Happy Halloween And Creating Good Drawings
Dear Blog friends and Happy Artists…
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
I hope all of you are planning to do something fun for Halloween.
Bellingham has a “Thriller” event downtown…get out and do the scary dance!
I plan on partying with friends.
Jody with her friends Barbi and Anne Marie at a Halloween season party.
THIS WEEK’S LESSON:
***CREATING GOOD DRAWINGS…***
Using thumbnail drawings and doing lots of them, is a huge part of creating good art.
THE BEST ART IS SURPRISING.
Keep sketching until you are 100% satisfied with your efforts.
Thumbnails are small and quick.
You are looking to create something fresh while maintaining the rules of good composition.
Just work from your imagination and then you can do the research to fill in the right details.
The squirrels and acorns are there if you use you imagination! I usually use 8 1/2 by 11 paper divided in 1/4's for my thumbnails.
For this season I wanted to do a squirrel with fall leaves and bear cubs in the leaves.
After the quick sketches, I went to find the right photos to support the anatomy and shape of the flowers and squirrels.
Fall leaves are in abundance...I used photo's and also just picked branches from the trees.
Acorns are a must for my squirrel!
I use the RULE OF THIRDS.
BALANCING THE COMPOSITION…While spacing unevenly.
Remember…LIGHT AGAINST DARK and DARK AGAINST LIGHT.
Real leaves are a great painting idea.
I gathered all the ingredients and created this new composition of a baby squirrel with chickadees.
CONSIDER…what does your painting say without words?
It feels as if the picture is telling a story...
I wanted to call it…”Take good care of your nuts”…
What do you think?
You can send in your ideas!
Can you see the two bear cubs...???
Here is another version.
Finally...The finished cubs with bees...
I came up with the following title: “Take good care of your honey”, but I’m still not sure.
Tara (Art Department) said the title was not working for her either…if you have a comment please let us know!
Email Heather at wholesale@bergsma.com.
Kelly (Showroom Fairy and Trade Show Side-Kick) came up with a great new idea.
Pendant only (no chain or cord currently available) Save The Dates Friday - Sunday Dec.4th -6th for our Annual Christmas Party and Sale!
Most images can go in these NEW Bergsma Pendants. We are just designing these. This is a sneak preview…as they are not even on the website yet…now you can wear your favorite painting if your walls are full! 
Email Heather at wholesale@bergsma. com if you are interested in particular image.
We have Key Chain/Zipper pulls too! They are now available as a key chain or pendant. Necklace not included.
Kelly is proudly modeling her ideas.
Look for the flyer below to come to your mail box soon!
Coming Soon!
Drawing is the most important part of any painting…as a matter of fact…the drawing is the real original!
This week I did at least 50 small sketches. They are the heart of the work…often created very early in the morning when most of you are sleeping…
Stay tuned for more drawings…I am now designing for 2010…and 30 finished works will be ready to show in January…
I will also be showing them at the Christmas party.
Jody and 50 sketches....whew!!!
Have a wonderful Halloween weekend…I will be in Tennessee this next week for the Sevierville and Gatlinburg shows with my side-kick Kelly.
Till later…Happy Painting…or should I say Drawing!
Love,
Jody
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