Tuesday, September 27, 2011
"Too Pretty to Eat" watersoluable pencil art
I finished this today. I did this totally with watersoluable color pencils. I used the dry pencils on top for the finishing touches. I had fun with this and was very impressed with how the pencils cooperated!!
Monday, September 19, 2011
"Dancing in the Light" pastel painting
Progress report: vegetable basket
I am coming along with this drawing. I am also working on a pastel painting and I will post that next time.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Painting on the Plane
Thanks to a smooth flight, I was able to work on this. I think watersoluable pencils and water reservoir brush work great on a plane!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
"Vines and Moss" pastel painting
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Work in progress - pastel painting
This is something I am working on. This is spanish moss and a trumpet vine and moss growing on the old oak trees.
Most of the day we were out and about. Here is a picture of an alligator we saw:
Most of the day we were out and about. Here is a picture of an alligator we saw:
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
"North Channel" pastel painting
I began this painting with a watercolor underpainting on white Kitty Wallis paper (see below). This was a lovely view from the North Beach area of Hilton Head Island Sea Pines area.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Iguana - watercolor and colored pencil
I had planned on renting a bicycle this morning and going for a ride while my husband was golfing, but vacation laziness set in. So, I worked on this Iguana drawing instead.
Here are some pictures of the lighthouse at Harbour Town, and the spanish moss growing on the trees here.
Here are some pictures of the lighthouse at Harbour Town, and the spanish moss growing on the trees here.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Lizard phobia? Painting on a plane...
After giving up so much art time to moving into a new house, I vowed to paint every day on our vacation, including on the plane. I took my favorite sketchbook, photo references, watercolor pencils, and water container brush in my carry-on.
Isn't it interesting when the passenger next to you tries to ignore you? You go through 3 or more hours, never saying a word or exchanging a glance. This young guy read his book and figited the entire time I worked on this iguana. Every now and then he would sneak a glance at my drawing. Either his book was creepy, violent, or suspenseful, OR, he had lizard phobia, because he gnawed on his fingernails for 2 hours straight, pulled at his shirt neckline, flung his arm out (kink in elbow?). Once I went to reading my book, he played with his I-phone and finally seemed relaxed and calm....
The first day of our visit, we walked around and explored Harbour Town, Hilton Head Island, on the coast of South Carolina. It is very, very warm and humid - very different from the hot and dry climate of home. Here is the sunset from Harbour Town.
The next morning, we woke to rain. It is from a hurricane off the Gulf of Mexico. So we stayed in and I added watercolor to my Iguana. The rain has now stopped, so we will go out and explore some more.
In case you are wondering, we saw these iguanas along the riverbank trees in Costa Rica. It was mating season and the males turn from green to bright orange. They are interesting creatures - lots of scales and spikes and detail - for my detail fix.
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