The Artist and The Muse

Title: The Artist and The Muse
Medium: Watercolor, Colored Pencil, and Gel Pen
Size: 11″ x 17″
Date: April 1, 2022

I think there’s a lot to say about artwork, but sometimes it’s hard to come up with the words on the spot. I met a bunch of grad students and was blown away with the way they spoke. It was like they were born to publicly speak and share their work or what it’s about. You don’t know how hard that is for me.

Anyhow, my latest artwork is titled The Artist and The Muse. I kept hearing about the Muses, and I’m sure everyone who might be reading this has heard of them. The Muse, they give the artist inspiration—isn’t that beautiful?

I see something special in artists, I don’t really know how to explain it. But it’s like they have something special going on inside their head, like they’re tapping into something beyond words and visions. Is that crazy?

There’s just something very extraordinary for someone who sees a blank canvas and can somehow think of a way to fill it up. It’s just all so beautiful.

Specific art supplies used: Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolor Pans, Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils, Micron Pens, Sakura Gel Pens, and on 11″ x 17″ Strathmore Bristol Paper.

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Filling Up The Canvas or Paper

Eye Comparison

What is it about unfinished work that makes it so satisfying? Every time I work on a drawing, it feels so good to fill up every part of the blank canvas.

I hope everyone likes aliens, because I definitely loved doing this piece.

My question for the world when I post the finished work: do aliens think about heaven?


Anyway, don’t mind my cat who thinks it’s okay to walk wherever she wants.

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Filling an Entire Canvas

A Formal Portrait of E by Priscilla Flores, Procreate

When I look at art, I like to think about how the process was done. Does the person start with the background, with the main subject, or are they all over the place? I usually like to do eyes last, that’s how I model everything most of the time. I want to do the entire background first, then focus on the eyes.

Only when I do digital art, it always ends up being something completely different. I don’t follow my rules like I do with physical art. Making things on the iPad are fun still, especially because there’s no cleanup or disaster of a paint spill. In a way, there’s a lot of harmony in working digital because I know all I need to do is move my pen on the screen, and the coding does the rest.

I still want to fill the canvas though. I choose the size and I begin to fill the page up. With this piece, I wanted E (guy in the center) to be the main subject and have him posing as if his school picture was taken. You know the ones where you needed to sit and hold a mock tree? I loved picture days.

This was the result. I tried adding textures, the stary sky, and nice wood. Procreate is an amazing program to work with.

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