Choosing only one artist to be inspired by is extremely difficult. After all, I've found that I get my inspiration through a mixture of many different and unique artists. But there is one person who makes art that always catches my eye; Holly Lucero. This twenty-year-old art student in California uses mostly ink and paper to create what she calls "Gross Dog Art." Most of these creatures are based loosely off of actual dog breeds, but with the added twist of nature. Whether it's mushrooms, flowers, or full-blown forests, each beast is unique, with little similarities to some of her other creatures here and there. She creates these beasts for fun, but also as a way to gain money to help with college and rent. Personally, I love the style that she has developed. Dark, whimsical, and sometimes downright unnerving; her pieces are simply breathtaking. When I first came across her art, I realized that I couldn't look away. Her pictures are admittedly unsettling at first, but after I saw more and more of her art, I became obsessed. She has managed to blend animals and nature in a way that I have never seen before, and considering she is still in art school, it's extremely impressive. For me, ink and pen are some of the hardest mediums to work with. Her art not only inspires me to get better using pen and ink, but it also reminds me that not all drawings have to be nice and sweet. I am a huge fan of darker drawings, but I rarely draw them out of fear of judgement. I've come to find that Holly's art is something that I strive to be able to create one day, and I hope that she continues to make amazing art for years to come.
Check out more of her creations on her Tumblr page or buy her art on her Inprint account.
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It's me again! This unit we started painting! I gotta say, I like paint, but it can be a pain to work with. I like how my painting turned out though! I hope I'm going my dog justice. Those are my color swatches! I don't have the actual swatch for the greens, sorry about that. ^^' I know it looks awkward, but it's wet paint. Anyway, those are my browns! This little puppy is my complimentary color painting! I was worried about it, but I really like this painting. I forgot to add a second highlight for the eye, but other than that I think it's pretty good! The color and brown swatches were the most helpful warm up to me. Questions
1. For me, it was difficult to mix the color swatches. I've never really used paint before, and I had a habit of adding too much black when trying to darken a color, so I had to keep adding more paint to balance it out. 2. I made the browns by mixing all of the primary colors together, as well as a few secondary colors. 3. I picked to paint a picture of one of my dogs, Whiskey (I know the name is unfortunate, he came with that name and were too lazy to change it). I chose him because I wanted to draw an animal, and figured I might as well paint my pets. My other dog, Lilly, is pure white and is harder to add texture to, so that's why I chose Whiskey. |
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