A Murder of Crows

Hooded crows were a mainstay of the gardens in Haifa.  They often walked up and down the grass, stalking around as if taking a survey of their property. I did this composite of crows some time ago from references I found online. I've been in a bit of a bird kick recently (I guess it never really stops for me) so I decided to post them here. 

Cheers!

Results from one of the exercises in The Creative License. The assignment was to draw the contour of some objects on a shelf while keeping your eyes on the subject and not so much the paper. Filled in the details afterward.

Yellena James

This evening I came across the work of Yellena James, an artist who grew up in Sarajevo who now calls the Portland area home. I like the use of color and incorporation of organic elements in her work. Nature can be an endless source of inspiration.

Two Ladies

I was going through some of my emails to see if there was anything of interest I had scanned when I was in Israel. I took a creativity class last year and one of the first exercises we did was the classic ink blot exercise where you put paint on your paper, fold it in half and then see what happens. I think it usually looks like a butterfly but mine didn't turn out that way at all. Instead, I saw two ladies with lots of hair so after the session was over I filled in the details. Sometimes you find more interesting results in your unintended moments.

Over the Moon

IMG_0303, a photo by moody_e on Flickr.

Doodle of a kid and cat on the moon, naturally.

Sometimes I forget about giving in to the creative process. Over emphasis on the end product can psych you out as I have been many times. Common hang up artists of all kinds have to go through. Just have to learn to ignore the nagging doubts of self. I may come up with a theme to work with for a period of time as a kind of challenge and a way to focus some of my energy. Stay tuned for further developments!