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If I recall correctly, this was painted during the pandemic when I, and many others in Chennai and India, were confined to our homes for...

Nerys, Bartc and TK H-H thank you so much! I have gone down various rabbit holes recently trying to work out what to do! All of this...

I like to use WC pencils or sticks at times. They do indeed bridge both worlds. Best to try some out in a local art store first if one...

Jeez, 40K pix? That's way too much, Christine! I have a similar problem with analog slides taken over decades as a pro and creative...

Hi, I know we have lots of different people here with different abilities and know how. I’ve been working off my iphone or a small iPad...

I love to sketch on location with pen and ink. But my lines are no longer steady and I have also slowed down very much. As a result, it...

I love the pastel. (Of course) The watercolor pencil sketch came out so well. Like Donna said, worth another try. I like it.

These are wonderful! I can feel the heat with the colour choice you have made.

Nice! I can feel the sunlight in the first one and your experiment worked well - maybe you'll try it again sometime.

Our plein air group was out on the coast today. I got two. 9x12 Nupastel on Mi Teintes paper; 4x6" watercolor pencil on paper. Latter...

I love sketching portraits with lots of character. This is white charcoal and a dark brown pastel pencil on craft paper. About 8x10”...

Line and Inktense Wash, about 5"x5" in XL Mixed Media sketchbook.

Well done, Donna.

These are some kind of wild plums that look a little like cherries on steroids. They were good models for learning to mix reds and...

I decided one posting should suffice so I will just add to this post. For anyone interested in following it will be easier than...