drawing in India

I’ve been in India for the past 10 days- here’s one of the two drawings I completed while on my trip:
Zana_India I’ll post the other one tomorrow after I’ve photographed it (I have no scanner here).

Pen, Marker & Colored Pencil

I’ve been adding more and more colored pencils into the mix, a medium I used to use very rarely.
Zana_Sri Lanka

simple circle

Typically when I draw circular drawings, I usually start with something small and build on it with no precise plan (like this piece from last month). However, with this drawing I planned it out fully before coloring it in.
simple circle outline

a quick little flower

I’ve been drawing in beautiful inspiring surroundings in Sri Lanka. This little flower is marker and colored pencil.
little flower

black & white drawing

hope you like it!
black & white design

Flower Vase

Pen/Marker & Colored PencilZana_Flower Vase

black & white drawing

here’s a little black & white drawing I did last night.

Zana_Black & White

a birthday present (in progress)

Goldfinch

Today is the birthday of someone very special, and this bird is for her! It’s the first in a series of three.

For those of you interested in my process, I started with a pencil sketch and then went over it in black pen:

Goldfinch Beginnings

I then used a mixture of different materials to add color including marker, watercolor pencil, acrylic paint, and white conte crayon- really, whatever I had around:photo-1

And as usual, my helper attempted to drink the paint water and steal my markers:photo

And the winners are….

March-Giveaway

I decided to pick 2 winners for my March giveaway, so tabbiemarie12 and pastelhell will both receive 8 postcards (2 of each pictured below). Thanks to all who entered, and please check back during the first week of April for next month’s giveaway!

Lithograph Postcard Springtime Postcard Butterfly Postcard Blue Abstract Flower Design Postcard