Honorable Mention Ribbon for Painted Bunting Pastel

Honorable Mention Ribbon for the  pastel painted bunting  at the Cordovan Art Show in Round Rock. Lots of good art on display in a variety of mediums and  styles  - very  enjoyable and the first art show that I have  ever entered!

Red Poppy entered into Cordovan Art Show

Red Poppy in water color

Cardinal in Color Pencil

Last night was my final color pencil class at Laguna Gloria with Pat Falconer. I painted a  cardinal with rather abstracted leaves behind him. Not as successful as my painted bunting from last week's class but still a decent effort. Again  this is color pencil that has been  "washed"over with a q-tip dipped in Gamisol. Then additional layers of color over those basic  washes. I think I need to build up a little more color on this one still. Pat is a great teacher and she is very encouraging to each student to develop their own style.


Tonight Robert and I are going to the Cordovan Art School Student Art Show in Round Rock at the Wingate Hotel at IH 35  at  Hwy 79. I have entered 2 pieces - my  painted bunting in pastel and my water color Georgia O'Keeffe-style  red poppy.  I will post pictures after the show.

Painted Bunting in Color Pencil

This little bird was done from the same photograph that I did the pastel painted bunting  - posted  on Friday, March 2,  2012. This was done this evening in Pat Falconer's Laguna Gloria class using Pat's special color  pencil technique. We underlay color then swab over it with a q-tip soaked in Gamisol (odorless mineral spirits) which creates a watercolor-like wash of color that is very subtle. Then additional colors may be layered over that initial wash of color. It is a fun technique and could be used very successfully to enhance water colors as well and I am anxious  to have some time to experiment with that.  Pat has  either a very realistic  style or whimsical style. I have been  slightly more  abstract in my approach. One more class next  week! It has been good, I will take a  class from Pat again. Look for her classes on the current summer schedule for  Laguna Gloria Art School.