Using the Eraser

It is an interesting effect to use the eraser over areas of texture to sculpt out the figures.  The texture creatures a dimension that lends itself very nicely to this technique.  

For the Birthday Boy

The Soccer Kick

Big Midwest Tornado - need I say more?

The Trouble with Creative Minds

     The trouble with creative minds is that they are always thinking.  These are always processing whatever they see and hear and do and adding it to various categories of experience and thought to synergize it and synthesize it with other elements of to fix problems, invent, or express, usually a combination of all three. The trouble with these minds is that they rule and whenever a project needs doing, to complete the task in the mind may be more important that finishing it outwardly, so many projects may be left undone for the brain is flying to the next project. So often, the trouble with creative minds is often they don't turn off. They don't shut down when the body says it is time for bed.  They don't go where you tell them to go.  Paul said in the Bible, that the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace, Romans 8:6. While creative minds create with passionate energy, they need the exercise and discipline of training, and the only successful training for the mind to give it life and peace is the experience God's spirit in our spirit.  The way to get the Spirit in our spirit is to call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!  Romans 10:13 says that, "Whoever calls on the Lord  will be saved."  The trouble with the mind is it not yet full of the spirit. Ephesians 4:23, "Be renewed in the spirit of your mind."

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Children's Art Created in Digital

Is it Safe?

Little Bull with Rose

Swimming in Bubbles

Sketchy Doodles for children's illustrations

Sketches for children's illustrations

Often times I sit and doodle ideas for illustrations,characters and backgrounds mostly.  These are samples,  thinking doodles, a glimpse into a few moments of free thinking.  It is good to give yourself room as an artist to participate in different styles of thinking.  Sometimes we are too literal and we need loosening up, so we need some exercises that make us relax and enjoy the process of art.  I really enjoy the memories of childhood and the sweet images from my childhood books, so one of my ways to free up my style is to just let my imagination go when I doodle.  I'm not drawing a piece of fine art here, just some quick images to let go of adulthood for a moment, and go to a place that is pure imagination.  For more of my children's work go to my other blogsite: http://thesowerwentouttosow.blogspot.com/

Fuzzy Moth

Little elephant takes a drink.  

One of the circus acts was an amazing juggling spider.

Cat dropped his fiddle and began to dance

Lonely as the ice broke away from land, only the moon looked  comforting.

Uncle Bob told the absolute funniest stories.

Saloon Town. 

The land was dry except for the Billybong trees.

Mr. Warm and Fuzzy.