The Artistic Biker

Art traveling and journaling

Year: 2012

  • A Brief Note 19FEB2012

    Hello Peoples! WooHoo! The display panels in the gallery have all been sanded and the wainscoting has been cut for installation.  Then stain the floor and a slick coat of paint and the gallery will be done!  It would not have been possible without your generous donations.  Keep spreading the word and we[‘ll keep fighting. Drawing…

  • Tips & Tricks 19FEB2012

    When drawing or painting, try to work from the top corner opposite your dominate hand to the lower corner of your dominant hand.  I’m right handed so I SHOULD start my drawings from the upper left and work across and top to bottom right.  Also, you could use a piece of paper or a dowel…

  • Daddy-Daughter Breakfast 18FEB2012

    We didn’t get our usual spot at the bar this week. However, our table gave me a neat view of the architecture surrounding the cash register.  As I don’t usually draw stuff like that, I thought I’d take a stab at it.  Girl2 was inspired to draw a bird with a worm. My little fashion…

  • The Classroom 14FEB2012

    This week in the classroom we talked about negative spaces.  Negative space the area not occupied by your subject.  You try to only see the shape made by where your subject isn’t.  Dede (@inkiwell) aptly described it as drawing the air around you subject.  This is not to be confused with a silhouette. A silhouette…

  • This ain’t Mardi Gras, it’s Jeudi Gras!

    The Lenten season is upon us and even though I’m not Catholic (or any of the other faiths that lend themselves to Lenten behavior) my wife is. That makes my kids Catholic by proxy.  That means we are all expected to make sacrifices or commitments for Lent.  As difficult as it is, I will once…