A Shout Out

Started on a new project, with a new toy!  I finally ordered the
Icarus Drawing board by Ester Roi.  It is a glass drawing board,
that has an adjustable heated side.  Using the wax based pencils on the
heated surface makes them soft and easy to blend.

This is a small drawing, 8 x 9, but it went really fast.  It is
so easy to draw and get color on the paper.  It also helps my
arthritic fingers as well! I do not have to use very much pressure
to draw, and that is great!

Final stages here....I added the shadows, details, and then the
background.  I cropped it off to tighten in on the blue glove (which I had
to make up), and to lesson the background.  There is still the white area
across the top, and I have to decide whether to leave it white or not.

Ester's invention is quite revolutionary.  She markets them to
colored pencil and oil pastel artists all over the world.  You
can visit her website to view her amazing artwork, and
see her product. 

www.esterroi.com

"Mardi Gras Madness"
colored pencil  8 x 9   $100.00
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Can I Have this Dance?

These are photos of the Chinese dancers that I saw
during the trip.  They were beautiful, and so graceful. 
I started on this colored pencil drawing last night. 

I have been asked to speak at the Desoto Arts Council meeting
this coming Thursday, and then I am teaching a colored pencil
workshop for them on Saturday, the 24th.  Ten of my
colored pencil drawings will hang in their gallery for the next 
few weeks.  I am very honored, and it should be fun.

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Preparing for Colored Pencil

I am getting ready to do a lot with my colored pencils!

Tomorrow I will teach a colored pencil class to some children

at the studio in the Pea Patch.  There are still a couple of spots

if anyone is still interested:

 3-5 pm Colored Pencil Explorations

Ages 10 and up  $20  Supplies Included

Tonight I tried to get some of my pencils organized, in the cups

by color.  And we will also use some pastels with their pencils.

And then next week, I will be attending the Colored Pencil Society

annual convention in Covington, Kentucky.  I will be the student

this time, taking a workshop with John Ursillo, whose work is

above.  We are going to be doing some drawing on canvas, which is

really different for colored pencils (usually done on paper). 

So, I will teach tomorrow, and then next week, I will be taught!

fun, fun...

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