Drawing Bright Flowers

I can't resist a blank surface. It must have a drawing or painting on it.

Here's part of a painting I created on a leather bag. In order to sell art in Spanish Village, you have to submit five pieces to a committee of artists who are independent of the Village. If two of the three approve your work, you have permission to sell it.

I am making leather bags and drawing and painting on them with the hope that I will be approved to sell them. The deadline for submitting the application is the middle of August and the jurying, as we call it, takes place in September.

I love drawing and painting on leather. Medieval manuscripts were written and painted on it. I can see why. It has such a nice smooth surface, and nowadays there are such nice colors. This particular piece is made from a very pale mocha colored leather. It's an excellent off-white color for the paint. I also have pieces of leather that are pale pink, pale blue, and green. I'm looking forward to working with them.

All this leather started after watching a goth character on television. I decided to make some leather cuffs and chokers to increase my jewelry collection. Of course, I intended to make black pieces, but I bought some natural colored scraps to practice on.

But I can't resist a blank canvas. I've drawn on my jewelry, my tee-shirts, my sheets, my books. I have spent hours drawing. In fact, I could entertain myself on a desert island if I have enough paper and pencils.

I immediately began drawing and then painting on the leather. Then I decided I wanted to make bag for myself and things grew from there. Now there are people who want to buy my bags, and I have a place to display my drawings, someplace but in my sketchbooks which is where mot of them reside.