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                                                                       Moonlight                                                                          14"x11"                                                                     Color Pencil This challenge is always a good time for experimentation.  Here I wanted to work on a black support, used black mat board, and only primarily white and gray color pencils.  There is a bit of orange and terra ...

                                                           Red-Throated Conure                                                                          4"x4"                                                               Color Pencil/Pastel Well I am a firm believer that you just got to try it.  And conveniently that is what is great about doing the 30 paintings in 30 day challenge - you stretch, you can experiment and win or goof and not feel too bad about it.  When I write my memoirs, when ...

                                                                     Mugshot 9 - 4"x4" Well I have to admit that what drew me to this person is the hair (I am betting that it is bleached since I see the dark roots) and that square jaw.  Again this is colored pencil, but now I am on Bristol board so it could blend a bit smoother but I wanted to leave strokes apparent in this one.  Normally I am a blender but again when you look at a lot of successful artists they show strokes instead of having a totally smooth transition.  So this is my shot at that. Right now I started out working ahead and am maintaining that which is good as it really takes a lot of the pressure off.  I know I say this each time but the first week is almost on us and it has gone pretty good.  Not sure however that...

                                                                   Mugshot 8 4"x4" Since I am working on the porch, because we finally got some cooler weather, I am back to working with color pencil and this is still on Stonehenge.  Again you get the grainy look because I don't have my pencils as sharp as they should be. Anyway I saw this guy and he just looks so darn happy considering the circumstances.  Most of these mugshots are coming from the Athens, GA area.  I chose to go there because most of these folks are either DUI or committed some misdeamors, I don't want to do some hardcore criminal and around Atlanta, unfortunately, there are too many and they are way too young. As you can see I am still working on the best colors to get the skin tones I want.  I am not there yet, seems to be t...

                                                                          The Kid                                                                           16"x12"                                                         Colored Pencil/touch of Pastel It has been couple of years since I did my first eagle.  I was extremely lucky to sell that piece which was eventually used for a book cover.  They are such stately, though violent, being birds of prey.  I like most bird...