Jingle Bells

I have a thing for jingle bells. I have bags of them big and small that are so heavy I never know where to hang them at xmas. I'm also a lazy artist. I wanted something I could work on with my feet up today. (blushing)

I found this picture I started in watercolour and then put to the side because it wasn't working out. I grabbed my coloured pencils and sat down to work on it and I'm pleased with how it's going. :)

Step 3: Going darker on the ribbon and metal before adding highlights.


I forgot to take a picture of step 1 so I'll start the post with step 2.

My only problem is I'll have to dig out the jingle bells from the xmas decorations to finish this because I don't have the reference photo.

Pam

Human Anatomy Studies

It's back to basics. Figure drawing from the inside out. To get a realistic drawing of a figure, I need to understand the bone structure and muscles first.

Arm Study:


I'll post more as I do them.

Pam

Orange Sunrise

I have to do a painting for our art club "Distorted Perspective" exhibition in March. All the artists have to create a painting that is distorted in their own perspective. All the steps will be posted on this page.

I chose a photo reference that I took while hunting last fall of an orange sunrise from a moving vehicle. I love watching the world go by from a passenger window of a moving car. Everything just whizzes by.

Finished Step 5:

Step 4:


Step 3:

Two more layers of coloured pencil and fixative to fill in the sky. I'll boost the orange colours after filling in all the spots that are showing in from the board.



Step 2:

After three layers of coloured pencil and fixative, this is where I am.



Here is step 1 of "Orange Sunrise".

I covered the rough side of a piece of 8 x 10" masonite board with waterproof india in and laid in a thin orange base to the sky leaving the rough texture on the board to use with coloured pencils. It will be a mixed media painting.



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Sylvia's sketch.

Last night I attended the Timmins Symphony Orchestra reherseal. It was to sketch the musicians along with other members of our local art club.

One of the oldest members asked me to sketch her. She has been with the symphony since it's beginning. She also hand weaves and knits her own sweaters. She made a colourful model for the evening.

Here is my finished sketch. Sylvia: India Ink and Coloured Pencil sketch.


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Finished Leaves

Another cold morning in norther Ontario, -35 degrees Celcius. BRRRR! It's supposed to get warmer for the weekend, thank goodness.

I finished the leaf painting for the workshop I'll be giving tonight. A hands on acrylics workshop. Boy, there are a lot of things you can do with acrylic paints!

Anyhoo, here is the finished mixed media leaf painting before it is varnished.



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2 Weeks of Flu :(

Today is the first day I feel well enough to continue with my paintings after having the flu for 2 weeks. A nasty bug, I thought that I was getting better a week ago only to relapse and spend the next week in bed. :(

I'm anxious to continue, and finish, my leaf painting (mixed media) today. :)

Here is the current step.

I am really enjoying this experimental painting. It's just 8 x 10" but I'll put it in a frame to make it look bigger.

I have to add dark colours, with acrylic, to the lifting leaves and add definition with dark acrylic to the flat leaves.

I'll be done tonight.

Pam