Gláucia Mir | artist » pen

a bird series

glaucia — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:55:38 +0000

I’m starting on a new series.
Birds.
If you’ve talked to me in the last couple months, you know how excited I am about birds. It’s my newest hobby. Watching and photographing birds. Reading about backyard birding, feeding birds, and identifying birds.
So I figured, why not draw birds as well. I certainly have accumulated enough pictures to use as reference…
So, this is my first attempt. I hope to do several more. This is in keeping with my goals for the year, of making more art, and having some themes or related bodies of work.

“Titmouse on Ice”
approx. 8″x10″ pen and colored pencil on bristol paper

sketching in public…

glaucia — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:01:41 +0000

always attracts attention.

Last weekend we were in Fairfax. While we were visiting Fab, Sr., we also got a chance to see some dear old friends. Ginger and Spinner lived with me in California, while I served with Steve Hughes and Yosemite Christian Ministries. As a matter of fact, they were a welcome respite to the loneliness I was suffering while living by myself in a double-wide trailer.
Anyway, I hadn’t seen G & S in over 10 years, and so we took a little longer drive on Sunday Morning, to meet them at their church.
While there, and sitting in the very last row, I sketched a few people in front of me.
Apparently, the couple sitting next to me took an interest, because after the service, the woman tried to invite us out for lunch and talked of my beautiful artwork. We turned her down, as we were going out with my friends, instead.
Here’s the drawing that commanded an invitation to lunch…

Now I just need someone willing to pay for these, and I’ll be in business!!

my favorite subject

glaucia — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:30:24 +0000

When in doubt, I love to sketch my husband.
I don’t tire of looking at him, and his goatee and hair changes always make for interesting drawings.
This sketch is the only decent thing I managed to draw on saturday, the first sketchcrawl date of 2009.

edm challenge #4

glaucia — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:51:20 +0000

Draw a mug or cup
Here’s my drawing.
It’s nice to do a small journal next to the drawing. It adds interest to the page and makes it a more memorable event.

ballpoint on large moleskine

EDM challenge #2

glaucia — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:35:36 +0000

I drew the second challenge a few days ago, before I got sick.

2. Draw a table lamp, desk lamp, or other lamp.

I squeezed this drawing in while we were at Liza and Ryan‘s the day after New Year’s Day.

They were putting my godson, Luke, to bed, and I drew one of their lamps.

I think I have to draw a lamp again, being as this one didn’t turn out too great.

everyday matters in 2009

glaucia — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:38:58 +0000

I think I’ve discovered that I’m my own worst enemy. I’m far too scatter-brained and unfocused in my artistic efforts, to accomplish those things which I’d like to accomplish with my art the most.
I have come to realize that I need some very specific and attainable tasks/goals and schedules, in order to keep me motivated and moving forward. And I simply need to produce more art, if I am ever going to make art I love, sell anything and get over the voices in my head that tell me otherwise.
When talking recently with Rubens, who’s in a master of arts program at Rhode Island School of Design, he encouraged me to just make art; not worry about outcome, style or any other thing that might hinder the creativity. I appreciated the pep talk!
This morning I was thinking about what I want to do most. I want to do art. I want to draw and paint. I want to focus on that! and only that! There are lots of other things that fight for my attention, i.e. my photography, the occasional design work, my recent love of birds, knitting and other craft projects and all the things that come with the mom and wife and territory. Not to mention my time on the computer.
So, much like November, which was a very productive month, I will be making art everyday. Mostly attempting the everyday challenge list and/or painting. I will try to post my work as often as possible, but posting won’t be my priority. I will continue to covet your comments. I know they help me to keep going.

I also hope to go thru the Artist’s Way book, because I finally got my own copy as a Christmas present from Fabio.
All this will be part of getting closer to God.

Here’s my first EDM Challenge #1 – Draw a Shoe

More tomorrow….

30 Places – Graffiti(one of my favorite places)

glaucia — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:05:33 +0000

There’s not much to tell here.

We were in New York for the weekend, and while there, I took the opportunity to sketch and add to my 30 places project.

Graffiti is, hands down, one of my favorite places, and it’s always wonderful to be there, but it makes me miss it more when we leave.

It worked out really good to have that kid in the front row, cause it helped give the stage some perspective.

Wish I could do more drawings there.

30 places – sunday school

glaucia — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:51:29 +0000

Not the people, the room.

I still feel weird when I sketch there, cause the people don’t know me, and I don’t know them. I feel like I’m doing something wrong, even though I’m not. Some people just assume you’re not paying attention.