Friday, January 23, 2015

Datura, Angel Trumpets

Colored pencil on Stonehenge paper 6x8"
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I was inspired to "somewhat" of "an after" of a painting with the same title by an artist named Wilhelmina (Billie) Greene. She did hers in watercolor with a lot more leaves in the lower half and I just loved her use of the coral color in the background. 
I've been doing a bit of studying about negative space and I wanted to try a bit of blending using solvents with colored pencil so it seemed obvious to drop off Billie's lower leaves.
This C9 bulb was my first attempt at blending with solvents and colored pencil. (My husband is going to really miss these C9s when they completely go away.)

On another random note: I read an inspiring article about the illustrator Elaine Duillo who said she used a lot of negative space in her paintings. In case you don't know her name, she was the artist who did all those romance covers featuring Fabio back when and made him famous. Ooooh Fabio. So fabulous! You can see loads of her work on Pinterest. Dang that Pinterest! It's so addicting!
 Cheers all.
Until we meet again.
Karen

Saturday, January 10, 2015

He loves me not

Well, as threatened, here is the other half of my post yesterday He loves me. This one was done on Stonehenge paper and I have to say I liked the texture of the Stonehenge a lot more than watercolor paper for colored pencil. I did not use solvents on either one of these, but that's not to say I won't be trying colored pencil with solvent SOON! In fact, I can count on it.

He loves me
He loves me not


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Each 7x13"colored pencil on paper. Portrait.

Cheers all,
Karen



Friday, January 9, 2015

He loves me

I've been having fun (with a bit of liberty) tinkering with my youngest daughter's selfies. You know, those silly smooshy, kissy faces all teenage girls were doing when they have unlimited access to a digital camera. Except now it's all on her phone and I don't have access to it. Dang it! I'll have to coerce.

Colored pencil on hot press watercolor paper 7x13" portrait

Posted the second half: He love me not. I'd like to frame them together as a diptych.
Cheers all,
Karen
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