More Colored Pencil Fun
I have been head over heels in colored pencil since you heard from me last. First of all last weekend we had a Beginning Colored Pencil Workshop in Charleston. For the first time I did one in someone’s home. It was a lot of fun. Check out the Lowcountry Artists page on Facebook. Helen Beacham had everyone, including the instructor, lay their pieces on the floor for a picture at the close of the workshop. She posted that picture on the Lowcountry page and dared everyone to pick out the...
Read MoreColored Pencil on Stone
While you all have been back here sweltering, I have just spent two great weeks in California, soaking up the Pacific Coast Highway atmosphere. There was a lot of it, sunshine, clouds, fog, COOL breezes, sun, fog, but all beautiful and lots of grist for the mill. I will tell you South Carolina Potters—-you’ve got it all over California potters. I only saw one real pottery store and most of it was run of the mill. A couple of days before we left Steve and I had been to the reception for Sasha...
Read MoreCatching up
It has been a long time since I last posted on this blog. We have been very busy and a lot has been happening , not the least of which was a bad case of shingles that took me out of action for months. But we are back with a new blog, a new website and lots of new things to talk about. We welcome your interest and input. We were very happy to be a part of the new goings on downtown, doing work that would hang in the new Hotel Florence as well as the new Victor’s. We have been associated with...
Read MoreWedding Picture – Step 3
Still working on this large 24×36 colored pencil. What a joy. So often with colored pencil it seems that every layer gives some sort of pleasure. Here I have worked several layers on the front of the gown and one layer on the white back with a cream layer coming in over it. In the end the whole dress will look creamy white with subtle shadowing, but for now I have to have these much stronger colors. The sleeve of the blue shirt and the flowers (maybe) are done. This piece is really coming along quickly, I have...
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