Monthly Archives: November 2011

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?

Vote here

My next blog post will be all about PAPER used with colored pencils.

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Merry Christmas Ornament

Please enjoy these 2 free patterns in colored pencils.

Instructions 

In the following newsletters I will start a section about colored pencils tips and techniques.

Starting with Paper Selection.

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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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