Dia's Gallery... Page 1
Here's where I show off my own doodles.
Image 5
Hidden Birds
Image 6
Simplicity
Image 7
Checkers
Image 8
Star Bright
Image 9
Mysterious Island
Image 10
Bowl on Pedestal
Image 11
Skipper
Image 12
Triangles
Image 13
Hearts of Heart
Image 14
Peppermint
Image 15
Waddles
Image 16
Cheesy
Image 17
Pansy
Image 18
Theresa
Image 19
Marvel
Image 20
Mr. Penguin
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Image 1 is one of my earlier works and like the
other images on this page were drawn on large Bristol paper.
This means they lost a lot of
detail when reduced to this small size.
Image 2 about blew me away. Had no idea a child would
appear.
Image 3 is one of my favorites, and that came as
quite a surprise because during the creative process I felt
so lost and stumbled my way through. It's very pretty framed
and hanging in my gallery.
Image 4 was an opportunity to play with creating depth.
Image 5 is another very early work where I was
practicing various strokes and styles.
Image 6. Oh how I love this one! Couldn't bear to fill it in
and spoil the clean lines. This drawing proves that
sometimes less is more.
Image 7 began with a ruler in hand and no advanced
planning. I started in the left-hand corner and worked
myself around to the center.
With Image 8, can you tell that I was in the mood for
details? Remember I work mostly on large sheets of Bristol
paper and photos have been greatly reduced, thus losing much
of the detail.
I started Image 9 from the top down. When I started
I assumed it might become an underwater picture because the
top was originally the bottom.
I was playing with checkers in three three images. Sometimes
I get off on a tangent when learning new techniques and it
may take several drawings before I'm ready to move on to
something new.
I often refer to pen and ink art books when I run dry for
new ideas and pen strokes. Then I take a fresh piece of
paper and start playing.
I do love hearts and Valentine's Day. Don't think it
has to do with the romance, but with the pleasing shape of
the heart itself.
As you can see, I'm quite detail oriented.
Image 14 looks like it ought to taste good so it's called
Peppermint.
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Coming up with names for these drawings is quite a
challenge. Until designing this website, I had used only the
image number. In desperation I grabbed the Character
Naming Sourcebook, and randomly picked names.
Doesn't Image 15 look like he could waddle on up and give
you a hug?
Cheesy isn't my favorite doodle, but I did spend a lot of
time on him. The fine strokes don't show up though.
Tedious and somewhat boring work is inking in the
black border around the white flowers. But, it makes for a
nice contrast. And it's something that can be done without
much concentration so allows for TV or conversation.
Image 18 holds the honor of being chosen as my logo. Of
course, my logo had to be a heart!
Image 19 is just more practice. Kind of like
musicians practicing their scales.
Ah, delightful Mr. Penguin. He's won the hearts of my
co-workers and holds a place of honor on my gallery wall.
This sweetie was truly unexpected. He began as a simple
vertical squiggle and evolved. Such a proper little guy, in
a vest and tie.
This doodling is so much fun once you learn to let go and
just see what appears!