Roses and Doodles | Posted: Nov. 10, 2016, 5:58 p.m.

Media: .02 black Micron pen and white watercolor pencil on Toned Gray Strathmore Paper

Time: 1 hour

I drew these sketches while on a plane flight back home, so they're a bit messy. I also didn't have any pencils on me, so I immediately drew with pen, which explains the messiness.

The top work is based on one of Anna Dittman's pieces! She is one of my all-time favorite artists. Her work is absolutely alluring and magical! I have never seen anything else like it! Please check out her work if you have time.

Piece reference:
http://annadittmann.com/Oil

Her portfolio:
http://annadittmann.com/


I had a picture of her work "Oil" on my phone, and I wanted to draw off of it as inspiration. I mostly wanted to see if I could recreate a specific angle of the face (which I actually failed to capture, but at least I tried!).

The second piece is based on a rose reference I had on my phone. I want to do another set of sketching references similar to my skull sketch collection but with roses this time. I tried to start another collection with my "Marchitar" piece, but I never got around to adding more pieces to it. Hopefully I will this year (2016) -- just need to find the time, though :/