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Rose Runner
Ink, 10×7
Oh looky! It’s another carousel horse! I’ve always loved carousel animals, especially the horses. There’s something magical about them.
The Kentucky Derby is also known as the Run for the Roses. I think I have a contender!Technorati Tags: art, drawing, illustration, carousel horse
Carousel Horse
Ink, 10×7
Summer fun isn’t always about fun in the sun. There’s grass to cut, weeds to pull, vegetables to pick, and bees to tend. The zucchini has taken over as usual, so I’ve been baking loaves of zucchini bread as fast as I can for whomever will take it off my hands. I may […]
Cool Cat
WDE June 15, 2007
I’ve added another book review to the website. Harley Brown’s Eternal Truths for Every Artist contains useful information applicable to all mediums, but the demonstrations are in soft pastel. If you’re looking for step-by-step instructions, you won’t find them in this book. Harley works from life, and expects you to […]
WDE June 8, 2007*
Mixed Media, 5×8
There are many aspects to a successful painting. Elements to be considered can include composition, contrast, color and depth. In a realistic landscape, it’s the perspective that must be convincing. Linear and aerial perspective can combine in a manner that will either lead the viewer’s eye gently into the […]
Field of Red Poppies
Soft Pastel, 12×16
Okay, I’m feeling terribly guilty for not finishing the poppies. So here it is. Done. I will not do anything more to it, I promise. I’ve heard Wallis paper will take up to 25 layers of pastel, but why push it?
What did I finally end up doing to “fix” this? […]
The images for this week’s WDE were posted on Friday, and I finally finished the Mexican dancer I’ve been working on.
WDE June 8, 2007
Mexican Dancer @ 2 hrs.
I had a dickens of a time with her feet and her face doesn’t really resemble the woman in the photo, but who cares? She looks female and […]
I was up and about doing some household chores this morning, and then headed off to the weekend drawing event at WetCanvas.
As usual, there was more than one photo that got my attention, and I started with the strange, tropical pink flower. I don’t have any pink ink, so I decided to try it in […]
Jefferson Memorial
Pen & Ink, 7×10
What’s up? The heat and humidity have returned to Washington DC, and today we turned on the central air conditioner for the very first time. We haven’t had central air since hubby waterproofed the basement 4 years ago. The new unit arrived with the furnace we got earlier this year.
Today, I […]
Field of Red Poppies
Soft Pastel, 12×16
I finally got back to the basement today. The little broken digit has been a very big annoyance. It hasn’t finished mending yet, and I’m tired of waiting for it. Besides, it lets me know when I’ve had enough for one day.
I’ve intialed the poppies, but I think they need […]
Poppies
Ink, 7×10
I decided I’d put some poppies in the sketchbook before I try to put them in a pastel. When I finish my latest landscape, I’ll be drawing them in freehand. I thought a little warm-up exercise certainly couldn’t hurt, and this gives me a better idea of the shape of the blooms. I’d forgotten […]
