sometimes the best way to start a day is with a cup of tea and your imagination
Colored pencils
Faber Castell Polychromos
185 Naples Yellow
111 Cadmium Orange
288 Burnt Sienna
153 Cobalt Turquoise
246 Prussian Blue
133 Magenta
129 Pink Madder Lake
231 Cold Grey II
There is beauty everywhere: in the things we see, and the kind people we meet
Colored Pencil Drawing
Polychromos by Faber Castell
270 Warrm Grey I
231 Cool Grey II
273 Warm Grey IV
165 Juniper Green
172 Earth Green
133 Magenta
119 Light Magenta
102 Cream
184 Dark Naples Ochre
186 Terracottah
283 Burnt Sienna
so much love at this time of the year. Even these two are getting along!
Colored Pencil Drawing
Polychromos by Faber Castell
155 Helio Turquoise
158 Deep Cobalt Green
112 Leaf Green
168 Earth Green Yellowish
107 Cadmium Yellow
113 Orange Glaze
182 Brown Ochre
283 Burnt Sienna
128 Light Purple Pink
133 Magenta
Today is St. Valentine’s Day!
No better way to celebrate than a wedding couple — completely head-over-heels for each other.
Oscar the burro can fly high, but he likes to stay close to the ground and smell the flowers.
Colored pencil drawing on 8×10 paper
Polychromos by Faber Castell
108 Dark Cadmium Yellow
113 Orange Glaze
154 Light Cobalt Turquoise
192 India Red
128 Light Purple Pink
152 Middle pthalo blue
155 Helio Turquoise
157 dark indigo
There is so much color coming at you down here in Oaxaca. It inspired me to try some new color combinations. Yellow, pink and purple are all colors out of my comfort zone.
Colored pencil drawing on 8×10 paper
Polychromos by Faber Castell
107 Cadmium Yellow
113 Orange Glaze
123 Light Purple Pink
133 Magenta
136 Purple Violet
162 Brown Ochre
283 Burnt Sienna
233 Cold Grey iv
172 Earth Green
154 Light cobalt turquoise
Another Kentucky critter heading south to Mexico. We call him Lil’ Thunder because he’s heavy and makes a lot of noise galloping through the clouds.
While up in the sky, we also met, Guillermito. who is from Kentucky (like us!) He likes to visit Oaxaca in the winter too. It’s the only place he can find fresh epozote to eat.
Colored pencil drawing on 8×10 paper
Polychromos by Faber Castell
108 Dark Cadmium Yellow
113 Orange Glaze
154 Light Cobalt Turquoise
192 India Red
136 Purple violet
152 Middle pthalo blue
155 Helio Turquoise
157 dark indigo
On our trip through the sky, we made a friend named Spot who was also flying to Oaxaca!
My little pup Paw-casso and I are on our way to a big art adventure in Oaxaca.
We don’t have a clue what to expect, but you don’t want to miss whatever happens next!
During our journey through the sky, we saw many exciting sights, including the awe-inspiring -AND ACTIVE volcano, Popocatepetl.
Who knows what else we might find during our flight over this land of magic?
Keep watching this space to see!
MY PLANS FOR NEW YEAR’s EVE
Thank you everyone for the invites to your NYE parties, unfortunately, I’ve already made plans. I’m so excited about this NYE, i made a colored pencil drawing in anticipation of all the festivity to come! lol! Happy New Years everyone!
I’m still learning colored pencil, and experimented by making some wild (to me) color choices. I did not think it was going to work, but I stuck to it, and it all came together. I did not expect this, but I’m learning A LOT about color while learning to use pencils. I could see this changing the way I paint.
Ken is a self-taught artist from rural Kentucky, whose work includes painting, printmaking, and pottery. He considers himself to be a 'lifetime learner' and uses art to explore and learn more about the world around him. Much of his work reflect his optimistic views on rural folk culture, river life and simple pleasures.
