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I haven’t done many animal drawings, but I’ve wanted to try a “big cat” for some time now. Being a dog owner, I’m also not terribly familiar with cats. This one was my first, and it took me two days of erasing before it was ink-able. The sunglasses disguise the perspective boo-boos, but sunglasses […]
Midnight at Monet’s
Soft Pastel, 7 x 12
Monet sometimes received visitors when his schedule allowed, and a garden tour never required much prompting. The magnificent garden was captivating, and Monet was always quick to usher lingering guests over to the pond before the water lilies closed up for the night.
I imagine if his tropical varieties had […]
Thirty-Three
Soft Pastel Sketch, 9 x 12
The Baltimore Orioles. No, I’m not changing to a sports blog, but yesterday’s game was well, an embarrassment for the league.
The Orioles were up three runs in the fourth inning when the Rangers showed them everything really IS bigger in Texas. Thirty runs in five innings. Thirty. I almost fell […]
Monet’s Garden
Soft Pastel, 12 x 16
Okay, I’m done pondering. I added some yellowy greens into the willows, and narrowed the distance between the two trees. I reduced the size of some of the waterlilies, and added some deep yellow to others.
I blurred the willow reflections, and then added some blues and a bit of […]
Monet’s Garden
Soft Pastel, 12 x 16
Claude Monet was enamored with his garden, especially his waterlilies. This piece is a tribute to him, although it’s not very impressionistic looking.
I worked from a photo of the actual pond, which was from the June 22 WDE. I try to avoid pastels for WDE projects because of the two-hour […]
Hi all. I’ve been working on some projects that allow me to sit down these last few weeks as it seems that broken toes take a while to heal. I took the splint off too early a couple of times, which didn’t help.
I really can’t work sitting down when I’m using the pastels, and standing […]
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? […]
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 […]
** Poppy Update **
My husband is so wonderful. An ordinary man would’ve brought home a get well card, or a bouquet of flowers for his injured wife. Not my guy. Ask for a cane, and you get a cane.
Actually, I haven’t been able to navigate the stairs to the basement studio. Since that is no […]
Here’s the latest on the poppies. I started by taking a little off both the top and bottom of the buildings. Nothing in this picture was going to work while those buildings were as tall as the trees. At this distance, they need to almost disappear to appear real.
I’ve added more soft grayed-greens to the […]
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