that is supposed to be him?

Not a profile, for once. Yay me!

This was actually a rather nice ending to the sketchbook. It makes me think of falling leaves.

I hope to scan a few pages in from my next sketchbook to post for tomorrow. Expect a lot more MegaMan in the next book!

Some more 2005

I finished scanning in my 2005 sketchbook. I know I have others around that same age, but I can't seem to find them. I'm hoping that I'll start getting into some of the fun stuff before Christmas, but we'll have to see. On another note, my last final exam is December 8th, so I'll have oodles of free time to work on some paintings :D
 Okay, here we go:

This was a fan character that I drew for my little brother. We were both HUGE narutards.

Sayaka with some coloring. I'm pretty sure the profiles were inspired by the MM artist Bobcat...

Another horse, this time blinkered. Ah, to be a city kid wishing for horses (never again, hopefully).

This one is actually pretty cute!

Enter the InuYasha series, lol.

 I really like looking back on old sketchbooks. Sometimes it's nice to see how far you've come, and sometimes a peek at the old books can give you some new ideas.
... and, uh, here are some hovering cats on glass! http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleybaccam/cats-on-glass