It’s nice to see some wildlife still hanging around as the weather grows colder and colder each day. I’ve been working on setting more habitat features, including nuts, birdseeds, water and nesting houses.
Of course, the squirrels are always around, gorging on everyone else’s food.
But they are entertaining to watch and still make me smile.
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’ve been busy working on a new theme of drawings each week. At the end of the week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration. And I’m learning how to draw so many new things this year, which is really exciting!
I finished some fun illustrations in July for my animal art series. My theme was Wildflowers + Pollinators, so I tried a variety of wildflowers, butterflies, bees, ants and birds.
One of my good friends took a few pictures of me while working on some of these pages, which I thought might be fun to share.
Can’t wait to turn these sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
Click here to see my Weeks 1-16 illustrations, ranging from bears to owls to whales to saltwater fish
Click here to see Weeks 17-20: Backyard Birds, Flamingos, Peacock and Macaws
Click here to see Weeks 21-25: Bugs: Neon Insects, Monarch Butterflies, Butterflies, Neon Spiders, and Moths
Click here to see Week 26: Nature is new every morning.
Click here to see Week 27: Wildflowers and Pollinators: Butterflies
Click here to see Week 28: Roadside Wildflowers and Pollinators
Click here to see Week 29: Wildflowers + Hummingbirds
Click here to see Week 30: Sunflowers + Pollinators
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’ve been busy working on a new theme of drawings each week. At the end of the week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration. And I’m learning how to draw so many new things this year, which is really exciting!
My theme for July is wildflowers and pollinators, so week 30 in my animal art series features sunflowers and pollinators.
I challenged myself again to do the illustrations with just watercolors and my tiny paintbrushes, no Micron black pens. I love doing illustrations this way but I do love and miss working with my black pens.
Can’t wait to turn this playful sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
Click here to see my Weeks 1-16 illustrations, ranging from bears to owls to whales to saltwater fish
Click here to see Weeks 17-20: Backyard Birds, Flamingos, Peacock and Macaws
Click here to see Weeks 21-25: Bugs: Neon Insects, Monarch Butterflies, Butterflies, Neon Spiders, and Moths
Click here to see Week 26: Nature is new every morning.
Click here to see Week 27: Wildflowers and Pollinators: Butterflies
Click here to see Week 28: Roadside Wildflowers and Pollinators
Click here to see Week 29: Wildflowers + Hummingbirds
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’m working on a new weekly theme to do daily drawings, while experimenting with watercolor. At the end of each week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration.
I did realize I had a theme going for May with four pages of bird illustrations.
Can’t wait to turn this playful sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’m working on a new weekly theme to do daily drawings, while experimenting with watercolor. At the end of each week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration.
I finished my sketchbook page for week 20 in my animal art series, which was a small group of Macaws. I continued to do a similar process with this illustration: light pencil sketch, base color, details with my beloved tiny paintbrushes and a watercolor wash for the background.
Can’t wait to turn this playful sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
Click here to see my Weeks 1-16 illustrations, ranging from bears to owls to whales to saltwater fish
Click here to see Week 17: Backyard Birds
Click here to see Week 18: Flamingos
Click here to see Week 19: Peacock
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’m working on a new weekly theme to do daily drawings, while experimenting with watercolor. At the end of each week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration.
The theme for my week 18 sketchbook page was Flamingos. I’m continuing to do a similar process with this illustration: light pencil sketch, base color, details with my beloved tiny paintbrushes and a watercolor wash for the background.
Can’t wait to turn this playful sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
Click here to see my Weeks 1-16 illustrations, ranging from bears to owls to whales to saltwater fish
Click here to see Week 17: Backyard Birds
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’m working on a new weekly theme to do daily drawings, while experimenting with watercolor. At the end of each week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration.
The theme for my week 17 sketchbook page is Backyard Birds. I used watercolor for the base layers and all the outlining and details. I’m becoming more obsessed with illustration using my watercolor pans and tiny paintbrushes.
Can’t wait to turn this playful sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
Click here to see my Weeks 1-16 illustrations, ranging from bears to owls to whales to fish
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’m working on a new weekly theme to do daily drawings, while experimenting with watercolor. At the end of each week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration.
It’s been great fun been trying to draw all sorts of animals, so my latest theme was Shorebirds. I used watercolor, and tried hard not to use my black Micron pens for any outlining or details. I feel like I’m really learning to work with my paints and getting to know my paintbrushes better.
Can’t wait to turn this sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
Click here to see my Week 1 drawings: Arctic Wildlife
Click here to see my Week 2 drawings: Horns and Hoofs
Click here to see my Week 3 drawings: African Safari
Click here to see my Week 4 drawings: Wool and Fiber
Click here to see my Week 5 drawings: Whales
Click here to see my Week 6 drawings: Bears
Click here to see Week 7 drawings: Owls
Click here to see Week 8 drawings: Wild Animals
Click here to see Week 9 drawings: Waterfowl
Click here to see Week 10 drawings: Waterbirds
Click here to see Week 11 drawings: Octopus
Click here to see Week 12 drawings: Sea Life
Click here to see Week 13 drawings: Coral Reef
In order to continue my mission to draw all the time and fill up more sketchbooks in 2016, I’m working on a new weekly theme to do daily drawings, while experimenting with watercolor. At the end of each week, it’s nice to have lots of new drawings and a full page illustration.
It’s been great fun been trying to draw all sorts of animals, so last week’s theme was a variety of Water Birds, with a sunset splash of color in the background and more hand lettering practice.
Can’t wait to turn this sketchbook page into fun new digital art! Happy drawing!
Terri
Click here to see my Week 1 drawings: Arctic Wildlife
Click here to see my Week 2 drawings: Horns and Hoofs
Click here to see my Week 3 drawings: African Safari
Click here to see my Week 4 drawings: Wool and Fiber
Click here to see my Week 5 drawings: Whales
Click here to see my Week 6 drawings: Bears
Click here to see Week 7 drawings: Owls
Click here to see Week 8 drawings: Wild Animals
Click here to see Week 9 drawings: Waterfowl
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