WetCanvas -Drawing Events June 5 2009

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Found a nice inexpensive watercolor pad to use with my watercolor crayons. I feel I must get to grips with the crayons and water. Only way to learn is to DO! Mixed feeling about this... still have MUCH to learn .
Size: 21x14.5 cm A5
Time about 1:30 hrs
Medium: Lyra watercolor crayons + water

Lake Louise Revisited

From carol - mywork

Did the first version for Visual Sketch Date last February using just oil/wax crayons. Finally decided to use the crayon as a base and finish it with oils. This is the result. See just the crayon version here!

Catch Me If You Can

From carol - mywork

Finally finished and framed the painting of grandson Noam and daddy Shabtai!!! Will be bringing it to them tomorrow... I kind a like how it turned out...not to happy about how Shabtai turned out...hard to do likenesses especially family!!!


The beginning of this work here.

WDE May 22 2009-Mandavilla and Petit Casino finished

I finally finished the Petit Casino and the Mandavilla crayon sketch.
I am really not happy with the casino oil and really need some good constructive advise. I think I tried to put too much in such a small A4 format.

From carol - mywork

From carol - mywork

The beginnings are here.

Tomatos Corn and Onion Still Life

From carol - mywork

This is the new DSFDF bi-weekly challenge ... summer veggies.... Thanks Karin... have been meaning to try painting still life. This is a small watercolor crayon sketch on a new watercolor A5 (5.75x8 inches) pad. This time I actually added water...and enjoyed it.

From B&W to Color

Here is my entry for week 35-36 on DSFDF!
Karin posted a beautiful Pennsylvania landscape in B&W. Challenge was to break away from the conventional and as Karin said "invent the colors based on what information you have."

This is a crayon sketch using Caran d'Arch Neocolor I wax-oil crayons
Black photo stock paper A4 [11.75"x8.25"]

WDE May 22 2009

This past weekend challenge was hosted by Jean Aka Jakesgram I chose 3 of her references: the tree trunks, Mandeville flower, and the urban scene of the Petit Casino.

Trunks


Graphite done in my small Zap sketchpad

Mandeville

Lyra watercolor crayons on black photo A4 stock paper This is a work in progress!!WIP

Petit Casino
This is also a WIP... bit off more than I can chew with this reference.... but will stick it out and finish the job!!!



Oils on canvas pad 11.5x8.125" Did some sketching over the underpainting with my oil crayons and will continue in oils...