If you have been following this blog, you know that Marie has been taking art lessons from "Tiny" in our Arizona geezer camp. After working her way through three mediums in three years -- charcoal, pastels, and oils -- she was offered post graduate work in water colors. Nah! Even with her dad leaving us marvelous water colors, she had no interest in the medium. I secretly suspect she doesn't want to show me up -- a position I both admire and appreciate.( The picture above is an "early" colored pencil drawing Marie made of Bradley Ellis. I say "early" because it is prior to the first book and serious study of colored pencil art. )
So, she took her graduation certificate from Tiny's kind tutelage and bravely faced
the world on her own, thinking oils would be her calling. Wrong, turpentine-breath! Having dabbled with colored pencils in the past, she decided to give them a try. If you know Marie, you know she starts any new adventure with a visit to Amazon.com and buys a book, ... or two, or three. And so did start her journey into the world of colored pencil painting. It's not anything like she suspected, and yet quickly became enthralled with the medium. It's not messy; it's not stinky; and you can do some of the background stuff on your lap while watching television. I am very impressed with the work she has done with this medium and, yet again, she may have found her favorite style.link to colored pencil art
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