sketching on newsprints~ Day6 into 2011 Project A Sketch A Day by michellechoongkhoo

“Art is in the doing. It isn’t important how it turns out. The process is where the pleasure, the learning and the experience take place. A day without some sort of creative endeavor is a wasted day.”
—Myrna Wacknov, from “Splendid Over 60” in the March 2008 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.


And with the above in mind, I continued to experiment this morning….I was very particular on the messages and adverts when choosing my newsprint for sketching~

 a) on black and white newsprint…..watercoloring was really easy, quick and nifty
I think my rememberance of Roxy looks rather swell~
it seemed so appropriate to remember my beloved with the SCB tagline,
"here for good" :)

b) on colored newsprint….the watercolor pigments wouldnt stay and so its more dramatic and strokes work best to use a broad black artline permanent marker pen

And here's my rendition of our beloved Max at his prime , much loved and hugs from his forever best pal….Justin, then aged 13 ….

I had a chuckle reading Bio cell's tagline " Building it green" and the ensuing description

 " colourful personalities do make it happen….you are enthusiastic, creative and have a colorful personality, here's yur chance to be part of the dynamic team…." 

♥♥♥

and today I chanced onto an artist who does such great works of art on newsprint Gabriel Vormstein

go dotty~ day 5 "Project 2011 A Sketch A Day" michellechoongkhoo

Truthfully, I find Pointilist Style painting v very creative, makes me think and ponder with each dot of colors I added~ yessss, it will be something that I wanna come back to do on a more elaborate, bigger scale when time permits :)

For now, this is my masterpiece of hubby…. 2 sketched frames painted pontillist style of him training his usual assistant in crime, Elmo the beagle monster~

Because I have never done any painting, sketching of hubby before , I wanted to do something special!

And Pointillist-Style painting being totally new to me, seemed like a fun exercise to do!
The sketching part was the easiest of it all….took me by jeebers less than 1 min……but then as I added the painstaking dots, each dot by dot , terrible thoughts invaded my mind as the hours wore on~
Why oh why do I always torture myself when it comes to my art?
Why oh why can't I be contented , once I have found something enjoyable ….to continue to proceed at a relax pace and try it for a longer while ?
I know the answer of coz…..hahaha because I get bored quickly if I dont hv something new to poke around with…..therein why Eddie calls me a "masochist"…… hahaha.

This is too time consuming to do on a daily basis obviously…..but mmmmm, definitely interesting.

oh well, at least now I know what  Georges Seurat's post impressionist arts texture is all about…Yup it was no joke spontaneously attempting this pointillist style painting after coming across Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte in Valerie Colston's book and becoming more intrigued as I googled to find out what George Seurat's style was all about……
So it became something I just had to try it to know if I liked it~
VERDICT?
huuuuuu, definitely not something one wanna attempt if time is a constraint!

For example if I wanna keep to my 2011 Project A Sketch A Day's daily deadline…..hahaha, but I am so glad I tried it and can now go on to another new xperiment *.* 

Justin~my quiet Angel…..our rock of Gibralter

it was kinda difficult to find dramatic photos to reference Justin's sketch……
but thats so typical of my laid back angel, who is the perfect tandem in the family to balance his 2 brothers' oft Doraemon episodes ;)…..

Today, going into day 4 of my "a sketch a day project"……I thought I wanted to try some shapes~

 mmmmmmmmm is it more interesting how Justin's unassuming pose was enhanced by the background? 

Yea, his biased mum's eyes definitely think so….hahahaha!

Stenciling is fun after all…..heh2, time to scout for more materials to experiment with…..

2011, so far jolly good……

looks like the year ahead is gonna be really adventure ~ Artwise ♪♪

and me say hurray and 3 cheers for that!!!

wishing everyone and me "Another great year ahead"  

Julian~ my sunshine , the bringer of laughter

hee3, this empty nester mum who only quite recently self declared herself no longer a helicopter anxious parent, nevertheless cant help but still  always think in threes when it comes to her kids , artwise included :)
  (and yup the realization that hoho hoho no matter their ages,  they'll always be that….my kids!)


Going into day 3 of my "2011 a sketch a day"…..its no brainer that naturally I have to complete yet another of my sons' triptych sketches…..

Here's a sketch from a favourite photo taken of Julian standing at Gurney Drive last year, drinking in the renewed beauty of the place….we were giddy with the beauty of the evening!
Gurney Drive, with new mangroves planted, with thousands of eco mud balls augmented by good bacteria to rid the awful ping during low tides….in early 2010 , it was becoming pleasant to walk on its boulevard again ~

And I had to bring my babe to experience what was my favourite haunting ground in my teens.

And I think this pose befittingly reflected that Gurney will once again become our favourite place to revisit and fall all over in love tenderly!

Did I already mention too that I so love Julian's Korean pop star pose?
 ❥❥

my firstborn, the light, the joy of my life~michellechoongkhoo

no wonder I'm having insomnia since all kinds of ideas are popping all over my head at any odd hours ….especially at night!
This is on account of the book which I bought recently: "200 Projects to strengthen yr art skills" by Valerie Colston!

The opening page says >>>"welcome to an art school in a book"…..now tell me who wouldnt buy the book in an instant? And it is so wonderfully motivating… insomnia notwithstanding, hahahaha

Anyway, here's my own output for "2011-a sketch a day 2"…..subject is always my muse, my Jon.

project 2011~ a sketch a day by michellechoongkhoo

now that the festivities are over, celebrations and bingeing done with……today i will start my project 2011 "a sketch a day" …..
And who better than Elmo my little beagle monster to start the ball rolling?

i think i manage to capture the essence of a little of his adorableness  here?
we just love that little rascal sooooooo much…..

2010 was the year of the Tiger~michellechoongkhoo

my Tiger does look like a ferocious Tiger cub in this sketch when he is really such a little sweet pussycat~
here's saying bye to the fearsome Chinese calender year of the Tiger for 2010…..
now to scout for my rabbit icon to sketch for the Chinese New Year Feb 2011