Tag: Artists

Ginger…

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Ginger
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About the drawing:
Isn’t she just the cutest!  This is the first commission of a puppy I have able able to draw in quite a while.  I have missed drawing pet portraits.  Drawing animals gives me all the feels and I was very excited to draw this one. She loved it! 

Things have been pretty busy around here.  We bought a new home, sold our primary home and been working from home.  Its been pretty chaotic!  So for some reason, I thought it would be the perfect time to change my domain name back to carolottaway.com. I had to change everything on social media too and it took forever! My account on Bloglovin’ is still listing my site as wordpress instead of .com and I can’t seem to change it.  Not that it is a big deal or anything but I pay to use the .com so I should be able to utilize it but this is an issue that I will save for another day.

Speaking of moving, I can’t wait to share my office studio with you!  Still have a lot to do before everything is set up and my husband is still in awe and amazement of how I fit everything in our little house, lol….(Where there is a will there is a way).  It feels weird being in a different home, but it has really worked out with all three of us working from home during the self isolation. We aren’t on top of each other and I am sure if we were in the other home it would be like War of the Roses at the Ottaway household.

I hope everyone is staying safe and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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The Wise….

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Graphite on Bristol Smooth

This pooch looks very wise and well acquainted with the ways of the world….Like the Yoda of dogs, lol.  It wasn’t the easiest to render but I think this will go down to be one of my favorites.  The process was so much fun, all shaggy hair!  And I bet where ever he is, his belly is full of turkey 🙂

Do you have your tree up?

The holidays are approaching.  I can’t say that it completely snuck up on me as I have been seeing Christmas stuff since Back to School shopping.  IMO, it is a little much.  So, While everyone is doing their Black Friday shopping, I am going to spend the day in my PJ’s and in the studio 🙂

How are you spending Black Friday?

Be Well and Happy!

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The Starving Artist Tag

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I don’t know who started this tag, but I was binge watching it on YouTube.   I love Tag videos and I remember when the Blogosphere dominated Tags.  So I figured, why should they have all the fun. So, I decide to join in myself.

So here we go!

1.   What’s your favorite experience as an Artist?  Well that’s easy enough.  Besides the process, I love it when I make someone cry when they receive the piece. Happy tears of course.  That’s when I know that I nailed it.

2.  What is your least favorite experience as an Artist?  Cleaning up my mess!!!

3.  What’s are your dreams/goals for your art?  I have gone further than I ever thought I would.  I never expected to do anything with my art except fill hours when I was a stay at home mom.  I do intend to sell my art when I have an inventory at some point but it isn’t necessary.  Since I mainly do commissions, I have very little art on hand.

4.  What is your favorite medium and why?  I don’t even have to think about this one.  Graphite, most definitely!   I love the medium because it is where I am the most comfortable since that’s where I started.  Drawing doesn’t get the credit as fine art that it should but that is an argument for another day.

5.  What inspired you to do art/why do you love it?  My Grandma was an artist, My Dad and twin sister are both artists and I always wanted to draw and paint. But what really inspired me to get started was a friend that lived in the same neighborhood.  She had all kinds of craft paint and canvas out in the dining room and it just looked like fun and it looked like SHE was having fun!  So I went to Walmart, got some cheap .50 paints, canvas, pencils and drawing pad…then I was hooked.

6.  What’s the most favorite piece you ever made and why is it special?  That would have to be a tiger cub.  It was for my nephew.

7.  Who/What are your biggest art influences?  I really don’t have any influences as of yet.  I do appreciate all art but if could paint in any style, it would be Impressionism.  One of my favorite artists is John Singer Sargent.

8.  What did you learn from being a full time artist?  I’m not a full time artist.  But the most valuable thing that I have learned is don’t sell your self  or your talent short.  You have to make enough money, so you won’t grow to dread producing art.

In my opinion, art is one of the most frivolous things a person can buy…If they haggle on the price then art is something they shouldn’t be investing in.  In all mediums!

9.  What do your family and friends think about you becoming an artist?  They are very supportive and helpful.  They are very proud of me.

10.  Was becoming an Artist your child hood dreams?  Nope, I wanted to be a writer. 

11. What advice can you give to people who want to be more artistic and creative?  Just Do It.  Don’t wait for time or permission…Go create!

12.  Were you supported to pursue art as a child?  Although I always wanted to learn to draw and paint,  I didn’t have that strong desire to.  But if I did want to be an Artist?  You can bet that my family would support me.

13.  Do you make money from your art?  Yes, I do.  I don’t market myself or advertise but I do commissions…mostly pet portraits.

Please feel free as I did and tag yourselves!

 

Be Well and Happy!

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