A Library Fairy and some changes

Sorry for the late post. I was really stumped on what to blog about, so I did a quick drawing of an idea I was thinking about at the time: the Library Fairy.

I think the concept is fun, but I can't say I'm super thrilled with how the drawing/painting part turned out. The pen work isn't my best and the colors feel too muddy. But at least the idea is out on paper. If I have time, I may do another version.

Also wanted to share a few up coming changes. After much thought, I've decided to update this blog less frequently. Blogging every week has been good for me in the past, but at the moment, I'm working on some larger projects that require a lot of time and aren't ready to share yet. I'm also thinking of getting an actual, fancy pants website, but that might take awhile to get off the ground. We'll see.

As of now, I'm thinking my update schedule will be either once every two weeks, or once a month. I'll have to see with schedule works better. I'm a bit sad blogging less, but I think the change will be good. And I'm excited about working on bigger ideas! ^_^

onward and upward,

Bethany

Little Moon Rabbit

Short post for today. I really liked the Moon Rabbit design I came up with for the teacup I painted a few weeks ago, so I decided to try a watercolor version of it in my sketchbook. Here's what I've got so far.

 

Not quite sure if this is the "final version" or if I want to try again with less yellow. We'll see.

onward and upward,

Bethnay

Kitten sketches! ^_^

As I'm adjusting to my new role as "kitty mom", I've been spending a ton of time with the little fur balls. They're still pretty little (8 weeks last Friday) and I'm keeping them under close supervision most of the time. And, since I'm spending so much time with them anyway, I figured I might as well sketch them! 

As you may have guessed, sketching moving kittens is tough! Animals have a hard time staying still in general and kittens, extra much so! But after a bit of practice (and waiting for them to actually slow down a bit!), I managed to come up with a few good drawings.

onward and upward,

Bethany