Logging the world through Art and Writing.
Sometimes this is a feeling that takes over and its quite difficult to get over.
I really liked this art piece, but I grew quite sad while looking at it because it will always remind me of my last semester in college. It was the best I’ve ever had. I believe the pandemic definitely made me love the connection with people I missed so much. To be in college, or school in general, during the Covid 2020 to 2022 lockdown was something else. Almost something totally unreal.
I wonder what caused the entire thing, or perhaps in a decade we will all look back at this chapter in our lives and see exactly what caused it.
For specifics, I used prismacolor colored pencils, prismacolor alcohol markers, winsor & newton cotman watercolors, and sakura gel pens.
Paper: Strathmore 300 series Bristol paper.
#authorpriscilla #art
There was a lot of thigs that took me to other worlds and eventually sneaked into their way of Lightning—my book. One of the huge ones was the Electric Universe theory, a theory some people may not think too much about or not take seriously at all, but still a theory. The main part I like the most is the idea of seeing the planets as close as the moon. To see Mars, Venus, and Saturn all close up and intertwined into each other, I don’t know, I just like that idea.
Anyway, I drew this a while back and it’s one of the illustrations in my book.
-pf
When I saw a movie called The Dead Girl (2006), there was a scene where the character Rosetta shows a polaroid of her daughter who had been murdered. The photo showed Krista—before she died—looking up in the photo as if it were a selfie. The photo made Krista look particularly prettier than she did in the movie and Rosetta says, “She said it made her look how she wanted to feel.” It was such a beautiful quote that always stuck with me.
So, when I drew myself, I made it how I felt. I wish I looked a little more like my drawing. Whenever I draw myself, I alter things just a little bit to my liking. When I was in my local community college, one of my professors mentioned that old classic paintings made the subject seem more glamours or beautiful because it was similar to photoshop. You just want to look your best.
Anyhow, this is just a shot post and I wanted to share my self portrait I did last year.
#art #portraits #drawing #artists #authorpriscilla #prisicllaflores
I love making posters of my art like I’m about to have an art show. I know the dream is far from reach, but its ok. Thats why I just post my stuff anywhere and maybe someone will enjoy it.
On a side note, I had the most pleasant dream last night. Well, not the entire thing, but I seem to have noticed that dreams with turtles are so nice. I was on a turtle made of mosaic stone and we were riding in the sky. Such an odd dream.
There was a scary part of the dream, but once I got past that event, the turtle segment took over and made things nice a happy. I even remember the soft blue sky, the green color of the stones on the turtle, and the square pieces that covered the entire thing. I dont know where it was taking me, but I even remember a docking area. Like I let me off and I was able to get back on so long as I made the short distance jump to the turtle.
It was a massive thing too.
Aren’t dreams so odd?
Anyway, the drawing I am working on is one of me the way I wish I looked all the time.
I used prismacolor colored pencils on strathmore mixed media 140 lb paper. Good stuff.
Drawing during the Covid19 Pandemic is not really something I am surprised in doing, since I draw all the time. What I find interesting is that at all the stores I went to, the art section would be nearly cleaned out because so many people got the supplies when everyone was sent home. I really think people need to have some sort of creative side so they can have something to look forward to other than school or work. Just my opinion.
What I am surprised about is how much these Prismacolor pencils last. Like they really, really, last long and I have been using them nearly every day. Granted I use other medium in my drawings like markers of even gel pens, but still, I am shocked how long a pencil can last.
I am so happy with the amount of usage I got from this set so far. To be honest, the yellow you see behind the green is actually a third replacement I had gotten not too long ago. Turns out I gravitated to that color a lot, mostly for highlights and to give a glowing effect in some of my drawings. I always find if nice when an artist has something they are attracted to more than others when it comes to their art supplies. I think there was a red I used up twice as well, but I ended up waiting until I am completely done with this set to move onto my huge set of pencils. I personally like the challenge of having a limited color palette.
Still got a long way to go, but I plan on trying to post everything on here rather than social media. Hope this stupid pandemic comes to an end, because I miss lurking around Hobby Lobby and Michaels.
