Red Winged Blackbird

This is in response to the current Paint and Draw Challenge. I used Wolffe's Carbon Pencils on smooth paper. 5"x7"

Dog Portraits

I have joined another art challenge A Day Not Wasted and this was the April project. I used pastel pencils on Pastelmat card. Size 6"x7".

Dog portraiture is my favourite subject. Here are some of my previous paintings:

Cherries

5"x 6"

This is in response to the April Paint and Draw Challenge. I used mainly pastel pencils on dark grey Pastelmat.

Persimmon

This painting was in response to the latest  Paint and Draw Challenge.  I used gouache on blue mount board. I haven't used gouache often as I find it very difficult to layer. I wonder if I should use fixative in between. The painting is very small (3"x 3.5") as I am still having a lot of trouble with my fractured shoulder!

Study in Blue and Orange

This was painted in response to the current Paint and Draw Challenge. I used soft pastels on white Pastelmat

Imperfection (another Monarch Butterfly)

I took a photo of this butterfly at Syon Park butterfly house, and painted it in coloured pencil two years ago. I call it "Imperfection" because one of its wings was slightly damaged.            

Monarch Butterfly

Unfortunately I had a bad fall about 6 weeks ago and fractured my right shoulder, and have been unable to do any painting as I need to support my arm. This picture is in response to the current Paint and Draw Together Challenge. I used Pitt pastel pencils on light grey Pastelmat.   6"x8"