Studio blog of Julie Galante – painting ridiculous things in Scotland
This week in London we saw a fabulous sunset. We were riding west in the front seats on the top level of one of those red double-decker buses, and the Christmas lights strung across the streets were coming on above our heads as the sun went down. I’m hoping to capture just a tiny bit … Read more
I promise I’ll start posting something besides monster sketches again soon. Maybe even tomorrow.
Still traveling. Fit in some sketching today, but haven’t had a chance to photograph my creations. Therefore I bring you a sketch I did earlier in the week: the monster sightseeing, in a city that looks vaguely like Munich.
Sometimes it’s hard to fit in art when I’m traveling. Currently I’m in London, and I packed really light so I wouldn’t have to check a bag. The only art supplies I have with me are my monsters sketchbook and a couple pens and pencils. So today I sketched some monsters from paintings at the … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, I am participating in the Sketchbook Project, for which I was assigned a topic. The topic I received couldn’t have been further from what I usually depict. The topic label simply reads: Ahhh! Monster! It’s ridiculous how hard of a time I’m having trying to fill a sketchbook with monsters. I … Read more
I am participating in Art House Co-op’s Sketchbook Project, and AEDM has come along at just the right time to help nudge me to finish the project and send it off by the end of the month. Art House Co-op is putting together a library of small sketchbooks from artists from all over the world. … Read more
This was a canvas (40x30cm) I had prepped with black gesso mixed with sand. Today I got out a few pigments, mixed them with acrylic medium, and created this scene of Tallinn, Estonia (based on photos from our trip there earlier this year). I’ll probably tweak a couple little things, but it’s mostly done.
Art Every Day Month is underway. I’m starting with a small project, a thank-you note for friends who hosted us in Toulouse last week. I could have worked on this little gouache scene for hours more, but I forced myself to declare it done and move on.
Time to revive the art blog for Art Every Day Month, hosted as always by the lovely and talented Leah at Creative Every Day. It starts tomorrow. I participated last year and really enjoyed it. Once again I’ll be posting my creations daily, no matter how ridiculous they turn out. The other fun part about … Read more
Art Every Day Month was a blast. On one hand it seems like it flew by; on the other I feel like art has been a daily habit forever. I am so grateful for Leah and all the other creative folks I have gotten to know through this challenge. I have been so inspired by … Read more