One of the joys of living in a small town is your chances of being featured in the local newspaper get really high. With that in mind one of my drawings was recently featured in the paper. It was a drawing with a lot of color originally but was shown black and white. I think it looked surprisingly nice:
Just so everyone knows, my name is spelled Erika, not Ericka
Their Colorful Feathers Hold Us Together, 18" x 24"
Their Colorful Feathers Hold Us Together, detail
Their Colorful Feathers Hold Us Together, detail
18″ x 24″
ink & gouache on paper
This drawing is somewhere between a commission and a drawing that I came up with. A client of mine came in and wanted to see my new work and work in progress. I showed her everything I had going at that moment. Now mind you, I don’t sketch or draw things out in pencil to start with. So my “sketches” are more like notes to myself so can remember my initial idea.
This drawing originally was pulled from a rather ominous dream. I wanted to remember it so on the 18″ x 24″ paper I drew the face of the figure and 2 birds. When my client saw this drawing that was all that was there. I told her my initial idea and then she threw out a few ideas. From this collaboration came this drawing. The title is pulled from a song by one of my favorite bands, Miniature Tigers.
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Also, yesterday one of my blog posts was featured on Ecopressed.com! Welcome to anyone who has discovered my blog through this great collection of eco blog writing!
It looks like, come spring, some of my drawings and illustrations may be in a new on-line publication. I’m very excited! I’ll be sure to let you know when it launches. You can check out more information on this new publication, XXXX magazine, here. Yay!
