WIP - Ink, Paper, String

Closeup of nice still life of dishes on a shelf behind a railing

Janus progress

Melissa August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

Working on my Janus drawing this afternoon. I’m just playing around, trying to get closer to something I like. Today was a lot of setting goals and making plans, which I guess is thematically appropriate!

Drawing of a hand holding a mug decorated with a ship against a maroon knit sweater

January in July

Melissa July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

I’ve been working on this very un-seasonal drawing today. It shows Janus, the god that the month of January is named after. He has two faces because he looks both forward and behind and isContinue readingJanuary in July

Detail of drawing showing three long-haired women reflected mysteriously in a mirror

Tarot Adventures

Melissa July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

I started drawing my own tarot illustrations a while back by picking cards at random and doing a detailed graphite drawing on a block of 4 x 6″ hot press watercolor paper. The result isContinue readingTarot Adventures

Unfinished drawing of a cartoon girl in a cheeseburger outfit hailing a cab.

Fashion Burger

Melissa July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

I am at that stage of several projects where I just want, like, ten more hours in each day to work on things. The pen and ink art just included the foreground character before IContinue readingFashion Burger

Closeup of drawing in purples and blues of the laps of two women, with one holding some wildflowers

Adoration

Melissa July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

I made the sketch underneath a long time ago, but went at it this morning with color. A break from the precision needed for inking and the focus needed for studying, just and excuse toContinue readingAdoration

Closeup of bright drawing in blues and greens, maroons and pinks.

Titania and the Boy

Melissa July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

I had to take a break today and just work on something fun. I found something something pretty old from the sketchbook, a little illustration of the fairy queen Titania and the unnamed boy thatContinue readingTitania and the Boy

Closeup of drawing of a branch of a tree with ferns and mushrooms.

Summer Speak

Melissa July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

I’ve been working on this drawing in my sketchbook for a long time, but decided to scan it and finish it digitally, including some color. I did some work on it today in Photoshop, butContinue readingSummer Speak

Closeup of a diagram of a miniature cottage

and now for something completely different.

Melissa June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

In the beginning, I was planning on posting all sorts of stuff here, but then the world exploded and all I wanted to do with my energy was draw and paint for some reason. HereContinue readingand now for something completely different.

Closeup of a t-rex with a cheeseburger head and tropical plants in the background.

Burgersaurus Progress

Melissa June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

The Burgersaurus Rex is getting the full coloring page treatment. I have a really expensive printer sitting next to me that I haven’t been able to use yet because of technical difficulties. Someday, maybe byContinue readingBurgersaurus Progress

Closeup of the window of the shop, with a drunk man throwing up into the gutter

Gin in Color

Melissa June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

I’ve been playing around in color with this drawing from a while ago! I’m actually going to be pretty brief because, full disclosure, I had a nice little post written that I thought I hadContinue readingGin in Color