June 30, 2008
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Art on the Fly: FEROCIOUS! and SEXY!
12:15 PM
Hey! So every Monday I’m going to be doing a live art piece, and share the work-in-progress on my blog.
This week has a theme, because I’ve been meaning to keep up with Illustration Friday; this week it’s FIERCE. And since I happen to be pretty fierce, I figured this would be an awesome week to try it out!
So here’s the canvas, a medium sized 18×24 incher which has been sitting on my easel the past couple hours, TAUNTING ME.
I’m not taking any of that crap, not from a canvas. Eff you, mister blank canvas. Raaahr!
(back in 15; gotta get some stuff together!)
1:00 PMkay. First things first, gotta get warmed up. I need to feel….. fiercer.
Warpaint, pigtails, lipstick, hawt jewelry, check!
Stripey stockings, purple shoes? check check.
Very ferocious Dancey-Dance? You know it.
What has this got to do with art? Gotta get in the mood. I’m feeling the hot pink and orange, i think.
So then we need the usual, less exciting supplies:
- paint
- brushes
- clear water
- pallette
- whatever else i find laying around, ha
ok, time to stop goofing around, and get to work!
1:30PM I’ve decided to start with colored tissue paper, and I also have a sheet from an old McCall’s pattern to throw in there, too. Just to be kitschy : )
Speaking of fierce creatures…..
To stick the tissue to the canvas, i’m going to rip it into little bits, and then spread clear Matte Medium all over it to make it stick.
I painted some on the canvas, and then stick the paper on. Then i paint some medium on top of the paper, too, to seal it in.
Hopefully this will make the canvas less bumpy, since that’s a pain in the ass to draw on later.
It’s getting yellower!
2:30 PM
I am so ferocious, tissue paper doesn’t even stand a chance against me!
….. err…. RAAHR!
So now i’m taking all this ripped up tissue paper and adding it on top of the other tissue paper. The effect is hella rad.
This is what it looks like so far.
I think it’s pretty awesome just as it is, but it’s definitely not FIERCE enough yet. I have plans, however……
3:00 PM Oh boy, do i love spraypaint. It stinks like hell though.
If i stick the tip of my finger just a little in front of the nozzle, i get some sweet splatter blows.
I also like to let it drip a little.
Art is an extension of oneself: true dat.
4:00 PM Time for some ordinary paint…. but we’re gonna make it EXTRA-ordinary, yesyes.
First, get the brush super wet…..
….and then glop on the paint, and watch it dribble down the canvas.
Gravity is so cool, heh.
I think we need some polka dots, yeah!
Drips and polka dots in fearsome technicolor!
The next part is gonna be so cool……
4:10 PM
BAHAHAHA, the UPS guy just pulled up in his truck, and I answered the door in my crazygirl getup. I should have taken a picture of the look on his face!
5:00 PM
These socks are awesome.
I’ve decided to start drawing, so i got out my pigment sticks.
A figure begns to emerge….
And shes a fierce little pin up hussy! ooh la la!
6:00 PM Oh hell, no. i am not done yet!
Now i’m painting in the line work.
Getting there……
I like how it says “Manga” next to her butt, teehee.
And as a special surprise for eFairy (because it was her suggestion), she’s now a ROLLER GIRL!
Yo-kay, it’s 7:00 PM and i am hella tired. The mister just got home a few minutes ago and is having a nap, and i need to wash off the warpaint. And then cook dinner!Awwww, i know.
But what do you guys think? I’m open to sggestions. i think I’m going to leave her as just a line drawing, and maybe just add a couple of touches of color here and there. But i think it’s mostly done : )
Once AGAIN, thanks to everybody who took time out of their day today to come see me make a dork out of myself, and thank you all so much for your comments and encouragement! I will definitely be doing another painting next monday, so feel free to offer some suggestions of what you’d like to see. I’ll be posting a few more times before then with loads of other artistic exploits.
And one last time: RAAAAHR!
Comments (48)
I think you should paint Ugmoe!
I’m ready this week. I’m not fuckin’ around, yo!
Mudban is fuckin’ around, I saw her.
holy shit, fleener’s in my pants!
wow, between the purple shoes and the ferocity dance and mark and lamy gettin’ it on, this is going to be hella awesome.
i’m not going to do any work today! (not much different than rache’s normal work day) i’m just going to keep hitting refresh here. woot!
Mudban wears those baggy pants, there’s room for a party in there and she wants us all to come! I sort of feel like I’m defacing art.
@Mudban - Nice owl! : )
you are totally dressed the part, sister. can’t wait to see what you come up with!
hey, that necklace is awesome.
I hope this turns into porn at some point.
between amy’s pants and annie’s thigh, i think that’s a given.
You are effing adorable.. those socks rock!
@MuertaVida - I agree, that necklace IS AWESOME. It was exactly what i needed!
