December 09, 2007
Nature sketches from the fall
quick leaf sketches:
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And pinecones, I keep plugging away at pinecones, trying not to get lost in the symmetry and design... it's tough!
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A succulent in bloom on my patio. I have real trouble scanning pencil sketches, wonder what the key is to it?
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And this last one is my little joke...no, we don't have polar bears here in El Paso! but it was a photo on a book at the book fair and there was a lull in the activities...
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September 24, 2007
Leaves
Leaves are one of my favorite things to draw.
I want to paint this one in the bold colors that it was in real life.
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October 15, 2006
Fall Leaf
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Fall Leaf, found on my dog walk this morning. I was doing a mixing green exercise, using cobalt and raw sienna (and I found I like he daniel smith's better than grumbacher or winsor newton) -- anyway...I had leftover paint on the palette, so this is using those two colors with a touch of permanent magenta with cobalt to make the shadow.
This counts also towards EDM Challenge #34 Draw a fall leaf.
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October 12, 2006
Rabbit and flowers -- paintings from last year and new live oak clusters
Here's a rabbit painted from a wetcanvas image...I'm happy with how he turned out.
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And here are flowers in a metal reflective vase, also from last year. I think I got the texture of the vase fairly well.
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And three attempts (without drawing first) of a cluster of live oak acorns and leaves:
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