At the end of 2013, my application to Women Artists of the West was accepted! I'm now an Associate member of this long-standing organization. I've recently completed two pieces to submit to their upcoming show in San Diego in May. I'll find out by February 28th if either/both are accepted. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the show this year.
The first piece is a miniature drawing of a Sandhill Crane. Show organizers requested that each artist submit at least one miniature - anything measuring 12" or less on a side, frame included. This crane is on a 3" x 5" scratchboard which I'll mount to a 5" x 7" board and put in a 5" x 7" black frame. The white outline is the edge of the scratchboard.
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| The "all scratched" version |
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| The final version, with color. I used colored inks and India ink wash. |
The second piece is a scratchboard drawing of a border collie pup. I'm Facebook friends with a
border collie breeder in Australia and some time last year, she posted an adorable photo of one of her pups. When I saw that, I knew it was a "must draw", so I asked her permission to use the photo and she graciously sent the file. The format is long and narrow, so I cut a 12" x 9" piece of scratchboard down to 4" tall. The cut edge of the board is a little rough, so it's going into a custom-cut frame, no mat on this one.
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"Tell Me More About 'Sheep'"
I used colored ink on the eyes and India ink wash on other areas. |
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| A detail of the drawing |
To see earlier in-progress images of this pup,
start with this image in my Facebook album and advance forward.
In other news, I gave a scratchboard demo at the
Stockton Art League a few days ago and will be giving a demo, followed by a workshop at
Rocklin Fine Arts next week. On March 15/16, I'm teaching a
workshop at Mendocino Art Center. I'm also working on a new drawing to submit to the
International Society of Scratchboard Artists annual show that opens at the end of June.
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