arts – Lydia Joy Palmer

King Under the Mountain

Published on January 27, 2015 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Oh this poor neglected blog. Sorry WordPress but Tumblr and Facebook are just sooo much easier to update!

Anyway, here is another Hobbit painting I finished a little while ago! This one is acrylic paint on canvas board. I really like how this one turned out, so he is custom framed and hanging on my wall! I forgot how much of a pain mountains are….landscapes are not my strongest area. At least trees and fur are fun!

Thank you for looking! Check out this piece on my society6 page, he looks really good on a phone!

Finished the tree part of the background!

The phone case on society6! http://society6.com/lydiajoypalmer — The phone case on society6!
http://society6.com/lydiajoypalmer

Tote bag on society6! http://society6.com/lydiajoypalmer

Back Again – Oil Painting inspired by The Hobbit

Published on November 24, 2014 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Hello again!

Sorry about the lack of updates, I am constantly posting work on my Instagram and Facebook page if you want more regular updates!

I am getting as much Hobbit art in as a I can before the last movie comes out and kills me. Below I have posted my “work in progress” photos, as well as the finished piece and a couple detail shots. Thank you for looking!

Available in my society6 shop on various bags, shirts, phone cases, etc. I have a lot of pieces available in my shop, order soon to get some Christmas shopping finished!

Lydia

Initial sketch

Crappy under colours!

Putting in better colours…

more details…

Detail photos! – Bilbo and his pipe

Detail photo – stony path

The finished piece! Feel free to full view to take it all in! Thank you for looking!

Rainforest Dragon

Published on June 9, 2014 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Hello!

I finished another oil painting! Not much to say about it, I worked on it to relieve stress, and had a lot of fun with the colours! Oil Paints on an 8x10in Canvas, available in various forms at my shop!

I am just wrapping up my current job! I was illustrating a book that educates kids on a rare genetic disorder. I had a lot of fun working on it, and if I get permission I will post some pages here! I have a few possible jobs lined up to chase after next, murals, books, etc. I also might try to sell at a couple local comic conventions! A lot of work and money to plan out but HOPEFULLY I can make some money on it!

More Supernatural fanart coming soon!

Thank you for looking!

Lydia

Ugly acrylic under-painting

Working in more details with oil paints, didn’t like the red tongue and eye bleh.

More details, also bought purple paint as I couldn’t mix the correct shade. Fixed the eye and mouth as well!

Almost there! Still have to do those teeth…

Teeth!

Pretty much finished!

My mess of a palette!

Finished painting! Open in a new tab to see the details! Thank you again for looking!

Supernatural Shenanigans

Published on May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Hello!

My brother and I have been binge watching Supernatural, which results in a lot of fanart! Here are a few pieces I have finished over the past week! I am always posting over at my Tumblr and Instagram as well!

Lydia

Dean Winchester – i had to draw him happy because he is always tragic in the show D:

Charlie! Best character award please don’t die.

Castiel sketch – i love this guy aahhhh.

Desert Dragon

Published on May 20, 2014 by lydiajoypalmer1 Comment

Hello!

I finished an oil painting! I had sketched a large dragon that I liked, so I carried it through into a painting. I also posted Work-in-Progress shots over at my Instagram, which are posted below. I also made this piece available over at my shop! Thanks for looking! Leave a comment with your thoughts! More work coming soon!

initial work-in-progress, I started with acrylic paint, but I didn’t like the colours I was getting

Started in with some oil paint! MUCH better colours!

Getting more details in…

Detail shots and the final piece!

Better detail shots, click through to see bigger!

Final piece! Open in a new window to see it larger!

Thanks for looking!

A Plethora of Art

Published on April 1, 2014 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Hello!

Today I am sharing a bunch of pieces that I have completed over the past few weeks. I tend to upload to just my Facebook or Tumblr and forget all about this poor blog!

I will put descriptions under each piece. Thank you for looking! Most pieces (and more!) are available at my shop!

