Sr. Fair Exhibitor

I submitted six pieces of art to the Fulton County Fair: three drawings, two photos and a painting. I received ribbons on five of six pieces: one first place, three second place and one third place ribbons.

Acrylic - Fantasy

Second place

 Drawing - Fantasy

Second place

 Drawing - Fantasy

Third place

 Drawing - Fantasy

First place

 Close up - Color photo

City scene - Color photo

Second place

Open Class

I submitted 8 photographs, 6 drawings and a painting to the 2017 Lenawee County Fair Open Class division. I received 14 first place, 1 second place and Best of Show. My charcoal drawing of Zoom was awarded Best of Show.

 Bridge - First place

Action - Second place

 Water - First place

 Metal - First place

 Alley way - First place

 Rural life - First place

 City life - First place

 

 

 Water tower - First place

 Acrylic - First place

 Scratchboard - First place

 Pen - First place

 Pastel - First place

Pencil - First place

 Colored pencil - First place

Charcoal - First place and Best of Show

Calvin & Hobbes

I drew Calvin and Hobbes a few weeks ago. It was just a quick sketch, but I turned that quick sketch into a colored pencil drawing. Calvin sees Hobbes as a real tiger and friend. Everyone else sees Hobbes as a stuffed animal. I really like the picture I found of Calvin carrying the stuffed Hobbes. I thought it was adorable. I really like the finished colored pencil drawing. The bright colors pop out at you.

Batman sketches

Just a couple of quick Batman sketches I did over the weekend. I didn't spend too much time on them. Only about 10 minutes. Hoping to improve my drawing skills of Batman.

Goth rabbit

I finished this charcoal drawing last weekend. It is of a sad, goth rabbit that is feeling alone. It is stitched and taped up, but still sad. I loved how it turned out. I'm proud of this piece.

Open Class

 

Action - First place

Animal

Bird - Second place

Bridge

Church

City life - Second place

Any other structure

Flower

Metal

Plant

Portrait - Second place

Seasons

Insect

Water

Pencil drawing - First place

Pastels - Third place

Colored Pencil - Second place

Acrylic painting

Charcoal - Second place

The Lenawee County Fair started Sunday. I entered 19 items into this year's static exhibits open class: photographs, drawings and a painting. Four out of five art entries won ribbons. Four out of 14 photographs won ribbons.

Sad Anime style cat drawing

Used an HB and Ebony pencil to draw this sad cat. 

Even though the cat is sad, I love it. 

LAX/DTW

Liz Brizzi - Claramunt Printing Co/Inner State Gallery

My husband and I visited the Inner State Gallery in Detroit over the weekend. The current exhibition in the gallery is LAX/DTW: Thinkspace Invades Detroit.

I loved the works by the featured artists of the exhibition: Liz Brizzi and Stephanie Buer. Brizzi had three works of photo collage and acrylic on wood panels. I loved them. The rich colors and decayed look of the buildings
portrayed. Buer's work was fantastic. Her oil on canvas photos were great, but I really loved her charcoal on paper drawings. When I first looked at them, I thought they were black and white photos. The drawings had so many details, along with shadows and light. Amazing.

Stephanie Buer - BFFS/Inner State Gallery

So many amazing works of art were apart of this exhibition. Some of my other favorites: Andy Kehoe - Eternal Glos of the Celestial Peaks; Bec Winnel - Caught In A Wonderland; Brian Mashburn - Re-Tread; Derek Gores - Voodoo Victory; Hueman - Division; Kevin Peterson - Fossil Bright In The Sun; Kelly Vivanco and Jacub Gagnon - Fox Tales. View these mentioned works and the rest in the exhibition.

Stop by the gallery if you are in or near Detroit. LAX/DTW runs until July 4 at Inner State Gallery.

Inner State Gallery is located at 1410 Gratiot Avenue in Detroit. Gallery hours are Saturday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and Sunday: by appointment only.

Evil Queen drawing

I have never watched Snow White, but I saw a picture of the Evil Queen and wanted to draw her. I found a coloring book page of the Evil Queen and a bird and loved it. I used a 2H pencil to draw the Evil Queen.