Chiefs Mouse

 

This little guy is cheering the Chiefs on towards that Threepeat!  GO CHIEFS!  I do love playing in the ink, and these little mice images just seem to march along in my mind!  So, when this one popped in today, I picked up a favorite fountain pen to get sketchy!  This handmade, dyed cotton paper is thin, soft and absorbent, which means I need to use a light touch on the nib, holding back in the water. To easily this paper can tear and pill, so careful is the key with this one. I love the vintage feel of black ink on this paper, even if my subject is quite contemporary!  Hoping for a win tonight as we cheer on our hometown boys! Painting number 5179 in 5179 days. 

Mahommes in Copper

It's so fun getting caught up in the excitement of another Super Bowl run for our Kansas City Chiefs! In copper, I sketch the form, working back and front to push the metal where I want it.  It stretches with the stress, and I sculpt it with assorted tools.  I love switching up mediums daily - it keeps everything I do fresh.  Artwork number 4048 in 4048 days. 

Go CHIEFS

 

How 'bout those CHIEFS?!!! After a REAL nail biter of a game, I am now celebrating with a little metal work to bask in the victory, haha!  I'm working on a few metal gallery pieces, so of course, I needed to represent our home town boys!  I start with an engraved sketch of some of our gear.  I'll need to pick up some of the new stuff this week!  Flipping front to back, I work the areas to recess and push out, accordingly, adding some definition with acrylic and solvent.  This is a great warm up for the architecture to come.  Art piece number 3678 in 3678 days and day 30 of the #stradaeasel challenge.