Expanding My Horizons

I get a lot of flack from my family, that I put too much time and effort into drawings and paintings that are of my current obsessions.  Yes, the majority of my art consists of drawings and paintings related to Twilight, Robert Pattinson, The Who, The Beatles and my most recent obsession...Oasis.
I'm not apologizing though.  I love what I love and I very much enjoy creating art depicting these things.  However, for Christmas, I created a painting of my son and his girlfriend Nikki.  There were a few failed runs, but I am very happy with the final product.
Tada.....

Nikki & Jake in ink and watercolors.

See...I can draw and paint other things besides Oasis. LOL

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!!!

Ink and Watercolor Paintings

Lately, I have been experimenting with ink and watercolor.  I lay the drawing down in ink and then go over it in watercolors.  I was afraid the ink would be too much, but I think the watercolors balance it out quite nicely.  Once I got going, I was really cranking them out yesterday.  These will be going up in my Etsy shop soon! :)

Noel Gallagher - Oasis

Liam Gallagher - Oasis

Robert Pattinson

Noel Gallagher - Oasis

Claire and Jamie Fraser - Outlander

My Liam Gallagher Painting Posted by Official Oasis Twitter!!!

We've spotted some great art by Oasis fans recently. Here are a few favourites. If we haven't shared yours make sure to post it below it in the comments! Images: @VintgeFangrlArt @gazwalton73 @AidanCregan @spazepunk pic.twitter.com/cJhw5mIZhK

— Oasis (@oasis) December 19, 2019

The Beatles

The Beatles

Watercolor on upcycled sheet music

Framed dimension - 12x16

This piece was created as a gift to a fellow Beatles Fan..  

The watercolor image of the Beatles is painted over the sheet music to "Blackbird".

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life

You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these sunken eyes and learn to see

All your life

You were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly, blackbird fly

Into the light of a dark black night

Blackbird fly, blackbird fly

Into the light of a dark black night

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life

You were only waiting for this moment to arise

You were only waiting for this moment to arise

You were only waiting for this moment to arise

My Etsy Shop

My Etsy Shop is open for business!!!!

If you are interested in purchasing my art, please stop by my Etsy Shop and see what is currently available.

ArtByUAB Etsy Shop

I can also do custom orders, so if you don't see what you are looking for, just send me a message letting me know what you have in mind.

Magical Fangirl Moment

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The most amazing thing happened to me last Friday, February 1st.  Anyone who knows me, knows how deep my Twilight obsession runs.  So of course, much of my art is Twilight fan art.  Well, my book page art got noticed by the official Twilight Saga social media outlets and they Tweeted, Instagrammed and Facebooked my art, causing me to fangirl squee and jumpy clap like Alice.  It was a magical fangirl moment!

Check out their posts below!

Edward and Bella in watercolor. 😍 #FanArtFriday #Twilight

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Edward and Bella in watercolor. 😍 #FanArtFriday #Twilight
(📸: From Instagram: @artbyuab) pic.twitter.com/rdMYZIhbfK

— THE TWILIGHT SAGA (@Twilight) February 1, 2019

My Kids 2.0

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Nothing is perfect, but I can tell you that practice does make improvements.

This is a recent redo of a drawing of my kids.  The original drawing is below it.

The original was done in 2015 and after 4 years of practicing, I definitely feel like I've made some improvements in my work.  My kids begged me to redo it because they said that I made them look weird in the original drawing. LOL

Maybe in 5 years I'll do this one again, and see how I do.  

 New drawing - 2019

Original drawing - 2015

Original Photo of my kids

Here's some close ups comparing the old drawing to the new drawing.

The more of the story kids, is just keep practicing!

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The Who Fanart

 My love for the Who back began around 1980-ish. Some friends and I went to see
Paul McCartney & Wings "Rockshow" at the Colony Theater at 59th & Kedzie here in Chicago. It was a double feature with "The Kids are Alright", and even though I was there to see Paul, I was hooked on the Who from that moment on! 
I've been lucky enough to see The Who twice, once in 1981 and again in 1989.
My youngest son recently discovered the Who and it has reawakened my love for them as well.
So of course, I have incorporated it into my art.

"The Kids are Alright"

Pencil and water based markers on mixed media paper.

I used a wet paintbrush to achieve the watercolor effect

"My Generation"
Pencil drawing on 18x24 paper

"The Ox"
John Entwistle pencil drawing