Kelsey Paige Art

Roses by Kelsey Hamersley. Ink and watercolor. June 2013. I used...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:08:48 -0400

Roses by Kelsey Hamersley. Ink and watercolor. June 2013.

I used a brush to do the ink work, but did the color in watercolor. I noticed while working on this how much more confident I’ve grown in watercolors—I think all the painting I’ve been doing for East of the Sun lately (little of which I’ve posted) has helped.

On a side note, I saw this painting by Beatrix Potter on Pinterest a while back and it made me realize how pathetic I am. :) Humbling and inspiring. I kept thinking about it while I was painting (though obviously the visual wasn’t good since it’d been weeks since I last saw it).

Beatrix Potter, ‘Sketch of carnations’. Image via

By Kelsey Hamersley. Colored inks, using a brush. April...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:07:00 -0400

By Kelsey Hamersley. Colored inks, using a brush. April 2013.

Another shot at inks after my pineapple, also from April. I went for a different, more sensitive approach this time, doing minimal line work with the flowers, and forgoing the black ink altogether, as opposed to the pineapple where the black ink work pretty much holds the whole thing together.

By Kelsey Hamersley. Watercolor. May 2013. This is a little...

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:34:40 -0400

By Kelsey Hamersley. Watercolor. May 2013.

This is a little painting—3.4” x 5.5”. Just a doodle, attempting to capture a picture in my head. I can’t say I was entirely successful, but it’s getting closer.

Character sketch, 2012

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:25 -0400

Character sketch, 2012

East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kelsey Hamersley....

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400

East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kelsey Hamersley. Pencil. March 2013.

“When she awoke in the morning both the Prince and the castle were gone, and she was lying on a small green patch in the midst of a dark, thick wood. By her side lay the self-same bundle of rags which she had brought with her from her own home. So when she had rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, and wept till she was weary, she set out on her way…”

I posted a study for this sketch earlier…Kind of fun seeing how the composition developed. I changed Lassie’s pose a fair bit and made her smaller—it just helps contribute to the loneliness which is a big part of the mood in this stage of the story. After doing a lot of experimenting with different inks, I’m leaning towards simply doing watercolors for the finals. The ink color I liked best was supposedly waterproof, but would bleed whenever it got wet, so I would have had to put all the watercolor painting in before I got to the pen work. And knowing how easy it is to get drips or mistakes that you can’t take back with pen work…I’d rather save myself the stress! :P

Another bookmark, by Kelsey Hamersley. Sharpie doodled on white...

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:02:00 -0400

Side 1

Side 2

Another bookmark, by Kelsey Hamersley. Sharpie doodled on white cardstock.

I’m debating about adding color, but…I don’t know. I like the black & white.
Sorry about how it’s posting, by the way! It’s not letting me do photosets like I used to, and I’m not tech-savvy enough to fix it. :)

Having a little fun with watercolors. I’ve been seeing a...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:47:56 -0400

Having a little fun with watercolors. I’ve been seeing a lot of doodley quotes on Pinterest lately and had been itching to make one myself. :) The quote is by Daphne du Maurier.I painted it very lightly with yellow and then went in with the other colors. My surface was a piece of cardstock I’d cut specifically to use for doodling a bookmark—not an ideal surface for watercolor, but the bookmark is just for personal use, and I wasn’t feeling picky. Honestly, it held up better than I expected: no color bleeding through the other side.

By Kelsey Hamersley. Sharpie and watercolor. April 2013.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:35:29 -0400

By Kelsey Hamersley. Sharpie and watercolor. April 2013.

A couple of mix CD’s I made that I decided needed a...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:13:13 -0400

A couple of mix CD’s I made that I decided needed a little…decoration. ;)

By Kelsey Hamersley. Painted with colored inks, using a brush....

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:16:38 -0400

By Kelsey Hamersley. Painted with colored inks, using a brush. April 2013.

I decided to experiment with inks a little, since I haven’t used them much in washes and have, for the most part, stuck with dip pens. I didn’t mix the inks at all before painting, just added layers of washes (in yellow, red, violet, blue, and green) and some brushed line work in black. Consequently, there are a lot of colors in there! It is cool, though, because standing further away from the drawing, they blend together into more recognizably “pineapple” colors.

