A New Year and a New Beginning

   I had several posts that I had posted before this but, I realized as I read through them that well...they didn't meet the standards of my whole new beginning idea.  Then since they were rather old, not well thought through, and rather fake, I deleted them.  No regrets.  Now here we are with a fresh start.
  For my introduction how about this: My name is Katelyn Gallacher and I love art.  A little too cheesy for you?  Well let me explain, I genuinely love art, almost any and every form. (Emphasis on the almost.)  In fact due to my extreme love of art I can almost always be found doing crazy projects whether it's simply a painting, a DIY project, or cooking up a crazy new recipe.  So I figured it's about time that I started sharing my art and getting some feedback.  That is what this blog is for, to share my ideas and work and find out what other people are thinking about my stuff.
  To kick off the "start" of my blog I will show you guys my most recent project.  As with many of you I recently watched the newest Disney Animated Film: Frozen.  After I finished watching I couldn't help but be inspired by all the beautiful animation from the movie.  One thing led to another and before I knew it I was drawing my own Disney princess as well as my first picture done with the illustrious Copic markers.
Here is the original sketch after sketching over the original shape sketch:

Here is the finished drawing as well as a close up of it:

I was going for a rather Aztec feel but my friends tell me she looks more from the Greek era.  Maybe some competition for Megara?

This drawing was inspired by the executive producer and animating director of Tangled, Glen Keane. His character sketches are beautiful, fun, and very inspiring.
  Please excuse the terrible photography it was rather late when I drew this.  This was a blast to draw and if you haven't seen Frozen or Tangled yet I highly recommend them.  As for my next project you'll have to wait and see.