“Blobimals”

Sometimes I think I like art exercises more than producing actual “art”.

I found Carla Sonheim’s book, Drawing Lab for Mixed Media, and now have all of her books (and taken a few classes…..but I digress).

As usual, I latched onto an exercise and then Could Not Stop. My excuse is that it’s a good way to learn how to use your art supplies.

Essentially, you lay down a blob or two of color and then turn it into a fantastical creature. I encourage you to check out her website/books for more specific instructions.

My Blobimals were painted with Finetech mica watercolors on both black card stock and watercolor paper and Windsor & Newton and Gansai Tambi watercolors on cold press watercolor paper. I used a variety of markers and pens, including a white gel pen, for the details.

The joy of doing this is there is no wrong or ugly Blobimal. It’s a low pressure experiment because the original background blobs were easy to make. So there’s not a huge time investment.

But be prepared for some Blobimals to speak to you more than others. 

There are a few that I will bet money have pretty interesting backstories….