I have completed another coloured pencil project - I have made up my mind, I WILL work on some pen & ink with oil projects over the summer and (hopefully) have them ready to post in the fall. I just LOVE col. pencils so-o-o-o much, I can't seem to stop working on them - I think it is becoming an obsession....
This project is called Evening Grosbeak Pair, and was designed by Sherry Nelson. The pattern can be found in Sherry's Book Painting Songbirds. It is a lovely book - I have already done a couple of projects out of the book, and several of the girls in my art group have also worked on some of the patterns. The instructions in the book are for oil painting, so, I had to convert everything to coloured pencils. I had fun doing it, and, with approximately 150 coloured pencils to choose from, I had no problem trying to match the colours with the designated oil paint. Perhaps I got a little carried away with the colours on the leaves - I didn't plan to have them quite so colourful! This picture will be a gift - hope they like it!We now have our cottage open, and I plan to spend a lot of time there over the summer. So, I will be packing up all my pens, brushes, coloured pencils, etc., and setting up shop on the banks of the Ottawa River for a couple of months.
I still have quite a few pictures that were done by the girls in my art sessions, and I will post these over the summer.
I hope everyone has a great summer.
