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30 in 30: Day 14

Day 14 of my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. I'm using sketches i created from Instagram photos on my iPhone I did as part of a 100 day project and turing 30 of them into paintings. User: @elleluna

Original Instagram photo:

Day14_instagram

 

100 Day iPhone Sketch:

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30 in 30 day painting:

Day14

Gouache & Ink. 8 x 8 on 140 lb. watercolor paper.

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30 in 30: Day 13

Day 13 of my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. I'm using sketches i created from Instagram photos on my iPhone I did as part of a 100 day project and turing 30 of them into paintings. User: @crazystylelove

Original Instagram photo:

Day13_instagram

 

100 Day iPhone Sketch:

day13_sketch

30 in 30 day painting:

Day_13

 

Acrylic & Ink. 8 x 8 on 140 lb. watercolor paper.

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30 in 30: Day 12

Day 12 of my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. I'm using sketches i created from Instagram photos on my iPhone I did as part of a 100 day project and turing 30 of them into paintings. User: @caitlincrosby (photo by @jasminestar)

Original Instagram photo: Day12_instagram

100 Day iPhone Sketch:

day12_sketch

30 in 30 day painting:

 

Day_12

Acrylic & Ink. 8 x 8 on 140 lb. watercolor paper.

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30 in 30: Day 11

Day 11 of my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. I'm using sketches i created from Instagram photos on my iPhone I did as part of a 100 day project and turing 30 of them into paintings. User: @jaimiealexander

Original Instagram photo:

Day11_instagram

 

100 Day iPhone Sketch:

day11_sketch

30 in 30 day painting:

Day11

Acrylic & Ink. 8 x 8 on 140 lb. watercolor paper.

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100 Days of iPhone Sketches

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Screen Shot 2014-06-16 at 12.56.00 PM This past Friday, June 13th, I completed my 100 Day Project of sketching photos from my Instagram feed on my iphone only. How'd I do it? Simple actually - I used an app called Sketchclub & a stylus to draw with.

It was a fun project that had some interesting by-products. One sketch won me a free t-shirt. I had a few (minor) celebrities respond to the sketches of their photos. But mostly, it was reactions from people I know and know only through online, that kept me coming back again and again. Most people were excited and thrilled to be chosen, so it made for a fun interactive element of harnessing the social in "social media". I ended up with a little over 100 (guess I got a little over zealous and my week out of the country made me loose track a bit). Thanks for all those who played along & encouraged me along the way!

If you'd like to see them in order check them out here!

Special thanks to Elle Luna for the prompting & invite to join her in this 100 Day Project adventure!

 

 

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30 Days of Selfies

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30 days of selfies I know it's common for artists to do self-portraits, but to be honest I have only done a few in my life until now. I'm not someone who has to look in a mirror whenever i'm near one. So this exercise was my most difficult yet as far as sticking with the subject matter. I struggled with thinking about how I could represent myself in more ways than just head on. There were times when I wanted to abandon this project, but I pressed on knowing that the only way to grow sometimes is to push.

Overall, there are a few that I'm pleased with. The rest were playing and tinkering. I did expand beyond my usual watercolors as of late, so that felt fun. Well, off to think up my next project.

Want to see the individual pieces? Check them out here.

 

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