new Tumblr!

Since I lost momentum with my one a day project......I started a TUMBLR account to document what I'm working on now. It'll still be art based.......but I'll be posting a wider variety of the kind of things I'm interested in.
Follow it here:
http://matt27hall.tumblr.com/

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Steppin out

I'm taking a hiatus from the blog for a bit.
I've really struggled lately with getting excited to create everyday.....and it's becoming more stale because of it.
It means I won't accomplish my goal of one drawing per day.......
It's disappointing, but I think with a little break I'll come back rejuvenated and ready to create some better work.

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Kitty patch PART 2!

                                                Working on tightening up the the lines.....

                                                                              Back view.......

                Remove outer paper, and add some white thread to break up the torso shape.
       I wasn't happy how the back came in at such a steep angle with the head,  so I reshaped it with scissors and more thread.

                                              Cut off excess fabric, and it looks like this...

                                                       add whiskers and adjust feet.

                                                                                   Sweet.

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I realized in the last few days that my life would be so much better if I had a kitten patch.......seeing as kitty patches are so rare, I endeavored to create my own.

Start with simple kitten drawing......cut and glue to fabric.

 Worked on the outline first......

Start adding in color.............

Start working on details......

 It's getting there.
I ran out of time today, but PART 2 tomorrow!
AWESOME.

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The heavy lines give these pen drawings such a cartoony/coloring-book effect that I really dislike......

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unfinished drawing of a swingset.

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new project.
This drawing was mistakenly dated for the 9th......but should have been for the 10th.

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I was so tired after riding my bike back from the coast on monday, I could only muster this partial drawing of a tree.

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a collaboration between Saska and I.....

the love between an octopus and a giraffeshark produces.....

a baby giraffipus.

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Ugg.......I know, I've been really slacking in the posting department. I've still been drawing, experimenting with materials to get re-motivated, making messes, but I just haven't been excited about the results.
Is this the beginning of the end?
Hopefully not.......

only seven months left??!
Here's what I've been up to...

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