"Creativity takes courage." – Henri Matisse
Hello Lionhearts! Well, here we are again. I feel like I just did an art dump... but then on the other hand, I have art that I'm long overdue in sharing. My siblings and I had our annual fan art exchange almost nine months ago, and I still haven't shared all the AMAZING art they …
Continue reading "Of Character Design, Goats, and Batman ~ a dump truck of art"
Hello friends! Welcome back to another art dump. I am your host, Chalice Sleep, and this week we'll be talking all about innovation. (Maybe that's not quite the right word... but I'm rolling with it.) You see, I've been trying new things. Some due to that's what I was commissioned to do. Some due to …
Continue reading "In Which Saw Blades Go to the Fair, and I Try Various New Art Techniques"
A while ago, I had art block. Well, to be honest, I probably had plenty of art projects to work on, but I just wanted to do something that didn't have to be perfect and I could just have fun with. I think I might have mentioned this to a friend, and she said I …
Continue reading "Two Buddies in a Scary Staircase ~ a portrait process"
Hello Lionhearts! Wow! I feel like it's been forever since I've posted anything. 😬 Life's been a wild ride! Several times I've wondered if I should just quit the blog.... But then I just go, "Nah!" It'd be too sad. Plus my siblings keep asking me when I'm going to write another blogpost. So here …
Hey everyone! Been a while since I've been around, so first off let me just say, Hey everyone. How's life been? Today, I'm excited to help announce the release of one of my top reads of 2020: Stop the Rain : Never Leave a Fallen Comrade, by Kassie Angle. Guys, what can I say? This …
Continue reading "Stop the Rain Releases Today! ~ and I make art to celebrate"
"Chalice, you missed a day! I can't believe it! You failed!"These may or may not have the first words my brother spoke to me this morning after I failed to post yesterday.But, if you remember correctly, the challenge wasn't to actually post everyday, but to write a post everyday.Well, yesterday my sister and I went …
I have always wanted to be an artist. Ever since I could hold a pencil draw a wobbly stick figure, that has been the dream. But honestly, I don't think I would have ever achieved that dream if not for the amazing artists that showed me what art really was. From my amazing older sister, …
Continue reading "My Top 5 Favorite Artists ~ and their lionhearted art"
Okay. It's time for some honesty. Not that I haven't been honest in the past, but today I'm going to be more... shall we say, "brutally" honest. (That sounds way more dramatic than this post will probably end up being. 😆) So, I've been a bit depressed lately. Lately, as in, on and off for …
Continue reading "Unmasked ~ a digital painting and the scattered thoughts behind it"
Hey guys! We've officially made it through half the year. Whoohoo! And since it's been almost half a year since my last one, I decided it's time for another art dump. So, some of you may remember the art exchange Earnest and I did last year for his birthday. (If you don't remember it, you …
Continue reading "Our Second Annual Art Exchange, Lots of LOTR, and More ~ an art dump"
I've been practicing my digital art a bit more lately, and I've really fallen in love with it. It's everything I like about "real" painting, except no set-up/clean-up time, and none of the color mixing hassle of, "Too much red... now there's too much yellow... now I have too much paint. What am I supposed …
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