The Conversation

9"x7" pastel pencils on light sienna Pastelmat

This was painted for the  A Day Not Wasted  January challenge. In retrospect I notice that the perspective of the open door has gone a bit awry. Unfortunately I have already forwarded my entry, but I will correct the error. I call it " The Conversation". My husband calls it "Out for a Drag." !!!

ADNW Challenge

8"x 6"
black pen on heavy tracing paper, shaded on the back with graphite

This was drawn for the   A Day Not Wasted  December challenge

IRISH CHURCH

Pastel painting of the March  A Day Not Wasted challenge.
Faber Castell Pitt pastel pencils on natural sienna Pastelmat.

6.5"x 8"

St. Malo Church, Colorado

This was the December Challenge from   A Day Not Wasted . A very unusual subject for me. Completely out of my comfort zone, but once I got started I really enjoyed the challenge. I don't like the tree bottom right, but decided not to fiddle.

9"x11"
Gouache

EAGLE OWL

This beautiful owl is the November Challenge from  A Day Not Wasted . I first did a quick sketch in pencil and then decided to do a pastel drawing

6"x6.5"

Pastel pencil on Pastelmat card

Irish Actor

These pictures were in response to the   A Day Not Wasted October challenge. I first did a gel pen sketch, then a pastel pencil portrait on UArt 800 pastel card. The portrait is 7" square.

Cow in Swiss Alps

Gouache on paper.

9"x11"

Painted for the September  A Day Not Wasted art challenge.
I found a lot of my tubes of paint had gone hard!

OLD BARN 2

Oil on prepared MDF
15.5" x 9.5"

 This picture was painted for the A Day Not Wasted June challenge, but I missed the deadline and posted a pen and ink sketch instead. This is my first painting in oils. It took a bit of getting used to from the drying point of view, but otherwise I quite enjoyed painting it.

THE OLD BARN

0.4 black gel pen on white paper
6"x 8"

I sketched this painting in pen for my husband's birthday card. I have posted it on the A Day Not Wasted  June challenge. I have also started to paint it in oils, for the colours are great.  

THE BLUE DOOR

Soft pastel and pastel pencil on white Colourfix paper.

16"x 23"

Lee Brown ( A Day Not Wasted ) is a superb photographer, and he kindly gave me permission to create this painting from a photo he took in France, I believe during a trip to Europe last year.

The Waiting Game

My husband calls this "Come on Guv" !! Composed for the ADNW January Challenge.

Black gel pen on wc paper.
7''x10''

ADNW November Challenge

This was sketched for  ADNW, with a black gel pen, which unfortunately turned out to be water soluble. I had planned for it to be pen and coloured wash, but it would have turned muddy.

9"x7"