Soft Breeze

Soft Breeze: reubenvision

Finished this illustration in my sketchbook last night. I find the repeated circles reminiscent of coffee cup stains on my paper. 

Moment Junkie

photo: mariavelarde

via: MomentJunkie

So I found out about this GREAT site via: snippet&ink and have been scrolling through page after page. This blog features unique moments caught in photographs that will make you shed a tear or laugh your head off. It won't disappoint. 

Art Gallery Arrangements

arrangements & photos: reubenvision

Here are two large arrangements that I created for an photography exhibit opening at my school's gallery.

I used a mix of wild flowers & some blooms I scored at the supermarket. 

Autumn Trails

photos: reubenvision

Observations from a recent wander through a forest trail. This is one of my most favourite times of the year.   

Givenchy Black Cat Clutch

I just thought I would share the coolness with you. Here is a clutch from the Givenchy fall/winter 2011.

Notice the yellow eyed black cat design.

More art for Monday

Just finished this today. You may recognize the flowers from this post

I am just starting to draw on larger areas & it is taking some getting used to. 

The Point of Pointillisme

Here is a piece I finished for my color study class. Using only tiny dots of red, blue & yellow paint we were to create value & contrast. My professor stressed that she was most interested in the mixing/overlaying of dots rather then the density. I think it gives a neat effect in the end. Although I am not convinced if the time it took was worth it. 

WIP floral friday

Some detail shots of a large illustration I am working on. The entire piece is around 2' x 4'.  I am using larger papers lately & it is pushing my comfort zone. I shall upload a shot of the entire thing when I am finished. 

Sweater Season Is Here

source: krisatomic

Cable-knit, cardigan, cozy pullover or any other warm comfortable form; sweater season is here & I am loving it. These are some great sweaters I have been "pinning" to my fashion board on Pinterest .

I am going to try & prolong the "winter jacket" as long as possible this year & my solution is sweaters.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

 

 photo: reubenvision

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold,
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

by: Robert Frost

busy busy busy

photo: Honey Of A Thousand Flowers

So last week I was "practice practice practice" and today with even more of that & everything else on the go I am just plain busy. 

I decided to show some photo love to the the inspiring gal over at Honey Of A Thousand Flowers. In a short time, she has turned a dream into a highly applaudable floral business. Go check out her gorgeous arrangements.   

weekend links

photo: reubenvision

Some lovely calendars for 2012: designcrush

A big hooray for Ohjoy & her new bundle of joy!

Some gorgeous gowns from the front row at Valentino via garancedore

Pinks & reds look great in floral arrangements on honeyofathousandflowers

And for your next fete why not delight guests with a "cheese cake" 

pretty pale peach & dusk grey

A collage I did in my sketchbook last week. It all started when I found the great photo of the damsal in the car. I feel like the grey background & the sketchbook coil add to the piece so I decided to leave them there. 

Have a grand weekend all, I am off tomorrow to watch a rugby game in the pouring rain. (the things one does for relatives) 

Practice practice practice

Just another practice sketch done from a reference photo. I am trying to get a speed & consistency built into my drawings. 

Prada Spring/Summer 2012

A little bit of a fun twist on my usual runway look drawings. Prada's most recent "car culture" inspired show was pretty interesting but not as quick a sell for me, as her usual work is.

The Ailing Bird Who Dropped By

The Gannet

This Thanksgiving weekend (Canadian) I visited my cousins in NS. Some of the boys found a odd feathered friend in the backyard. He was misplaced about a 10 min. drive from the nearest shoreline, but he was for sure a shore bird. He seemed to be either ill or injured because he was making no attempt at flying away as we got closer. 

My Uncle & I decided to catch him & drive him down to a sheltered part of the Bay so he would be in his own element where he had more of a chance of surviving. 

Northern Gannets are the largest seabird in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up to 2 metres. Gannets can dive from a height of 30 m, achieving speeds of 100 km/h as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.

The gannet's supposed capacity for eating large quantities of fish has led to "gannet" becoming a disapproving description of somebody who eats excessively, similar to "glutton".

I later read that they cannot take off in flight unless they are in water or dive off a cliff; so I am very glad we brought him to the shore. I hope he doing well now. 

O Give Thanks Unto The Lord For He Is Good

Some Harvest inspiration for the Thanksgiving weekend.  I used Sunflowers, Coxcomb, Hydrangea, rose-hips, Strawflowers, Sedum, & mixed berries & foliage. The White pumpkin I purchased at a local grocery. I am off to spend the weekend in a very scenic part of the country with my cousins. I am very excited as it is sure to be a delicious & gorgeous weekend. 

I am very thankful to live in Canada, a country of peace.

I am thankful for my family.

I am thankful for great friends & support. 

I am thankful for this wonderful creation called earth.

Most of all I am thankful for a God who loved me enough to give himself; a ransom for all. 

O give thanks.

VINTAGE SEWING SPOOLS

photo: reubenvision

I was inspired by all of the interesting labels on some old thread spools found at my grampy's house. 

I especially like the green one (centre right).