This week's challenge was to Draw Something. I used to draw a lot. A long time ago. But I don't much anymore. So I stuck with what I know. And that's color. I drew the rows on a piece of kraft colored cardstock and then randomly divided them into boxes. Then I colored them in with my Berol Primsmacolor colored pencils. These are wonderful colored pencils. I like to layer colors and then blend with a Lyra blending pencil. Which is another great tool. You can also blend colored pencil using Turpenoid which is a turpentine substitute and is oderless. Big plus!
I saw a painting in a magazine at Borders not too long ago that has stuck with me. This was inspired by that. I need to get the colored pencils out more often. I loved using them again.
Last night I went to a photography seminar called Capture and Creativity presented by Clay Blackmore and Jane Conner-Ziser. I had never heard of either of them prior to this seminar but they are pretty big names in photography. Overall it was a great seminar for the price ($60). However, some of the information was over my head at this point. And a lot of my criticism of the presentation comes from the perspective of an educator rather than a photographer (Go figure!). They also did not have the handout materials available. I took what notes I could but tried to just absorb what I could by listening and watching and hoping my post-pregnancy/mommy memory will be able to connect what I absorbed with what will be in the notes that should arrive via e-mail sometime in what I hope to be the near future!
And now the little man is waking and I must go....
I saw a painting in a magazine at Borders not too long ago that has stuck with me. This was inspired by that. I need to get the colored pencils out more often. I loved using them again.Last night I went to a photography seminar called Capture and Creativity presented by Clay Blackmore and Jane Conner-Ziser. I had never heard of either of them prior to this seminar but they are pretty big names in photography. Overall it was a great seminar for the price ($60). However, some of the information was over my head at this point. And a lot of my criticism of the presentation comes from the perspective of an educator rather than a photographer (Go figure!). They also did not have the handout materials available. I took what notes I could but tried to just absorb what I could by listening and watching and hoping my post-pregnancy/mommy memory will be able to connect what I absorbed with what will be in the notes that should arrive via e-mail sometime in what I hope to be the near future!
And now the little man is waking and I must go....
Wow, love your artistc take on this challenge!!
ReplyDeleteI like this!! Great work and looks great too!
ReplyDeleteGREAT CARD!
ReplyDeleteFabulous take on the challenge.
ReplyDeleteLove your gnomes in the post above!!
Gorgeous! I made an entire set of ATC's last year with colored pencils, one card for each color. It was so much fun! I loved to color when I was a child, still do!
ReplyDeleteAimes xoxo