RAW natural born artists Show

I'm really excited to announce that I will be in an art show at the end of this month. The show is being put on by RAW:natural born artists, it will be August 23rd, 8:00-midnight, at BackStage LIVE [1305 East Houston St., San Antonio]. 21 and up, cocktail attire. There will be a fashion show, independent films, performance art, bands, jewelry and other visual artists. You can buy tickets in my name here, only ten bucks. If you can't go to the show but still want to help me out by buying a ticket (I have to sell twenty to keep my spot), then I'll send you a little drawing of something as a thank you. 

Nothing Today

Jar of mineral spirits that I use to wash my brushes.

Vashti

I kept trying to draw this tiger from the Toronto Zoo at a reasonable size, like 8x10 or something, but I couldn't get it started. After a while, I realized that this tiger deserved to be drawn at life size. Most of the picture was drawn in charcoal, with highlights in white pastel and white acrylic paint. I initially tried to sketch in pen, before I realized that it was a waste of time, so scribbles in pen are visible here and there.

Vashti, 22x30 inches, mixed media on heavy paper.

Vashti, detail, 22x30 inches, mixed media on paper.

Much thanks to MoonsongStock on DeviantART for the reference photo!

Vashti, out on the porch to show the size.