Feature 168--lifethroughjournals

 

Art Journal Page, May 2021

Praying to a god that she isn't even sure is there. Don't we all have that feeling at times?
I love that background, it's so gorgeous. The woman is just reaching up to an empty sky that's going darker and darker...her heart must be so broken right now. Having such difficulty going through life at the moment.
LifeThroughJournals did such a lovely job with that dress! The color against that deep red, going up into blackness, really does help show the life struggling to continue. And can we just take a moment and squeal about how well she did the hair? Excellent work!

Art Journal Page, May 2017

A witch under the full moon with two of her very well done familiars. We can see the moon's power gathering around her hand as she prepares some quiet spell. I hope it's quiet anyway. She certainly looks powerful enough to cause an issue if the need came!
Love how this piece makes me keep thinking. First, I saw a lake behind her with lighting from homes on the other shore. But no...is it perhaps her magic creating both of those familiars' bodies? It makes great sense why we'd see the moon so clearly inside since she's possibly using that power. This one is so fun to get to view! So many stories can be made from it.

PUPA Challenge 3, March 2021

What I can learn about 'PUPA Challenge' on a gallery is that they take a photo and try to paint from it, creating their own piece. Like an insect going into a pupa between the immature and mature stages--pointing toward how someone can grow into a full artist while in this stage.
Personally, I love how lifethroughjournals has created this from the photo she used as a reference. This is gorgeous--like the heart is becoming life (look at the plus signs at the lower left!) and is perhaps becoming like a tree, where the life continues to grow?
Gorgeous work, it's so inspiring!

If you enjoyed the work in this feature; lifethroughjournals' gallery is right here. Drop by so you can see even more great artwork!

Feature 156--Dracuria

 

Skull And Roses

Isn't the detail drawn on this skull so perfect? And when you can tear your eyes away from there, just look at how well the roses and vines have been drawn! My eyes keep going back to the eyesockets of the skull. Doesn't the shadow help set off the green and red on the roses?
Speaking of the colors! Dracuria mentions that she uses decotime twinmarkers? Haven't heard of them but they definitely can put out some perfect colors. It's always a treat to see when the tools can do what they're advertised. Just proves even more that she knows what she's doing with them.

Zombie and Moths

Here is my favorite of all the shared pieces. I just have to wonder how long it took to get all of this detail on the tree and on the zombie! The colors help to make it stand out perfectly! I hope that the zombie can find some form of rest in this place when it's finally put down.
And I'm more than aware that it is just a bit of tree behind the zombie, but that green and brown section just behind it's ear makes me think of how the zombie's hairstyle in life could have been. Seems like it could have just fit!

Mermay 2021

Another piece that shows Dracuria's skill in laying down her colors. This one is perfect in showing exactly how deep the water is in our current area. And just look at the plants that the Mermaid is hiding in. They're gorgeous!
Doesn't the mermaid look great with all of that around it? Just the right colors to help make it the focus! My eyes keep going for it's fin on the top of its head and those pretty yellow eyes. Love the subject and how it'd still be hidden if we were just a bit away. Super work!

These three pieces were amazing to see and share! Be certain to go to Dracuria's deviantart for more of her work. Also, check out her Instagram, Redbubble, and Teepublic if any of those catch your eye!

Feature 93--ReggieJWorkshop

King of Wakanda

I have got to start by appreciating how very well this character was built and painted. He certainly looks like a king and an excellent humanoid figure! The skintone is amazing and it isn't at all swallowed up by the dark armor, thanks to the very pretty fireball light behind Black Panther. Amazing piece!

Gracie

Again with that gorgeous skintone! Gosh, I've got to take time to learn how to paint a character with darker skin sometime...How could I avoid doing so with such great examples before me? Love how that earring and hair match with her skin and even more so with the oranges of her clothing! It'd be fun to sit with her and just chat about the day, don't you think? 

Seventies Night Club

ReggieJWorkshop mentions that this piece was to give a stab at how a youtube artist, Marco Bucci, does his art. (It'll be worth my time to check out Marco Bucci myself!) I think that this group of characters work perfectly for a night club scene; it reminds me of how everything looked when I was watching some late night 70's music shows.
Have some fun to try to remember some of these characters, while you're looking! ReggieJWorkshop mentions that Snoops from Rescuers is in here, along with many other cartoons from the '70. How many can you point out?

I think it's very clear that I had fun featuring these, right? You'll do yourselves such a favor if you go to ReggieJWorkshop's gallery to see even more of his work! He has so many characters and so many scenes to check out; have fun!