Mini Kitty Portrait

Another instalment in the Little Critter portriats(More of them Here and Here), this time of a cat.

A while ago I received two lovely 3x3 inch frames from an aunt of mine (thank you!) and ever since I've enjoyed whipping 0ut quick animal portraits. Some are realistic, while others border on realm of cartoon. All of them act as tiny samplers/exercises in style, technique and color theory. This time I played with an almost Mod approach with the jaw line, ears and eyes. Sort of a 1960's styled kitty. She (or he, I haven't decided yet..) has more work to be done, but only a bit of background and eye work keep it from being hung up.

A penny demonstrates just how small the critter is.

More to come on the Imaginary Portrait and this new piece.

Stay Artsy,

~Sarah Bosserman

From Robots to Bumble Bees

So,
Remember how yesterday I sketched out that tiny robot? Well, it turns out you can heavily re-work a 2"x2" canvas. In fact, I changed the subject matter entirely. Instead of a robot I found myself painting a bumble bee.

Here's the canvas prepped with a yellow background. At this point I still thought it was going to be a robot.

20 minutes later, and I discovered a Bumble Bee.

Who knew a bumble bee could make such a mess?

Sometimes you've just got to make your planner side stand back and let creative instinct carry you through.

Stay Artsy,

~Sarah

A Golden Hour

Today I decided to get out of the house and breathe some fresh air, so, naturally I ended up at a coffee shop. While breathing in sweet coffee bean fumes I browsed through the art magazines and found this little gem. It's called Blue Canvas and it's only been around for two years. This was its 7th edition and the pages were full of beautiful images and knowledgeable interviews with artists of many mediums. The Coffee, the magazine, the relaxed atmosphere, yes that was a golden hour.

While I was there I sketched out another mini portrait, this time of a robot. Robots again, I think I'm seeing a pattern. I'm not very happy with it, and I think I'll re-work it heavily. As heavily as you can re-work a 2"x2" canvas, that is.

While walking to work today I spotted this interesting stretch of crumbling and worn away cement. I thought that the erosion was so beautiful that I snapped a photo for future reference.
As an artist its important to gather your own reference photos for ownership purposes.

Beauty in the most unlikely of places!

Stay Artsy,

~Sarah Bosserman

Tiny Businessman

Hello all! Did you enjoy your Sunday?

For a good portion of it I Youtubed, painted and drank lots of lemon tea, my new favorite beverage. Yum! Tomorrow is the day I would normally work on the space mural , but unfortunately I have a dentist appointment. Blah, I'd much rather be painting, but good dental hygiene has it's perks.

After all that stimulating lemon tea, I sat down and knocked out this little portrait. It's of a goldfish Businessman. He is the CEO of a successful edible-seaweed food chain, and his name is Linus. Isn't he smart looking with his green tie and black suit?

I painted Linus on a tiny canvas, which is why his portrait was so quick! This isn't the only tiny portrait I done, the first one being this. I'm thinking that I'll make a bunch of these tiny portraites and hang them in a grouping on a wall...

Stay Artsy,

Sarah Bosserman

~Sarah

Tiny Portrait

My second piece is a tiny portrait of a mouse and his most valuable possession.

I did this on a tiny 2x4 canvas in acrylic paints.

Maybe I'll make a tiny frame for it..

A bread clip helps visualize how small this little guy is.

If you want to connect and talk about art send me a message,

~Sarah B.

sarahnicoleboss@gmail.com