IF - late

In the Norwegian fairytale Ash Lad and the good helpers, one of the caricatures is a man that can not hold still. The Ash Lad get the task of getting water from the worlds end for the prinsess's tea in less than 10 min. The good helper goes to the end of the world to get the water but he falls asleep at the well. My picture today is the good helper returning with the water.

Mediums used: Watercolour and sharpie.

Art journal - a little wizard frog

Just in time for Halloween. Here comes a little wizard frog. He has conjured up a beautiful purple hat. So now he is all dressed up and ready to go to the party. Do you have a frog that will join the party too?


Just a detail.

Mediums used: Watersoluble wax pastel, watercolour, sharpie and pencil.

EDM # 3 - purse

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This is my purse that I use when I am going to carry large books and folders. It is made of leather and have that wonderful leathery smell. It was bought at a red cross second-hand shop, a true bargain.

I have made made a double picture showing the purse from different angles and in different mediums. The one on the right is done as a watercolour. The one on the left is done in oil pastels. The background on the left is made up off old receipts and papers, I just empted my purse and voalà I had enough for my background.


Receipts do not make a good foundation to draw on, the paper is very thin and can not take any water, it will crumble away. But it was fun to do.


Medium used: watercolour, sharpie, oil pastels, receipts.

Heart - anatomic illustrations

I keep doing these anatomic drawings/ painting/ illustration no apparent reasons. I have always been fascinated by the large anatomic illustrations that was used in the classroom to explain how things work. My illustration is no where near the complexity of the wall charts but it shows the heart and the larger veins, purple for the oxygen poor blood and deep red for the oxygen rich veins.

Medium used: watercolour and sharpie.

EDM # 1 - a shoe

Everyday Matters, EDM, have a long list of things to draw and illustrate. Her is mine for the #1 - a shoe.
Here is what I did.
My shoes have a leaf pattern under, I used this to stamp the background and added a watercolour wash. I drew the shoe with a pencil. Painted the shoe whit thick layer of watercolour. Traced the lines with a sharpie.

Detail


Medium used: watercolour, ink, shoe, stamp, sharpie.

Let the trumpet sound!

One of my best friends is getting married, or at least she got engaged! Congrats to Barbro and Jostein! I made them a picture/card in the event of there engagement. If you are wondering about the motive, well he is a vet and loves cows, she love to play the trumpet! Medium used: watercolour, sharpie, iridescent.

IF - Punchline, Punch line

I could not help my self, the illustration was to obvious. Punch line. For the ones that don't see it is a line of people waiting to get some punch.

A couple of changes from the sketch to the end result.

Medium used: watercolour, pencil for the sketch, sharpie to trace around the painted picture.