Did you know I could paint?

[elisi]

Heh. Rather a pretentious subject line, I know, but I'm not claiming to be a *good* painter, even though I still hold out hope that one day I'll go to art college! Anyway, what with all this talk of the comics and the artwork etc, I remembered that I never shared these pictures (since I vaguely recall the recipients okay-ing me putting them in my LJ).

Long, long ago I did a watercolour for poshcat of trees next to a lake.



And then I painted a picture of this icon (from AHITW) for buttersideup which took me mumble mumble forever to finish.




Have to run, but I have to say that the new and improved image uploading with a direct link to my photobucket account is *great*! Sometimes LJ really does come up with good ideas!

(This post brought to you by way of my delight with these three photo posts by earth_vexer that highlighted what's missing from the comics and makes me want to pull out my (now very dusty) palette again!)

ETA: Apparently e_v's posts are flocked! Sorry, never noticed!

Comments

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

Wow. *Applauds*.

I was wondering why you gave the pictures that textured effect, then I realised they're actually painted on actual canvas. :)

Did you paint them from life - and if so, where?

[elisi]

Wow. *Applauds*.
Thank you! *bows*

then I realised they're actually painted on actual canvas. :)
Ah yes, they're very much the real deal - quite odd in these modern times, I know! ;)

Did you paint them from life
Oh no - although we do have a nature reserve just beyond our back garden, so if it wasn't for children I *could* have done so. The watercolour came from a picture I found on Google - and the other one was mostly from a screencap, since the icon was too small to copy.