Tuesday, April 3, 2012

charcoal line drawing - Pitcher and Pears

Charcoal Line Drawing - Pears


I'm taking lessons...from the beginning...to train my eye to see again. For years I have been working from photographs which are easy to grid off and copy. Working from life is a whole different experience. So back to the funamentals!

Plums

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Rose Study


This is the first attempt at using oil pastels. I think I like them. I used Wallis sanded paper which held up quite well while blending the colors with mineral spirits.