Jan. 25
January 28, 2008
I started working on this one last week and then wanted to work on it more, scratching into it and adding another layer – finished it friday evening.
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| Oil pastel on paper, 12″ x 9″ |
Etsy store
January 22, 2008
Hi, I’ve posted some of my art on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5086217
I love looking at that site, though I’ve resisted buying anything so far.
Jan. 19
January 21, 2008
Yesterday morning I took off a few hours of work to go to an oil pastel workshop taught by Ruth Pettus, it was fun – she uses mineral oil to lay down washes of the oil pastels and then you can work over that with the pastels or colored pencils. Here are the things I did:
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| Oil pastel on paper, 4″ x 5″ |
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| Oil pastel on paper, 9″ x 12″ |
On the way home I stopped by Walgreens and the only form they had mineral oil available in was as baby oil, so now my art will be sure to smell good. I did another picture that evening in my usual style though, I haven’t broken open the baby oil because that will require some room to make a mess.
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| Oil pastel on paper, 10″ x 8″ |
Jan. 15
January 21, 2008
I was having fun with pattern, this sort of thing might be easier in marker.
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| Oil pastel and paintstick on paper, 10″ x 8″ |
Jan. 11
January 19, 2008
I always thought litho crayons were fun for sketchbooks because they make a nice charcoal black without smudging off the page. I figured they would be fun under oil pastels and they are.
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| Oil pastel and litho crayon on paper, 11″x9″ |
Jan. 9
January 18, 2008
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| Oil pastel on paper, 5″ x 7″ |
Jan. 8
January 18, 2008
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| Oil pastel on paper, 5″ x 7″ |
Jan. 7
January 18, 2008
This was a fun abstraction – but I don’t think it totally works – sort of looks like a killer tomato.
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| Oil pastel on paper, 5″ x 7″ |
December Work
January 16, 2008
I’m finally posting the few things I did at the end of December:
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| Dec. 22 – Oil pastel on paper, 5″ x 7″ |
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| Dec. 24 – Oil pastel on paper, 5″ x 7″ |
This one was a scene from a late evening walk.
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| Dec. 25 – Oil pastel on paper, 5″ x 7″ |
Uploading Images
January 11, 2008
I actually have some artwork to post this week and not enough time to post it – the reason is, I’m having trouble with the color adjustment of the scanned images. I could just take a digital photo, but it seems a waste of time to crop it when something fits on the scan bed. In any case, I would like to think I’ll resolve this this weekend, but I really need to finish some paintings first.
