This is my new colored pencils piece. I am working on a new post about pencils and I will post it after the holidays.
I want to wish you all a joyous season with your friends and family.
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Yearly Archives: 2011
Mature Elegance
Paper or Surface Selection
This is my first of a series of blogs dedicated to inform you about supplies, tips and techniques I use with colored pencils. This is my point of view and interpretation in this matter and does not represent a definitive position.
Once a colored pencils artist said to me that “Good paper was more important than good pencils.”
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Fall Treats
This is the piece I entered in the Prismacolor competition. Would you please go to the Prismacolor Facebook Page and vote for me?
My next blog post will be all about PAPER used with colored pencils.
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Merry Christmas Ornament
Holliday Special
Since I do not have any space left in my 2012 calendar for seminars, I am offering this special.
Book a seminar for 2013 and send in your deposit in 2011, and you will receive a $25 discount per day of the 2013 fees.
TravelTeachingContract2012&2013
Visit my blog at http://tolebrush.com/myblog/ to view projects available for travel seminars.
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Shaft Tailed Finches
This is a companion piece for the Bird Tourist piece that appeared in The Decorative Painter Issue #2, Summer 2008.
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Playing with Derwent Pencils
Playing with Derwent watercolor pencils at a fine arts workshop. We were given the photo above for inspiration and we had to paint it on our own. The previous day we were taught how to handle the different types of water soluble pencils made by Derwent. I still want to refine some areas in this painting but wanted to tell you how much fun I had with these pencils.
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What is on my easel?
This is a sneak preview of the piece I am working on. The photograph is a crop of the top left section of the painting. I am painting it in oils.
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September Update
SDP Certification Booth 2012 Raffle
This is my contribution for the SDP Certification Booth 2012 Raffle. Please renew your SDP membership today. You will be able to buy your raffle tickets online this year so you may win whether you are able to attend the SDP convention or not!
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