Shaft Tailed Finches
This is a companion piece for the Bird Tourist piece that appeared in The Decorative Painter Issue #2, Summer 2008.
Category: Miscellaneous
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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I used the Watercolour, Graphitints, Sketching, Aquatone, and Inktense pencils. The sunglasses were painted with the inktense. They are more brilliant but they are permanent. I used the graphitints to trace my design. The Aquatone are woodless so I used them for the dark speckles.
I am designing several pieces with these pencils. One will be a painting on a silk scarf. Another one will be on watercolor paper with seashells and water,similar to these but without the sunglasses. And, the third piece I am designing will be using metallic pencils.
Email NildaRodri@aol.com if you would like me to teach your group how to use these water soluble pencils.
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.
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!
Painting Seagulls in Acrylics
This is going to be a submission for a convention class on how to paint seagulls in acrylics.
2012 SDP Conference
Join us! May 14-19, 2012 Wichita, Kansas.
The Society of Decorative Painting will be celebrating its 40 years of Painting. Mark your calendars.
The Jade Teapot will be taught in colored pencils and 
the Azure Eggs in oils. I hope you can join me in one of my classes.
New Youtube Video
If you are unable to see the video, please visit Nilda’sBlog.
Seminar in Pensacola, Florida
 Mixed Media Pears |
 Bird Tourist |
Mixed Media Pears and Bird Tourist
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
Sponsored by Northwest Florida Sea Oats
Contacts: Linda Martin (850) 477-4729
Phillin@aol.com or decart2@cox.net
Jane Toman (850) 476-4273
aj0424toman@cox.net
ONE SPACE LEFT FOR 2012 SEMINARS
Artist Expo Update
  Orchid Elegance Sweet Hatchling Sold Out Open |
Buttons Keeper Part 2
This is the second stage of the sewing box I am painting. I painted the frame of the lid and the inside of the lid.
This is the top of the lid. The inner routed area will be gold leafed.
This picture is the inside of the lid.
17 pattern packets added to the Shop section of the website. Go take a look!