Andrea Realpe Fine Art

I sold a print to an art collector from Arkansas! Hard work does pay off! Here is the link. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/white-crane-andrea-realpe.html

                                         Location: 1042 Commercial Dr Tallahassee, Fl                                          Date: March 5, 2010                  6:00PM-9:00PM                                         Even Coordinator: Joshua Percy           ...

  I am so excited to have my art work on a shirt. :O)

Me, wondering where everyone is. On Saturday, February 13, I was invited to an event at Railroad Square Art Park by my friend Erin. The event was called ARTi*GRAS. It was an event that celebrated mardi gra. The event also benefited the Red Cross and sufferers from the massive earthquake in Haiti. The event was filled with food, musical performances, and a parade. The only thing that was missing was the guests. Erin and I rented a space to sell and promote our art. We baked cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and a big chocolate glazed cake for our guests. We also had a big jar that was labeled donations. The event lasted from 11AM until 10PM. But, we were only there from 9AM until 4PM. We thought that we would make back the money that we spent on renting the space and money spent for the baked goods. We ended up giving the goodies away to our friend Josh. We made $6 in total from the donations jar. We only made $3 each, and we were out there in the brrr cold all day. We were disappointe...

I chose to draw Taylor Swift for my illustration class. I chose Taylor Swift because she is an amazing talented woman. She achieved many goals at such a young age. I find her very inspiring. The picture that I chose is beautiful in so many ways. I love the twinkle in her eyes. Her eyes are so bright, full of happiness, and she is full of life. If you have any comments, or questions, feel free to comment and ask. Purchase a print of Taylor swift here,  http://andrea-realpe.artistwebsites.com/featured/taylor-swift-andrea-realpe.html

Amazing photograph by Ucumari. I chose this photo because not only do i love pandas but i also love the detail of this picture. I later found out that this photo was photoshopped. I had no clue..lol This is the original, http://www.animalpicturegallery.net/picture-animal-panda-bears-ucumari-animal.jpg Detail and contrast make a great pencil portrait. I made a collage out of the photoshopped photograph and added the koi fish and bamboo. I used graphite pencils on 11x14 bristol board (utrecht). Ebony pencil is amazing! i also used a mechanical pencil for the details. This is the grid for the final drawing. I used an HB pencil for the grid lines. I had to redo this part because i made them to dark the first time and i couldnt erase the grid lol. I learned my lesson for the next drawing, draw the grid lightly and dont press hard with the pencil. After i drew the grid, I started with the top left corner and lightly sketched the drawing. Then the fun begins with all the shading ...