Acorn Doll

drawn in CP Prismacolor and Polychromos. 

I did this for a challenge on http://debcompany.ning.com/

We can draw whatever we like from a photo... being our own interpretation of it.  and show our drawing/painting along with the original photo.   It was fun.   This is an ornament of mine that my sister gave me from the UK.  

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Monkey

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Graphite with a touch of Prisma CP.  I did this for a challenge on. http://pencil-painting.ning.com/

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The finished Roses. 

Almost finished now.  The next update will be the finished Roses.  

It was hard deciding what the last rose color should be so it would balance.  Hope the peach has worked.

Roses WIP

Update on Roses.  I think it's starting to work with the dark background. 

Roses (WIP)

This is a CP painting.  I have used both F-C CP and Prisma CP.   It's A3 size..not showing the full size with scanning.  The paper is Canson 220 gsm  paper

This is not really at a good stage, but I thought I would start it as a WIP.  So far I am not happy with the very dark background but will see how it progresses. 

Lotus Flower

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I have been busy doing a challenge for http://pencil-painting.ning.com/ It's an interesting challenge in Color Pencil.  I used a mixture of pencils because I don't yet have all the colors in the Prisma CP I used both Prisma and Polychromos.   

It's good to have a love of many subjects. still life, portraits, I don't have a great love of landscapes but maybe one day I will try. 

Bronte

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Here is Bronte finished for the second time.  I decided to leave the background this time and just do it as a portrait. 

Bronte

Oh dear I was tweaking the final bits.....I messed up big time... Ruined it.  So it's back to the drawing board and start over....  I should learn when to STOP.  can't help myself.  

I will post the new drawing.    wonder if it will look better or worse.  LOL.  hope it workes out better as I was ready to post this to my daughter. 

Bronte

Bronte is finished. 

(I messed up on the whiskers with a blue pencils instead of black...  CP is sometimes unforgiving.LOL)

An update on Bronte. slowly getting there. 

I was on a roll today,  still there is plenty to do on it yet.  

My Art Supplies

Thought I would show you my art supplies...   I love my art toys.  don't you ? 

i have purchased even more pencils since I took this photo.  I am so happy ...I have found an art shop in Australia that have Prismacolor Pencils..open stock... I have to order online..but that's a small price to pay to get the pencils you want. 

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Here is the final drawing of the house.  

Here is an update on the house..  Window fixed..I hope.   Please feel free to critique

Phewwwwwwwww   back to normal again...well as normal as I can be.  We are settled in out new rented villa...I am staying put now until we build our new home. 

I am happy to be back into my art work...  Oh I hate those art withdrawels..   Nice to have the pencils back in my hands. 

i am at present drawing an old English home.  another Surrey house.  We took so many photo's or I should say Nev did.   He is the amazing photographer. 

Here is the first stages of my drawing .  Oh my I see a huge mistake... The window on the left is NOT right.  I will have a quiet work with that tomorrow.  LOL.. 

English Cottage

Thatched Cottage

Graphite Drawing.

I drew this from a photo we took while on holiday in Devon.
The Bishop’s House, Lower Street Chagford. Devon.

With its thatched roof, mullioned windows and added two-storey porch,
this is the most striking and best-preserved example of the earliest houses
surviving in the town dating from the early 16th century

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House in Surrey

This is my first drawing of a house in Graphite/Pencil.

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Graphite

Here is a few of my drawing in graphite .

ColorPencil Art ©Doreen Cross

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