Draw Fifty Magical Creatures! – The Genie

Today's Draw 50 Magical Creature is by artist and writer Linda Ruddy. Linda explores creative magic by pushing her skills and imagination, broadening her vision, and believing in possibilities. 

If you had a magic lamp what would you wish for?

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Draw Fifty Magical Creatures! – The Flying Dragon

The "Draw Fifty 50 Magical Creatures" by Andrew Mitchell Art-A-Rama is by me! Flying Dragon by Marilyn Scott-Waters. The first drawing is straight from the book and the second is my take on it.

 

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Draw Fifty Magical Creatures! – The Fairy

The "Draw 50 Magical Creatures" by Andrew Mitchell Art-A-Rama continues with 

two adorable fairies drawn by Norma Samuelson.

She says, "I'm Norma Samuelson, born in Argentina. 

The rainy and cold weather in the Southern Hemisphere kept me indoors 

drawing with pencils and crayons.

I've never stopped doing that, and truly don't know how to stop now."

You can see more of her work here:  

www.normasamuelson.com

 

Come fairies, 
take me out of this dull world, 
for I would ride with you 
upon the wind and dance 
upon the mountains like a flame!

W.B. Yeats.

 

To find a link to “Draw 50 Magical Creatures” go here:

http://studiofiveart.org/studio-5-blog/

 

For more about Andy go here: http://ajmitchellart.typepad.com/ajmitchell_art/

Draw Fifty Magical Creatures! – The Menehune

The "Draw 50 Magical Creatures" by Andrew Mitchell Art -A -Rama continues with two Menehune by J. R. Johnson.

Menehune are legendary little people of Hawaii and J.R. is a legendary surfer and artist so what a sweet combination! 

To read more about J.R. and find a link to "Draw 50 Magical Creatures" go here:

http://studiofiveart.org/studio-5-blog/

 

For more about Andy go here: http://ajmitchellart.typepad.com/ajmitchell_art/

Draw Fifty Magical Creatures! - The Yeti

 

My friend Andy Mitchell's new book is called "Draw Fifty Magical Creatures"

http://studiofiveart.org/andy-mitchell/

It's a wonderful book with all kinds of fantastic things to draw like dragons, fairies and brownies. So at the last OC Illustrator's meeting we tore the book apart, that is to say, we all took a page and are drawing one of the creatures in the book. Our challenge is to draw the creature the way it is shown in the book and then do a second version using our imagination.

The first creature is drawn by the very talented Jennifer Olson. Check out her blog and website for more delights!

http://jennifergrayolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.childrensillustrators.com/jennifergrayolson

Observe Everything. 
Communicate Well. 
Draw, Draw, Draw.

~ Frank Thomas, Disney Animator, When asked to give advice to young animators

A silly, little poem I wrote in college...

 

 



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Silver, Purple and Orange, I guess,

Are not blessed with rhyme-iness.

These three words are found among,

Those awkward words in the English tongue,

That never seem to have a rhyme,

And never get to end a line.

If they could, what should they do?

Try to be red, green, or blue?

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