Tag: colored pencils
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Sunshine, Lollipops, Rainbows, Everything….
The title is lyrics to a song, way back when I was a child. I wonder how many of my readers remember that song, and wish they didn’t. So, here’s the complete on the rainbow drawing. Misses the mark in a few ways. I wanted to make the rainbow more pastel, and light, as I…
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Another Wip…………and I LOVE computers <3 <3 <3
Yes, computers are awesome…but I’ll get back to that in a minute. It occurs to me that I have done many drawings (including the one I’m working on now) of the sycamore tree out front. I have however, never posted a photo of it, so you can see it’s beauty for real…so, here’s the view…
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My Mother Would Have a Fit
As I looked at this, after a break, my mother’s voice came to me. “The composition is terrible! It’s too even. The butterflies and flowers should overlap! What do you think you’re doing?” My mother passed away nearly 20 years ago, so I think it’s probably time I stopped listening to her. This has a…
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OMG….Everything is weeping!
Just noticed as I was finishing this, that I put in a weeping willow, a weeping pine, and made it a rainy day. Hmmn, the unconsious mind works in strange ways. Maybe sadness about the plight of those who live with MS? Maybe. Anyway, here’s the finish to “MS Bike Ride”. I changed the composition…
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Changing direction
I didn’t work on the MS bicycle ride for a while. I started to add the background, and put in a weeping willow. It made the whole thing look kitschy and awful. I tried to erase it, but it was too firmly drawn, that I couldn’t do it. I got very discouraged. But then, the…
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Back on Course
Started the redo of the MS bike ride, and I’m pleased with it. To get the asphalt right, it took long tedious work. Thank God for the invention of the iPod, otherwise, sitting, making miniscule pencil strokes over and over would have made me start raving….well, raving. For those of you who are artists, just…
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Okay, eraser crumbs and all
I tend to include diversity of people in my work. I guess that’s because I live in the most diverse county in the country, Queens, NY. That’s my world. So I was a little surprised when looking for copy for this drawing…all the bike riders I found were white! I discussed this with my contact,…
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Gotta begin somewhere
I’m doing work on the MS bike ride drawing. I’ve done a very, very, rough sketch. I’ve sent it to my contact for his opinion. Here it is, remember, it’s very rough.
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Bike Tour…first sketch
When I decided to look for charity work, my first thought was to contact my friend’s husband. This man is very involved in all sorts of causes, but he is also a person living with MS. Our lives were also touched, when another man living with MS, took his own life to avoid the progression…
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