Artwork, travel, and musings by artist, Gail H. Shelton.
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| Pen and ink sketch, before the watercolor |
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| The finished house portrait, watercolor and ink |
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| The reference photo Just got finished with this little house portrait. The client is giving it to a friend as a gift. I believe this is the house where they grew up...sweet. For info on House Portraits: sheltongail@hotmail.com Very reasonable; great gifts; fast service |
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I entered these two colored pencil drawings in the Colored Pencil Society of America's juried show recently. They only allow 2 entries and will only accept one per artist. The competition is very stiff. The works also have to be 100% colored pencil only. We will see if I get accepted this time.. It has been several years since I have been in the show. Fingers crossed! sheltongail@hotmail.com CPSA.org |
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Once in awhile, I get to use my talent in my own family. This was the case with this caricature. My sister in law has been hosting Sunday lunch and holiday gatherings at her home for 30 years. My husband's family all lives in the area, so the whole gang has regularly attended church and then enjoyed lunch at Becky's house. She recently made the decision to move into her father's house, and has since then, sold hers. It was bittersweet to meet together one last time at her home, and eat Sunday dinner together. Our family has changed over the years: we are missing some, and we have added others. So, I decided to draw the whole bunch, and then we posed for this pic...in the same order we are in the drawing...lots of laughs as I set the timer on the camera, and ran to join the group! Everyone signed the back, and it will be treasured momento in her new place. Fun, fun If anyone is interested, I can draw a cartoon of your family or group...inexpensive and quick. Just let me know! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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I have always wanted to make a trip to Washington, DC to photograph the cherry blossoms. It has been on my bucket list for awhile. How surprised I was to see cherry blossoms in full bloom while in Nashville last week?! It was overcast, but I still got some images. The trees were beautiful, and all over the downtown area. I would like to use some of these in some scripture photos. Pretty....check! sheltongail@hotmail.com |