Copy Cat Art











The first of the images above is from my sketch and paint journal.  I was inspired to practice sketching images from the work of Sophia Arnold.  Having recently purchased a sample of Gouache paints along with the journal, and a few other supplies, I ended up painting my practice sketches (Gouache seems easier to use for fine detail, although this might be due to the new paint brushes..... time will tell!)  All of the images that follow the first, are of course, Sophia's.

For fun, try to find the images I copied  in the paintings which follow --  a "Hidden Picture" game for artist! (Do you remember this game from the children's activity magazine Highlights?) This zine used to be a staple in the waiting room of Pediatricians (at least that is where I remember seeing it).

Thank you Stephanie Levy (see her e-course Creative Courage) for providing the inspiration for the new direction of my blog.  I'll be posting more about this course and Stephanie soon.

To see more of Sophia Arnold's mysterious and beautiful art work, you may visit her website:  http://sofia-arnold.com/

Comments

  1. Dana BarbieriJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    You did a great job! I remember those magazines. I used to love doing the search.

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  2. DeniseJanuary 17, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    I love these! Great colours - kind of spooky and dream like - hints of alice in wonderland. I really enjoyed looking at them. Looking forward to your next post.
    Denise.

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  3. YvonneJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:44 AM

    This is beautiful - so many elements to look at! & your copy cat image is lovely! I'm going to follow you :)
    Oh and yes, gouache! I don't use it often enough, but I love what it does! Thanks for inspiring me to pull it out again!

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  4. Jodi WileyJanuary 26, 2012 at 5:48 AM

    Thank you so much for your comments on my blog. I really appreciate you taking the time to have a look. Thank you also for the lovely compliments! I'm not formally trained either so I think your approach here is fantastic. There's no better way to learn techniques, I think. I should do more of this too. And thank you for introducing me to artist, Sofia Arnold. I'm very taken with her work. Looking forward to more 'copycat' posts!

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