Weekly Art Sessions

Hi:

Well, things are finally getting back to normal here - I spent the month of March in Florida, and, needless to say, there was no artwork accomplished while I was there....too many other interesting and different things to do! Our weekly art sessions started in early April and will run until the end of May. We have been very busy inking, rouging, oil painting and using coloured pencils. The following pieces were completed by the girls in our art sessions, and I would like to share them with you. I hope you enjoy them.


I think this piece is wonderful. Sue did this project on 8 x 10 grey suede board using coloured pencils. The piece is called Red Hat Cat (which is rather appropriate!), and was designed by Tina Norris. It did not take long for Sue to complete the picture - she started it about 6:30 p.m. and was finished about 9 p.m. She added a sparkly pin and some feathers, and ended up with an adorable piece.



This project was designed by Mary Owens and is called Do You See What I See? Cecile inked this on 11 x 14 canvas and then used the oil rouging technique to add colour. When you are using this technique and creating snow on white canvas, the canvas itself becomes the snow, and all that is needed is the creation of shadows using some payne's grey or indigo. This was only Cecile's second pen & ink project - she has now started her third. I love this piece!


Nancy completed this Bengal Tiger in coloured pencil. The pattern was designed by Lee Hammond and can be found in her book 'Lifelike Drawing in Colored Pencil'. The tiger looks very realistic, and, I think Nancy has done a wonderful job with all the detail on the face, and, in particular, the eyes.

Linda made these four paintings to put on a little girl's wall - we all know how much princesses mean to little girls! The basic pictures were inked onto the backgrounds (stretched canvas), and then Linda added oil paint to complete the projects. The pictures are very colourful, and I think Linda did a great job.

I am busy working on about four projects, most of them in coloured pencil, and I will be posting some of my work within the next few weeks. The girls in our Monday and Tuesday art sessions are also very busy working on a variety of projects - I will also be posting their projects as they are finished. Their work is amazing and I am really looking forward to seeing all the completed projects.

Thanks for visiting my blog - please check back in a few weeks.

Joan