Trumpeting Jake

Jake. My 10-year-old trumpet-playing next-door neighbor... 

We have been neighbors for 11 months. Quirky kid but me too. 

Drawn March 27, 2024. 9"x12" watercolor art by Amy Susan Petrik.

Genuine Humans Exist

 

Another human I have had contact with within the past 365 days.... And no, his eyeballs are not really crossed. I tell my brain to draw normal and this is the end result of what my right hand decided upon. Also an 8 inch by 10 inch original hand drawn with a Sharpie and a mixture of colored pencils, markers, and watercolor paints on watercolor paper. And i am the artist who performed this magic on March 21, 2024.

Let's Continue to Lift Others Up

The newest watercolor doodle of a young lady who has the prettiest blue eyes. This is an 8"x10" original hand-drawn, hand-painted watercolor painting by yours truly, Amy Susan Petrik, 3.21.2024. All rights reserved.

Bookmarkers Were Once a Thing I Did

Once upon a time when I lived in Yankton, South Dakota....

I created a lot of bookmakers for children...

Never made a profit. 

They took forever to hand-draw and hand-paint each one. 

The darling little humans loved them... as I also laminated each one, and added a nice ribbon... each one was fine-tuned just for that child. 

Also, I discontinued these rather quickly.

 A lot of work and no one wanted to pay the labor of tackling each one individuality. 

Everyone wanted "discounts." 

Hard to work for yourself, wanting to spread cheer far and wide, when parents complain about the price of a talent you were blessed with. 

 

LIVE A GREAT STORY

Pretty simple. 

Life is far too short to live with regrets.

Reach out to your friends, coworkers, yourself...

Make sure everyone is in a good safe place.

With life. With their work. With their inner demons.

EVERY ONE MATTERS.

 

Be the Light for All to See

 This was an 8 in by 10 in watercolor painting 

for a young lady named Avery. 

She is a freshman at Harrisburg (SD) High School.

Her mom said she is the 

Traveling Volleyball Team's "Cheerleader" along

with being a great volley player. 

Nearly Ruined my Spirit

This was a commissioned piece that I hand drew, hand painted for a local person in Bon Homme County for her to use as her 2023 Xmas cards. I actually did two drawings. Only painted this one. Time accumulated for both pieces: over 8 hours. Never got a reply back from her. I found out from my mom getting a piece of Xmas mail herself from a recipient from this "client," who received my imagination. 

This Client made a mockery out of my mad skillz. My heart shattered into a million broken crayons. 

Just recently, I started using my imagination again after this happened -- 6mos after the fact. But a piece of me is and will always be deeply sad.

Updated Studio

My ADHD gave me the GREEN LIGHT GO to finally put together my new & improved art "studio" area. I added thrift finds to add appeal and function to said artistic space to make my magic. Before tonight, piles of markers and watercolor paper sat untouched, unloved since mid-summer. It wasn't a priority until this evening at 8PM CST. 

Ace & Archer

THROWBACK FROM 2021: A fellow PAR at the Sanford Clinic where I worked, asked to have her two cats be drawn together. 

Nekked Art

Before any watercolor paint is added on, most of my Sharpie drawings are just plain drawings with just a thought of what I should splash on. I try to not overthink the paint choices.... and from start to finish as in wrapping them up in proper packaging and being shipped off to their new homes... it's a couple of hours later. Custom orders from clients take much longer, as those are very detailed. My biggest joy, however, comes from grabbing a marker and just drawing what my mind tells my hand to do.