I haven’t posted a card in a while! Of course, our craft...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:58:00 -0400

I haven’t posted a card in a while! Of course, our craft table has only recently been reclaimed from its labyrinthine, catchall state, so for a good while there I didn’t really have the option of making cards or other crafty things. It felt good to get back to it.

I went more all-out with the embellishments than is my usual habit with this card. The base was a brown card from a set; over that I layered scrapbook paper, stamped with flowers and embossed with holographic swirls (you can sort of see them in this photo. They aren’t terribly prominent). The “Enjoy” was a sticker, placed over a cut-out label, the ends of which I tied with twine. I used another cut-out for the stripe, some flowers, metal leaf embellishments, a brad for the white flower and a few seed beads for the blue.

By Kelsey Hamersley. Acrylic. December 2012. A gift for my...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:58:29 -0400

By Kelsey Hamersley. Acrylic. December 2012.

A gift for my sister—done with scrapbook paper, Mod Podge, and acrylic.

Quick gesture drawing, by Kelsey Hamersley. Pen. February...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:04:00 -0400

Quick gesture drawing, by Kelsey Hamersley. Pen. February 2013.

That’s my mom on the left. (Her legs came out too skinny, but I don’t think she’ll mind. :P) I drew this while she was waiting in line at the gas station. It makes for a fun challenge, drawing under a short time frame.

Self portrait by Kelsey Hamersley. Pen. March 2013. I had...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:08:00 -0400

Self portrait by Kelsey Hamersley. Pen. March 2013.

I had attempted a few self portraits using dip pens, and they just came out…blah. I can manage gesture drawings with a moving target and make them look like the subjects (ish), but for some reason when it’s me, standing still, I get very fussy. So, ahem, here’s one I don’t hate! :)

By Kelsey Hamersley. Marker. October 2012. Just a little doodle....

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:25:00 -0400

By Kelsey Hamersley. Marker. October 2012.

Just a little doodle. Inspired by the shape of a knot of wood in my door, of all things. It’s a little more exaggerated than my usual style, but that added to the fun.

More The Secret Garden fandom, drawn with pencil. From...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:30:00 -0400

More The Secret Garden fandom, drawn with pencil. From 2012.

Also showcases my horrible handwriting! :P The quote I wrote was from page 43, speaking about the robin:

Mary began to laugh, and as he hopped and took little flights along the wall she ran after him. Poor little thin, sallow, ugly Mary—she actually looked almost pretty for a moment.

The other drawing is from when Mary meets Master Colin.

I would love to start doing this with more books I’m particularly fond of. It’s a great way to get practice with illustrating, and there’s something very fulfilling about putting (or attempting to put) characters I’ve been envisioning in my head for years down onto paper.

Brenna, by Kelsey Hamersley. Sharpie marker pen. January 2013.

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:00:09 -0400

Brenna, by Kelsey Hamersley. Sharpie marker pen. January 2013.

A pair of mermaids. By Kelsey Hamersley. Pencil. 2012/2013.

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:23:22 -0500

A pair of mermaids. By Kelsey Hamersley. Pencil. 2012/2013.

Hello there. :) I am Patricia Ramos, the ambassador of Holly Claus in the Philippines. I would just lie to ask what is your opinion about friendship and some good experiences and things learned about friendship, if you won't mind. Thank you :)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:43:41 -0500

Hi, Patricia. Sorry to be so slow to reply! Life has been kind of crazy lately.

I think friendship is very important. It’s a wonderful way to teach you to be considerate towards others, and it helps you through the hard times, knowing you have someone you can talk to and rely on. From personal experience…I have four older sisters, and they’re my best friends. We laugh together and sometimes think in exactly the same ways—and sometimes totally different. :) They’ve brought a lot of joy to my life, and I don’t know what I would do without them.

Carnations by Kelsey Hamersley. Pen & ink (using dip pen)...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:39:00 -0500

Detail. (Any idea how to stop Tumblr from rotating photos?)

Detail.

Carnations by Kelsey Hamersley. Pen & ink (using dip pen) and watercolor. February 2013.

This marks the second time I’ve visited my sister and her husband’s house and painted her flowers. (The first being back in October.) Hey, it’s a good way to commemorate the occasion. Flowers will wilt.