Fantasy Drawings For The International New Age Trade Show
Hello Friends!
Last weekend we celebrated the Summer Solstice. I had some friends over to help bless my new home site. I will have more photo’s of ground breaking to come…
From The Left, Kirsti James, Me, Sylvia Haggen and Heather Othmer.
This week, I focused on fantasy drawings for the INATS show (International New Age Trade Show). This trade show is in Denver and will last through Monday.
For my first drawing, I started with a unicorn fairy… You know how I love horses! This is my personal favorite! Any color suggestions?
Unicorn Fairy
This dragon drawing was the hardest. There are no references for this!
Dragon Fairy
This was designed especially for fans of Tinkerbell.
Painter Tinkerbell
And last… Fairy Lovers. This special request is my first male fairy. I think he is adorable!
All of these drawings will eventually be made into figurines. If you like to see a sample of Bergsma fantasy figurines you are welcomed to click here 
Fairy Lovers
Here is my daughter Jessi riding her very own unicorn. You just have to believe in magic to see the horn!
Have a great week.
Best to all of you… Jody
P.S. – I AM EXCITED TO SEE ENTRIES FOR THE WATERCOLOR CONTEST. Scroll down for details.
PAINTING CONTEST
- Submissions due by July 31st, 2009
- Approximate size of the piece 8″ x 10″.
- Subject matter: Floral
- Use…”Repetition And Variation”, shadows, opposite colors and wet on wet wash backgrounds
- LOT’S OF PRIZES..GO AHEAD AND START PAINTING
- Please submit all your jpegs/jpgs and title contests to Heather at wholesale@bergsma.com
Wow, your drawings are beautiful. I love when you do what I call “sunset” colors. I have the print that you did of the power animals with a wolf, eagle, fox, buffalo with purples, dark pinky colors, dusky blues over my fireplace.
I’m very excited that you drew a male fairy. My husband loves angels and fairies but says that most drawings of the males are too girly. He wants strong males – almost warriors.
I want to start painting. My husband bought me a set of watercolors for Mothers Day two years ago and I just got them out. The white is completely dried out. I was wondering if you could recommendation for a good book on techniques. My husband bought me a book called the “Complete Watercolor Course” by Amber but I just haven’t been able to get into it. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks! Phyllis
Phyllis said this on June 26, 2009 at 1:52 pm |
Dear Phyllis,
I will be sure to put some purples in the new fantasy pieces… and I hope my male fairy is manly enough (I will keep this in mind while I’m painting).
By next year I will be offering small watercolor classes. Taking a class is much more inspiring then learning from a book. Once you get your basic’s down books are a fantastic resource. I will start a list of interested students and if you would like to be on the list please contact Tara in the art department at art@bergsma.com.
jodybergsma said this on July 2, 2009 at 2:53 pm |
I will definitely want to be on that list – although I am in Eugene so maybe you could sometime have a weekend end or multi-day seminar or something…I guess I’m not sure how to start and you’re completely right in stating that the book is not very inspiring. So how to get inspired is a better question for me to be asking myself, I guess. Thank you!
Phyllis said this on July 2, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Any color suggestions?
how about a little more of a smile for the faires
Nicki j Allen said this on June 26, 2009 at 3:09 pm |
What color is a smile
?
jodybergsma said this on July 2, 2009 at 2:48 pm |
bright
Nicki j Allen said this on July 3, 2009 at 12:32 pm
I think I have missed something. What ground breaking are you going to send pictures of soon?
Lorrie said this on June 26, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
Hi Lorrie,
I am going to build a new house and studio. It is my life long dream. Not only will I have a watercolor studio, I will also have a place to do my oil paintings. The dozers arrive on the 18th and I will document the progress occasionally in the blog. This site will have a place for art shows and I will have one once a year in October. Hope to see you there! Best to you, Jody
jodybergsma said this on July 2, 2009 at 2:47 pm |
like the faces of the new fairies…..beautiful …just enough to make me thing maybe they are smiling a misachivas smale….thank you for all your art….
Nicki j Allen said this on July 31, 2009 at 4:48 pm |
wow i really love your drawings, i hope you could post more in the future, i love drawing too and im planning on making fairy tale characters, im thinking of the scary type looking ones hehe hope youll make fairy tale characters too!
wella said this on August 1, 2009 at 6:12 pm |