On a Clear Day

- And every day I waited for you..

Just been remembering the days in Spring when the sky was of a deep blue and clouds as big as mountains. I don't know, I've always like those kind of clouds that seem to hide a forgotten building on their top. hahaha I keep rambling.

I started doing it 'cause I had kind of a block and nothing looked right, so I tried a new way (just the same but changing a bit) and it seemed to work out!

The thing is that right now my mind is singing The Drums so I can't really concentrate on what I'm writing. I don't know how it happened, I was watching interviews and stuff (not from the drums) and they were just mentioned as favourite music so, even though I was listening to some soundtracks and Ghibli and stuff, I couldn't help myself, and here I am,  trying to write while my mind is singing 'I tought my life would get easier, instead is getting harder, instead is getting harder...'.

Hope you like it, it's just a quick thing I think I needed to do. Now I'm gonna go read a bit.

Unfinished Valentines

"It won't be long till we can have a home"

"You're my best man!"

"I will buy you a whole Christmas Tree farm!"

And this is it people. I wish I had had time for finishing this ones too, but they still look nice as sketches.. :)

featuring Sherlock, Jonny Pierce and Jacob Graham.. :)

Hope you had a wonderful day! It's been nice sharing the love with you, and some wonderful things have happened!!! I am still screaming inside and smiling on the outside!

ps. Sorry for the crappy quality of the photos.. they look nicer in my sketchbook but well.. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Yaay! I was so filled up with love that came from all around the world this morning, and even though I'm not really into V-day, ideas just kept rushing in my mind, and I thought it was too sweet not to do it. And so, today is a day to spread love.

Hope you're having a wonderful V-day!! :)

I love you all!

ps. I've got in mind to do more V-day cards, this one is a The Drums one, hope you like it!! hehe, had fun and love doing this one!

ps2: I made an "only cheerful love songs" playlist for today.. and it's helping!

Listening to Searching For Heaven

That song has always made me so sad. I know I try not to bring it too close to my heart nor my life, because I know if I do, if I kind of "open my eyes", I'll completely fall apart. But no matter the trying, it strikes really hard every single time I listen to it (which is pretty often).

Is one of those songs that you should not listen to when you're sad, 'cause they can do more harm than anything else. Even though I love it to the bones and it has a special place in my heart, I feel like this with Searching For Heaven.

I know, I know, Searching For Heaven is not the only one, but today I've found something that's the main reason why I've done this drawing up here.

"The idea that teenage girls are listening to a song like 'Searching for Heaven' is a wonderful thought for me." J.G. (here the whole interview)

And so, the idea of a Teenage girl listening to Searching For Heaven really got me. And I don't know why, really. Maybe as I tend to do, I gave this more meaning than it really has. But it felt stong. 

I don't know how to say it, but it was not something that I'd say I liked like "woaah yeah!" nor something that I disliked at all. It was just there, and it felt tangible, I'd say. And I don't know if I'm even making sense, I'd say no, but that's probably because I don't understand it myself. It just strucked hard, the whole quote, not just the idea. But I don't know..

Well, I don't know if I'm a teenager anymore or what (not literally though). I'd say sometimes. But just as some other times I'm an old lady and some other I'm still a 9 year old child (or less than that) I don't think age has really much to do with how you feel about yourself.

...this is a huge deviation from the main plot. Sorry.

Anyway, Teenagers listening to Searching For Heaven and probably, crying because of it. 

The Drums Study

So as I told you some days before, I needed to practice, and so I did. I was searching through photos when I come across this, and I decided that this was the one, so I started, and drawed and drawed, and I know this is just a rough sketch, but I'm proud of myself, after so many time, I still remember how to draw using references, and that felt alright. I want to keep practicing!

Just to tell you, things like this really help me, not at first, but as "days go by" (oh, yeah, I'm just so clever, jk) I realise the practice gave its fruits.

Today has been, actually, the very best day to post this 'cause something so nice just happened to me. I was walking into the kitchen when in the radio I heard "The Drums show in Primavera Sound" and then their music started playing, the live version, you know, with everything in it, and it was so fantastic! It felt like being there once again, seeing the Drums live (though I could not be in Primavera this year). I know I could go into the internet and just go through the live shows, but it's much more magic when it's a surprise!

Well, hope you like this little drawing, I'll keep on trying my best to improve.


Here's another little sketch I did, some Virginia Astley for you too

the DRUMS

the DRUMS

Connor Hanwick

Jonny Pierce

Jacob Graham

I'm in a "fan art" mood today, so I started doodling the Drums, I wanted to include Myles too, but I was too tired by the time I finished Connor.. maybe one day :)

So here are the Drums, and yeah, I was listening to them the whole day while making this.. It's been a while since I last made a piece starting in traditional art and ending the colouring in the computer.. I'm so sorry for the bad quality, but I cannot do much more since those are photos from my sketchbook, I just miss my scanner! I still have it, and it works, but I have to take it to the other computer and move everything with a pen drive and all that stuff, and stairs and .. and.., I'm just too lazy for such thing I guess, that's why I mostly do it all on my computer and you don't get to see more than a 20% of all the drawings I do and I think are alright to show..

sorry.. I didn't want to complain that much. Not here, anyway, and I've already done it. Well, hope you like the Drums and this drawing, I feel there is more fan art to come soon!

Take care,

Tona.

pd. I do apologize for the bad way I drawed/painted the guitar and the synth... that's what happens when you're not using references for something u're not used to see nor draw.. I'm so sorry for that.. just do as if it did not exist!

I don't want this dream to end..

.. not yet.

I wish you would stay, but it's not in my hands such thing.. and it would be so mean to ask you to stay if you don't want to, but, oh, how I wish you would stay.


I dunno, lots of feelings and thinking about smth.. I really don't know what's gonna happen next, the only thing I know is that I have the feeling that the dream has already gone.. that was it, and I missed it.. now maybe there's only the phantom of it..


by the way, the one up here is Connor Hanwick, from the DRUMS

Gonna miss you

I know this has nothing to do with drawings, but this is a goodbye for a good friend that was with me every week. I waited for Visiomento by The Drums (http://thedrums.com/ ) every Tuesday like a fool. Sometimes it cheered up my day, others left me so confused, and sometimes it just fitted the feeling of the day. I'll miss it, but I don't see anything wrong in ending it now. Sometimes I suppose it feels that's the time to do something, and I guess this is what has happened here.

http://www.thedrums.com/visiomento/

The other thing I wanted to say about this is how much I like how this last one has been made, I mean, it feels so right. I know there are lots of different ways when you have to end something, but for me, it seems just perfect to do it remembering what has gone before, kind of showing up memories of what has happened, and remembeing, just to say a finale goodbye.  I love when things (films, books, videos, series, etc.) end this way, it just touches me so badly that many times I can't hold my tears.
I hope you know what I'm talking about, 'cause I feel I'm messing around with so many words.. just wanted to say thanks to The Drums for bringing Visiomento to life. It's been a good, good friend this months.

Bye pal.

Aimee

Ok, so yesterday I started drawing Aimee Phillips, The Drums's manager http://thedrums.com/ and one of the coolest girls in this world! :)

Done in 3h. I did not use any reference so I'm pretty proud of how it turned out (I love the hair!) ^-^. I know it's a little bit different from what I usually do, but I do find this way of drawing (actually is much more like painting than anything) interesting and fun too.

(Oh, about the dress, it's just that I know she would dress something much more cool, but I had a little bit of problems with it, so I had to leave it in its simple way.)

Hope you like it.