A while ago I bought these pencils. Right away I saw a bunch of posts on Instagram about how horrible they were and a few videos on YouTube about the brand being over rated.
Instantly I regretted buying these and set them aside, horrified that I made such a horrible decision by buying the pencils. I didnt touch them for months and I thought I fell into a trap, meme, or evil sales pitch that wasted my money.
Then randomly I decided to pull them out, maybe three years after I got them. And I hated Instagram ever since.
To put it simply: I love these pencils.
Now this isn’t a post to compare one brand with another, but this is a post about how great these pencils are. I love them, they’re beautiful, and the color selection is out of his world.
I absolutely regret not playing with these pencils for years and years. I began to draw and toned paper and eventually black paper. Heavy weight paper, of course.
The pics are examples of my prismacolor pencils on black paper. I began to draw on my black paper only because I did not want it to go to waste, but I began to love it and adore how bright the colors can appear above the surface. I also use Sakura Gelly Roll pens for added highlights, only I don’t need to explain how well the pens are, everyone loves the Sakura pens.
So I made this post only because I wanted to explain that even though a person might hate a brand or art supply, that does no mean you will hate it. I thought Prismacolor sucked and then I actually used the pencils on my own and with my own technique.
I hope everyone has a happy drawing day! Some if my friends started Art School in College!! I’m so jealous, but I can still draw on my own.
#prismacolor #art #drawing #coloredpencils #sakura #gellyrollpens
I don’t want to get into the proper way to name the beautiful lights that glitter over the skies in certain parts of the world, but I love to talk about them. Not too long ago Joe Rogan had someone named Robert Schoch. He spoke about incredibly scary events that could happen to the planet and spoke about scary lightning that could rain down and destroy everything on the earth.
I know it sounds crazy, but it’s fun to listen about things like this. Here is a link to the video: https://youtu.be/Vka2ZgzZTvo
I am not someone who is rich and I have other bills to pay, but one of my dreams is to see the green and purple shimmering lights that dance around the skies at night.
The Auroras, the Northern Lights, or the Sky Gods. Whatever you want to call them.
I began to search an image online to get some inspiration and I literally searched “Northern Lights” on bing.
Anyone can search for things like this and I also like to give credit when it should be given.
Obviously my final picture doesn’t look anywhere near the photo I was looking at and in some ways that is a good thing. While I drew the emerald lights, I wondered what it would be to see them in real life. I wonder how small I would feel to see something so magical and I hope that if life lets me, I could see them. I watched creepy videos like Alien Skies on YouTube and the video spoke about the terrifying northern lights. The videos spoke about storms in the sky caused by the poles of planets, especially Saturn. It was all so strange to watch.
I used PrismaColor Art Stix and PrismaColor colored pencils. I know a lot of people don’t really like these pencils, but for some reason the waxiness that they have give pictures such a peculiar look. Almost like you want to run you hand over the pictures and feel the texture. The stix are amazing, they really are. I used to think they would be something dumb to buy, but I actually feel more free when I use them to draw. Just like the Northern Lights dance around the skies like twisting snakes, I tried to be as free as I could while drawing these beautiful things.
I use a whole array of other art supplies in my work and I always tend to mix media even though professors tell me I should never do that. But I do and in this case I used Sakura Gelly Roll Pens. They’re the fun pens that come in every color and every shade. I used the white, light yellow, and light green, to make highlights in the sky, water, and mountains. I just find the pens to add a nice touch to everything that is colored pencils.
I am currently drawing and writing as much as I could because I plan to publish my own work and I will illustrate everything too. Obviously it will be on kindle because there is no way I can afford an editor and get a publishing company to back my work, especially in a day and age where you cannot be too controversial. But I love doing all this.
I love writing, I love drawing, so I find it fitting to try and fantasize about magical places like where the Northern Lights bless their presence to be seen and try and incorporate that into my writings and illustrations.
Maybe one day I will be able to see these lights and maybe I will not. In the meantime I will be drawing something that can bring me close to the mysterious lights in the sky. Thank you for reading!
Author Priscilla 