Speaking of pornlike scenarios, I briefly entertained thoughts of going up to the corner to get a coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. I dunno if i’m brave enough to go do that in the socks and purple shoes, though. I might trip and fall on my face, hahahaha.
w o w !
i thought it was rude to splatter blow? or maybe it’s only if you burp afterwards.
Your fierce awesome is too cute. (Even though I know it’s not supposed to).
It reminds me of anime characters. I don’t know why.
I need to get the stripey stockings. My neighbors already think I’ve crossed the line from eccentric to slightly dangerous. It would increase my Calamity Jane Eyre Lizzie Borden Chic cred to appear in public with those on. Work in progress has definitely caught my interest. I’m looking forward to what happens next.
hell yeah! i can’t wait to see what this turns into, the background alone is super fierce.
i think you should go get coffee, maybe make a little bit of extra money while you’re at it.
don’t let rache fool you, she loves the porn.
so much with the awesomeness already!
(what a great way to spend a day, darling)
This is so cool.
When you finish, set it on fire!
FIRE!
@Mudban - I should go stand on the corner and be all like, “heeeey, sailor!”
@Matt - Take it easy, Beavis.
bahaaaa at least you looked cool. when my UPS man catches me at work, i’m invariably dressed like a hobo, dripping with blood, sweat, and/or tears, and covered in filth.
which may be why he has the hots for me, bahaaa.
see? porn!
I really like the way you’re doing this blog, and your pieces are amazingly original and cool. Oh, and fierce!
I have to give you props. Wish I had talent like that!
This deserves an award. Or a music video. Or candy. Either way, it was cool.
I love the colors!
now where did she get her socks from, i wonder, bhaa?
i can see her tushy under her shorts. tart.
@MuertaVida - bow chicka-wow-wow.
@CrapeDiem - Oh, she totally is! AND she stole my socks, the slut!
woohoo diggin’ it!
it’s amazing! i like as is. but i always say that, and then love the next thing you do even more.
ps: my loot arrived today. awesomeness!
Very very cool. I don’t think a guy could get away with those socks and shoes though. Not even a gay guy like rache.
She is gorgeous, and you are amazing (that can be switched around so you are gorgeous and she is amazing as well).
so, at the last few music festivals I attended here in Japan there were artists creating pieces in real-time inspired by the music swirling about them. I look at your series of photos and think this should be a one-woman show, touring internationally, with djs playing as they watch *you* spin! Fierce Annie as their inspiration; dj egos in check and merely playing/paying homage.
yes, yesss.
I think you are a work of art.
dude i think didi’s on to something. and also, mark is just pissed that i wouldn’t let him borrow my gay socks.
I think that’s pretty cool how you took us through the entire painting of this…hella sweet!
I just had to come back and gaze upon the process once more before starting my work day. This makes me want to get back into the studio so. damn. badly.
(don’t forget the part about making that tour of yours *international*, ‘kay? I only make it to MA once a year and it usually doesn’t afford me the time and space in which to do anything family-in-law-free….)
@PoetMcChick - Thanks! I’ll be doing this every monday, so stay tuned.
@DemetersDaughter - International tour….gotcha! I’d happily come to japan and paint : )
@CrapeDiem - Your socks are very gay.
@SavonDuJour - Why, thank you!
@Fleener - Your socks are gay, too. uhh, or something.
@AudioSnob - Merci! you are sweet to say so.
@princess_smartypants - Yay, loot. And you’re probably right.
@tinahawt - Wow, an award? sure, I’ll take it!
Fierce! Alas, I didn’t check in on you today until now. I am stuck with one of those drat summer colds. Looks like it was well worth donning purple peds. I have those stripy socks. Love wearing them with my brown biker boots in the fall… meow.
Her hair is so big! Reminds me of Powerpuff Girls somehow.
And by the by, you have NICE LEGS!
Yesterday was fun and you are awesome. The socks totally rock.
Roller girl is ferocious and fierce and fantastic. I wanna be like her.
Never thought I’d say this, but I’m looking forward to next Monday!
My only suggestion- where that outfit with every post and I will read them faithfully. Don’t know why those socks work for me but they REALLY REALLY do.
Wow. This post was most awesome. I love all of the color. You didn’t even need words, it was beautiful to look at.
Okay, when I got to the bottom and saw the skates, I truly yelled “oh my fucking GAWD!!!!” I love it. I ALSO love how you already had rollergirl thigh-highs and those awesome freaking purple shoes on-hand.
Now, I was confused by this…”have to go wash it off.” HUH? Why?
Seriously, you are a total frickin’ Betty and you should dress like that every day!!!!
Thank you for taking my suggestion! I love it SO much!
The only suggestion I might make is that if you *really* want her to look like a rollergirl, she needs a couple of bruises and a black eye. Any combo of piercings, and tats, too.
But she’s gorgeous just as she is, and I love how you used the patterns, and the tissue, and the spray paint.
bravo this is the most enjoyable piece of visual energy i’ve seen in a lifetine.
i can hear my artworks crying now, oh i don’t look nearly as good in stripes.
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