Lydia

Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus – Ink pens

Legolas and Gimli for Valentine’s Day :)

Lava Dragon – Acrylic painting

Two Dragons – ink pen and watercolours

Gold skull dragon – ink pen and watercolours

Winged Dragon – ink pen and blue ink. I wanted to practice wings so this happened…

Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus – ink pen and watercolours

Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus – black and red inks

Ice Dragon – digital painting, second image is a detail shot!

Knight doodle – ink pen and sharpie

Castiel and Dean from the TV show Supernatural – ink pen, again, wanted to do wings.

Molten Dragon – ink pens, gold and black inks

Knight – Ink pen and watercolours, I wanted to draw swooshy lines….

Disgruntled Toad Mage – ink pen and coloured markers

Moss Dragon – ink pen and watercolours

Doodles and Promotion!

Published on February 3, 2014February 5, 2014 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Hello!

Today through February 9th, there is FREE Shipping and $5 OFF everything in my store! This promotion is only available through the link below.

Promotion expires February 9, 2014 at Midnight Pacific Time. *Offer excludes Framed Art Prints, Stretched Canvases and Throw Pillows with insert.

go take a look through! http://society6.com/LydiaJoyPalmer?promo=245d38

Below are some drawings and doodles from the past few weeks! Thank you for looking!

Tom Hiddleston doodle from my Instagram, he is incredibly difficult to draw blah.

Pen and Ink watercoloured dragons!

Dragons on grey paper with pencil and white marker

Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV, in The Hollow Crown, brown paper with pencil and white pen

Richard Armitage as Thorin in The Hobbit, sketch

Smaug (ish) doodles. Mixed media paper with ink pens

Watercolour stuff

Wing practice! Pen and ink with watercolours

Sherlock doodle with grey markers

More Sherlock, grey paper with pencil and white pen

Sherlock with grey markers

Thanks for looking! Click the link to my shop to take a look around :)

Lydia

Flies and Spiders

Published on January 30, 2014 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Hello all!

Over the past couple days I completed some Hobbit fanart! I saw the movie 4 times and I had to get some art out of my system! I completed it on 11×14 mixed media paper, with calligraphy pen, black ink, and watercolours overtop. Spiderwebs are a lot of work. I have this piece available for sale up on my online shop! You can get this piece as a print, on shirts, bags, pillows, and more! Society6 also has art available on clocks!

Thank you for looking! More dragon art coming soon!

Lydia

works in progress from my Instagram

Final inks, pre-watercolour!

all finished!

Bags in my shop!

Shirts! They run small so get a size up

Clocks available now :)

Thank you for looking! Lydia.

White Tailed Deer in Acrylic

Published on January 2, 2014 by lydiajoypalmer2 Comments

Hello!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I unfortunately lost my job right before Christmas, but I see it as an opportunity to find a job I really enjoy, and to focus more on my personal artwork and business! I am always accepting commissions or requests for prints! Feel free to email me (lydiajoypalmer@gmail.com) or contact me at my Facebook page! I also have an online shop with prints, bags, shirts, phone covers, and more!

Yesterday I completed a new painting! My family and I had an up-close encounter with some “wild” deer at a local park, so I took lots of photos then, and decided to paint one! I will probably upload the reference photos soon!

Here are my steps and the final painting at the bottom! Thank you for looking!

under painting…

more under painting – they always start out looking so horrible aaahhhh.

moving along…

Deer have a lot of hair…

mostly finished!

Final painting! Prints are available if you are interested :) Thank you!

Cuttleshark Attack!

Published on August 20, 2013 by lydiajoypalmerLeave a comment

Hello!

Last weekend I put in the effort and did a painting, to unwind a bit. It’s nice to create something and finish it! The painting started with a small doodle in my notebook, and I liked it enough to make it a finished painting. Completely done with Acrylic paints on a 11×14 canvas board. I have posted all the steps under the cut, I took photos with my phone as I was working. Enjoy!

Thanks for looking!

Lydia