Darth Vader, infamous tyrant of the stars

How can I not round out my celebration of Star Wars month without creating a portrait of the infamous Darth Vader.  I am not gonna lie; this must be the hardest portrait I have made so far.  What made Darth Vader a challenge was that I was not drawing a face, I was drawing a mask of one of the most infamous villains known in the galaxy.  I may not have experienced Star Wars earlier in my life, but I always knew of Darth Vader and his intimidating stance. 

Here's some trivia to come away with: this is the first portrait that I've had to use a black pastel for.

https://youtu.be/DMBXcgObpKI

Thanks again so much for watching! You guys have been so great and patient with how the Star Wars portraits have come along.  It's been such an exciting and busy month putting the portraits of beloved Star Wars characters.  Come and watch all of them again: https://goo.gl/pu0HYR

Keep busy staying dizzy!

Luke Skywalker, from Farmboy to Legend

May the force be with you on this May the 4th.

Luke Skywalker must be one of the most influential characters to have been projected on the silver screen.  From a farmboy to a legend, his character has changed through the span of 4 episodes.  

Believe it or not, I haven’t had the privilege to enjoy the original episodes of the Star Wars series until January of this year.  *queue some gasps*  But when I finally sat down and A New Hope started playing, I was immediately captivated and blown away.  I couldn’t help but feel that I had missed out on so much by not having experienced the original episodes of Star Wars earlier in my life.  I was so taken, I actually ended up getting a Luke Skywalker figure from Bandai.  I was very happy to have watched Mark Hamill being Luke Skywalker and knowing that I grew up listening to him as the Joker. 

Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Rey, from scavenger to force-sensitive supergirl

Rey, finally!  I love watching her in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.  She definitely has a lot of great skills in the movie.  I think she was awesome and super expressive.  I started watching the original Star Wars movies just so that I was ready to jump into the newest Star Wars movie.  I really enjoyed watching her and thought she was an interesting re-introduction to the Star Wars universe.

Scavenger to force-sensitive supergirl!

This is just the second of my Star Wars celebration.   Watch out for the next ones.  Until next time, keep busy staying dizzy!

Queen Amidala, my introduction to Star Wars

When I was about 12 years old, I saw Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.  This was my introduction to the Star Wars series.  At the time, I had only known that Star Wars was about Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa.  But I didn't watch any of the movies until I watched Episode I.  It may have been so long ago, but the biggest thing that stayed in my memory was Queen Amidala and how she looked.  My mom even got me a Queen Amidala doll that switches faces so that she has her painted look and her bare-faced look. 

And a significant amount of years later, I finally got introduced to the original Star Wars Trilogy and began stringing together all of the episodes of the series.  I was instantly captivated by A New Hope.  And was even more excited when Episode VII came out.

So to celebrate such an awesome, inspiring, captivating series, I wanted to start off with a portrait of Queen Padme' Amidala.  

So, look forward to more Star Wars characters coming out in pastel.  Until next time!  Keep busy staying dizzy!

Lindsey Stirling in Pastel

Lindsey Stirling is an amazing musician and performer.  I don't think you need me to tell you that because you should probably just go and watch her for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/user/lindseystomp

The first time that I watched her, I was so amazed and inspired.  I thought there could not be anyone like her who can play the violin and dance at the same time.  She definitely has her own style.  I learned about her when my friend showed me her cover (with Pentatonix) for the song Radioactive.

She continues to amaze and inspire me.  

I'm going to keep making portraits of people that make me happy and inspired. :) Until the next time, keep busy staying dizzy!