Going on vacation

It'll be another week or so before I upload new work - I'll be drawing and painting for about a week while I've got some time off work. I'm also working feverishly on a new website design for www.washburndesigns.com All of my work will be categorized for easier viewing. Check back soon!

365 Days to Create! May 01, 2009 186/365

This frame holds a bulletin board covered with dark brown fabric. I am putting art-in-rotation in it for the kitchen. I did a lot of work in that room today and got paint on the old rug, so the rug must now be painted. Look for it soon!

365 Days to Create! April 30, 2009 185/365

New block print curtains for the kitchen. This was a refreshing change!

365 Days to Create! April 29, 2009 184/365

Oil painting, approximately 5x7"

365 Days to Create! April 28, 2009 183/365

Oil painting, approximately 5x7"

365 Days to Create! April 27, 2009 182/365

This is drawn from a black and white photo. Location unknown, but I'd like to be there!

365 Days to Create! April 26, 2009 181/365

Just a pastel pencil sketch. Experimenting with grays, yellows, and this violet-fuchsia color.

365 Days to Create! April 25, 2009 180/365

Sketch to make a bench out of an old headboard. The bench would contain storage areas and have two upholstered cushions. The whole thing could be made from recycled furniture.

365 Days to Create! April 24, 2009 179/365

Sketch to change a stepstool/plantstand into slanted shelves.

365 Days to Create! April 23, 2009 178/365

This is one of the apple trees (near its end) in the back yard. I like how it splits about 3 feet up into 4 main branches. Only two have new growth this year. I am working on cutting it back slowly.
Pencil, 5x7"

365 Days to Create! April 22, 2009 177/365

I've been spending more time drawing outside lately, and this fly landed on the blank page. Need I say more?

Since this was just a quick sketch while my subject was available, here are some additional notes: body is translucent green, eyes are black with red circles in them (very interesting), wings folded flat along the back, and feet are black fading into green legs. Approx 5/8" long. Unidentified as of yet, but similar to a Dance Fly.

365 Days to Create! April 21, 2009 176/365

Another dream... with a bright red finch flying over trees at night.

This is also very similar to a painting I saw somewhere. It has been one of those images that just sticks in your head.

365 Days to Create! April 20, 2009 175/365

Quick sketch of flowers in my garden. These particular flowers are very bright yellow and steal the attention from the violet-colored flowers. They also close up at night.

4x5" pastel pencil

365 Days to Create! April 19, 2009 174/365

Orchard web weaver spider - a common spider in my gardens, usually seen on its web in the morning.

The true colors are neon yellow/green.

The head is the lower portion. This is drawn hanging from the web upside-down.

Pastel pencil - 5x4"

365 Days to Create! April 18, 2009 173/365

This is a pastel pencil sketch based on an embroidered border.

365 Days to Create! April 17, 2009 172/365

Necklace made from silver chain and clasps, old buttons, beads, a silver ring, and a rock. The two buttons are glass.

365 Days to Create! April 16, 2009 171/365

New business card. Vector graphic created from a cicada wing. The original colors were oranges, but for the summer I'll stick with the blues and greens.

Thanks to Minuteman Press on W Broad in Columbus for the awesome printing job!

365 Days to Create! April 15, 2009 170/365

A simple card for the grad gift. Turns out my color choices were pretty close to the high school's - what luck!

365 Days to Create! April 14, 2009 169/365

This shoulder bag is similar to the green one I made a few weeks ago. It is made from 2 placemats, a strap, and 2 zippers. This one is a gift for a friend.

365 Days to Create! April 13, 2009 168/365

Oil painting, 14x11"
This started with the green stripe, then blue below it, then orange variations, working down and back up until the orange top portion was complete. I wanted to keep the focus at the top, but allow the eye to move down. There is a wide variety of blue values in the dark areas, better seen in person of course.