Colored Pencils and Pen and Ink

Good Morning, and welcome to my blog:

Over the last few weeks I have completed several art pieces I would like to share with you.

This coloured pencil sunset scene (done on 5x7 mi-teintes paper) was originally designed by Lee Hammond - I loved it and, since it looked very straight forward, I thought I would tackle it and have it done in no time....no such luck! Although it looks easy, it took quite a few hours for me to build up the colours so they were deep and rich. I really like the finished piece, and I learned a lot about creating waves and sunsets.



Isn't this piece adorable? It is also a coloured pencil project, originally designed by Lee Hammond. This one did not take nearly as long as the sunset scene. I did it on 5x7 mi-teintes paper and only used about 6 or seven different colours - the whole project took me about 3 or 4 hours. The most challenging part of the piece was the nose area...I love this piece!



I did this Christmas ornament (original artist unknown) on a 7" wooden snowflake. I basecoated the wood with acrylic paint, inked in all the black areas, used white acrylic for the stars, and a stencil for the large star. The words were also stencilled on with white acrylic. I used Snow Writer to create the 'snow' and on the ground, to touch it off, I added some glamour dust. On the back (photo is also shown) I added some 'stencilled' words, and left plenty of room to add greetings and a signature.

This piece was done on a 3 1/2 x 5 wood oval. I don't know who the original artist was. I basecoated the wood with acrylic paint, and also used acrylics to paint the moon. The hills, trees, Santa and the reindeer were inked on. The stars were done with white acrylic paint, and I used a stencil and white acrylic for the large star. After spraying everything I added white oil paint to the hills and sprinkled glamour dust on the 'snow' and large star.

With Christmas just around the corner, most of the girls in our art sessions are busy working on Christmas ornaments. Painting on texture and using stencils are also very popular. So, over the next couple of months I will be posting all the wonderful pieces they create. Get ready to be 'wowed' with all the interesting and awsome artwork!

Thanks for visiting my blog - please check back soon!

Joan