The Human Canvas - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

 

 

Melissa.

I'm normally bad with names,

but she mentioned the Allman Brothers,

to help me remember. Melissa. Or was it Jessica?

Melissa.

 

I'm posting this on Labor Day.

This, the last piece done on July 4th of this year.

This is also the last piece SINCE then.

Good thing Shaelyn's back in town.

 

 

Speaking of whom,

Shaelyn's gotten the only

other seahorses canvased so far.

These ones were something to occupy the

space just this side of that coral ridge - defined

by the edge of her arm.

 

 

Then, that coral ridge

became a little cave or archway for this octopus...

 

 

...To call home.

 

But back to Elizabeth Reed.

Elizabeth? Hang on...

Melissa!

 

This seahorse was gonna be a bit different.

So, start with a quick outline...

 

And add in some color,

which'll be just a background color, really.

 

ONE of the background colors, that is.

 

A good time was had by all...

 

Hey! Look over here!

 

Thank you. Nice shot.

Back in black then. Wait.

That's AC/DC. This is Allman Brothers.

Back in WITH SOME black, then.

 

Step back - add a TOUCH more...

 

A bit of background...

 

And just a BIT more

black for some definition...

 

And that's that.

 

Well, except later in the evening, after a hike,

one more nice shot.

 

Jessica? Elizabeth Reed? Eat a Peach?

Man, that Allman Brothers reference

was SUPPOSED to help me

keep it straight!

 

Melissa!

Thank you Melissa.

SO nice to have metcha. I don' know where,

but we're GONNA do this again.

 

And thanks to everyone

involved in this to date. At the time of this

posting, this site has received just a bit over 20,000

visits in ALMOST two years. Thanks to all who've come

by, and thank you all the more for sharing

this with someone who might

appreciate it.

 

And, of course, thanks for lettin' me

draw on YOU next!

 

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The Human Canvas - An Octopus's Garden in the Shade

So...

Maybe An Octopus's Garden on Shaelyn 

would be more appropriate.

But anyway...

The first thing I drew on Shaelyn LAST time I saw her was an idea for a (possible) future tattoo. A seahorse.

Then I (of course) took it further.

But back to THIS session. 

The idea was not so much the figures drawn, 

but rather take advantage of some of the 

natural lines of the body.

So...

start with another 

seahorse...

...And slowly work your way to the right. 

Blending the blues works well to add just a bit of depth and variation to the rest of the water. This, as opposed to just a simple wash of ONE color.

Make that seahorses.

Now here's the first real shot of that line I was talking about. 

The line created between a person's arm, 

and their back. This would become, 

simply, one edge of a cave.

A cave for...

The title character...

(same blend...one dark color - pulled out with a lighter variation)

An octopus...

...her garden...

...And now here's some shade.

When it was all said and done, 

and they had gone home for the evening, 

they got in front of the mirror and started clowning around. 

and thankfully got some of the shots that I had neglected to get.

 Unfortunately, while I AM tagged in those shots, there's 

some sort of weird e-block kinda thing going on 

which prevents me from snagging them. 

I'm sure I'll get around that. 

Somehow.

OH! 

And did I say THEY?

Here's but a GLIMPSE of the next entry. 

Here by week's end. 

I promise. 

It was a good'n, and I'm kinda excited to get it out there.

But until then...

Thanks to Shaelyn and Sadie.

We WILL be seeing them again, so check back. 

I'll also be inserting a couple more photos into 

THIS entry as well.