“California Poppies & Bumble Bees” Custom Tattoo Design

A couple months ago, I started putting my art to use, designing custom tattoos for people. I’ll be sharing these here and there because I think they’re fun. So many of them have special meaning to their owners.

The request for this custom tattoo design included:

• sunny, breezy California poppies
• two open flowers and one bud
• big, fat bumble bees buzzing around
• watercolor look

Here are the variations of the design I came up with.

 

Feel free to get in touch if you need a custom tattoo designed.

 

Weekly Planner Coloring Book Marker Test

I’m both shocked and thrilled that my marker test was a success! No bleed-through at all. This book really is perfect now. Toothy paper perfect for colored pencils and thick enough that markers don’t bleed through. I mean, come on…

Available on Amazon!

Today is the last day to get it for $7.50.
Regular price $9.50.

 

Here’s the back side of that page. No bleed-through! Have I mentioned how excited I am about this?

“Grateful” Doodle Art

As a variation on my Psycho doodle, I started this drawing with a few flowers joined by curves. Then I followed the same method of filling in lines as I demonstrate in this video.

“Spring Glory” Doodle Drawing

I started this doodle with my new Pilot Parallel Pens, which were a gift from my husband. But I finished it off with my standard Sharpie Pen.

The girls helped me name it. This took some negotiating for them to think of something other than “Flowers.”

“Pineapple Under The Sea” Doodle

Thank goodness for my husband’s help with titling again. I had no idea what to name this. Kind of a weird one. I feel rusty.

“Embryos” Doodle Art

Thank you, Patti, for the title. 🙂

Aiming for something a little Paisley inspired here mixed with some solid hard lines. It took me what felt like ages to finish but the point is to enjoy the process. Which I did. Immensely.

Experimenting With Pencil

When I was in High School and for a long time after, my artistic tools included paper and pencil. That was my thing. So a few years ago when I started pen and ink, it nearly gave me an ulcer to create in such a permanent way.

It only took a few months for me to fall in love with that exact aspect of pen and ink! Let perfectionism go and just draw. If you mess up, rework your design. Deal with it.

Then there is the hard contrast of black and white. It’s so clean. So crisp. Organized. Unwavering. All things that define what I want now.

I fought mixing my new art with my old for… some reason. Like the pencil somehow dirtied my crisp, clean drawings.

At last, I gave in. And that old satisfying feeling of shading… Well it’s good to be home. BUT I still feel like the pencil dirties the pen and ink. I’m just not sure I can handle it yet.

Doodle Prompt – Floral Freak

Yay! A new doodle prompt. My last doodle prompt, Viscera Phantasma, has been a huge hit and is flying around Pinterest. Finally, I have taken the time (lots and lots and LOTS of time) to put together another one for you. And you better share your final doodles with me this time! Email them to me at heidimarie.artist at gmail. Thank you ever so much!

Feel free to share these pieces or the entire prompt in one image as seen here on Pinterest.

So… to create a doodle like this…

Start with 3 flowers and then fill…

Using these elements…

 

 

Now get doodling! No excuses.

Sea Flora Doodle Art

I stepped out of my box. Even though it’s sorta flowers and sorta leaves, it just feels new. What do you think?

Flowers on Fire Doodle Sketch

An itty, bitty doodle drawing in my mini sketch book.