Tools of the Trade, Day 2!

Wow! What a couple of days! So many wonderful people and artists there, lots and lots of laughs and caffeine, but we made it through, and even got not only a little art done, but a LOT of art done!

"Little Megan"
20"x28" Pastel on Colorfix paper

"Come and Get Me"
20"x28" Pastel on Colorfix paper

"On a Hike"
28"x20" Pastel on Colorfix paper

"Freesia 1"
28"x20" Pastel on Colorfix paper

In case I haven't said it yet (but I know I have) I LOVE COLORFIX! These photos were not edited in any way for color adjustment - that's just how brightly the color pops from the way the paper grabs onto the pastels. And hopefully I've turned some other artists onto it as well.

Some other pictures of other artists at the show...

Erika, who also works for the Creative Duck (where the event was held), has an amazing hand for Illuminated Manuscripts.

Ursula Stocke does beautiful oils with bright, vivid colors. Check out her other stuff too!

Dan Chen (doing the amazing sculpture) and Do Mi Stauber (who does beautiful, detailed colored pencil drawings).

And a few shots of where I was working (and me working.)

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Mayor's Art Show piece - work in progress 1

Two posts in one day.... I think this is some sort of a record...

Anyhow, as promised, work in progress shots of the piece I'm doing for the Springfield Mayor's Art Show in October. The piece is 20"x28" (roughly - art paper never seems to be evenly sized) on Colorfix paper.

The reference image - a photo of a dear friend who was sweet enough to do some modeling for me.

Because of the truly bizarre and yet intriguing angle of the photo, I had to graph the image to accurately transfer it. Not something I usually do (or particularly like doing) but I felt it was a necessary evil to get it quickly and accurately enlarged to the page.

Here we are about an hour after graphing. Mostly laid in the background, starting a bit of detailing here and there. It's going along quite well so far, I think, and I'm reminded just how much I LOVE Colorfix paper. It's a bit pricey but worth every penny.

More to come!

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