Day 87

February 25, 2015 in ink, sea life, drawing, creature like, adrawingaday

I wasn't going to post as I'm not the happiest with this, but then I remembered the reason I started this project. This is what I drew and it's ok. On to the next day!

Day 77

November 15, 2014 in adrawingaday, creature like, drawing, figurative, sea life, watercolor, sea otter, self portrait

This day felt a bit quirky. So I searched for images of sea otters and thought, "If I was a sea otter, I would float and feast on sea urchins all day." There are days like this that call for randomness in order to get through the order.

Day 58

October 16, 2014 in adrawingaday, boat, sea life, otherland, ink, drawing, color pencil, figurative

This is an idea I had years ago. I enjoy the possibility for a narrative here.

Day 47

October 05, 2014 in adrawingaday, creature like, drawing, sea life, splash, watercolor, gouache, fish

A play on fish.

Day 43

October 01, 2014 in adrawingaday, color pencil, creature like, drawing, ink, sea life, walrus

Trying out a new pen knib with this drawing and having some fun with the content. :)

Day 41

September 29, 2014 in adrawingaday, bubbles, drawing, sea life, watercolor, beluga whale

A beluga whale blob! They're so charming.

Day 34

September 22, 2014 in adrawingaday, color pencil, drawing, ink, pencil, sea life, anglerfish

This is a super quick sketch of an anglerfish. It's terrifying (from my perspective) the way they mate here, but fascinating all the same. Definitely will revisit this and take more time on a watercolor. :)

Day 33

September 21, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, gouache, sea life, watercolor, glass squid, squid

While browsing deep sea creatures, I came across the glass squid. It's a beautiful creature that is mostly transparent with a few spots of color used as camouflage. Some of them strike me as human skulls that have morphed into sea creatures. So amazing to see how life is so varied.

Day 32

September 20, 2014 in adrawingaday, color pencil, creature like, drawing, ink, sea life, cat, donkey

The smallest drawing of them all. Everything is starting to get mixed up in my head but I'm happy to see it all come together.

Day 31

September 19, 2014 in adrawingaday, color pencil, drawing, ink, pencil, sea life, cuttlefish

Giving the cuttlefish another go with more time. But the watercolor will also come to be. These fish look so different from every which angle and light. Loving them. :)

Day 24

September 12, 2014 in adrawingaday, bubbles, color pencil, drawing, gouache, ink, pencil, portrait, sea life, splash, puffin, mackerel

This headline definitely got my attention today- "A Dozen Puffins Will Get You 800 Mackerel: Inside The Weird Economy Of Zoos." Or maybe the puffins will get those 800 mackerel...

Day 18

September 06, 2014 in abstract, adrawingaday, creature like, drawing, figurative, gouache, heart, ink, sea life, watercolor, walrus

Continuing from yesterdays thought of, "if hearts had teeth," came a walrus-like creature. Naturally. :) I swear I was aiming to create a heart with teeth, but one thing led to another.

Day 16

September 04, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, figurative, gouache, ink, sea life, watercolor, whale, orca

A juvenile whale washed ashore. It's a mysterious scene that causes wonder and sadness.

Day 9

August 28, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, ink, sea life, blow fish

Took to drawing a blow fish I got from Manzanillo this summer.

Day 8

August 27, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, gouache, jelly fish, sea life, watercolor

It's been a week since I started this project and I'm so happy about that. Now, 51 weeks to go. Can't wait to see how this develops. What I most enjoy about this is that I'm placed in a position to take things day by day. As such, for today here's a quick and loose color sketch of a jellyfish.

Day 7

August 26, 2014 in adrawingaday, ink, drawing, sea life, jelly fish

Today I learned that jellyfish don't have bones, a heart or a brain but do have a complex nerve net. Apparently they're more in the family of the coral. Wow. I took some freedom here but I swear I was staring at a jellyfish image! All in all I find myself getting more and more attracted to the sea life.

Day 6

August 25, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, gouache, ink, sea life, whale

Looking forward to working on a detailed drawing of a whale skeleton. Here's a quick sketch to kick things off.

Day 4

August 23, 2014 in adrawingaday, drawing, watercolor, sea life

When I find a creature from the sea like the Portuguese man-of-war, it makes me stop and look in amazement at the incredible, exquisite beauty that nature can create. Furthermore, I wonder why we should try to recreate its image through painting if it exists in photographs for us to admire as they truly are. However, seeing the photographs of Aaron Ansarov in National Geographic today made my jaw drop. I had to grab my watercolors, not to recreate its image so much, but more so to learn from its seamlessness.