Miss Congeniality8x10 inches
Watercolour pencils, coloured pencils and pan pastels on wood
I thought I would have a bit of an experiment using the coloured pencils on black gesso and am not sure whether I like the result or not. The pan pastel background sank away and dulled quite a bit, so I redid it using some Derwent Coloursoft pencils. Thankfully there is very little, if any, colour change to the coloured pencil work once fixative is applied. Whilst I really enjoyed working on the black, it is always really hard to get a good scan once finished. I am about to start another piece on the black, which will have a bit more colour and see how we go from there.
10 comments:
Karen, it looks fabulous from here! The black gives it a bit of drama I think.
Thank you for your thoughts Mona - I really value your opinion!!! :)
What a cutie. Awesome job Karen.
I think this is fabulous work, Karen. What a perfect composition and I just want to cuddle this little one.
This is beautiful karen! I know how hard it is to work on black gesso. the darkest i like to go is maroon or midnight blue.
Thank you Dors, Sherry and Deb - you are right Deb - it's not easy to work on, but I am struggling to find the coloured gesso in any other colours. I might have to try tinting it :)
I think she's fabulous. Her fur is just divine. The black gives Miss C a wonderful highlighted effect I think.
Yes, you can certainly tint gesso. Fun with colour experiments coming up I think!
Thank you Cindy - I think so too - the black is great to work on but a nightmare to scan!!! :)
Hi Karen, She looks fantastic on my monitor! Thanks for sharing all your new ways of working. It's great reading your impressions as well as those of your followers.
Thank you Barbara - I think that's what blogging is all about - sharing our own art journey and experiences and learning from others as well. It makes for a more enriching experience all round :)
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