Themed Art Challenge

Hey, I did one! "Furry friends" was the November-December challenge. I don't do critters, so this really was a challenge.

Here is my effort. Neopastel oil pastels, on Arches oil paper, with some Mungyos and Senneliers in there. The background is oil pastel over "hard" soft pastel (Nupastel), just because I was playing around and ended up liking the way it blended. I used a scraping tool to dig in on the right side and scrape back lines, for some texture.



Not really sure if I even like this one, but the hubby has been really taken with it. In that regard, I'll call it good.

 

Darn I forgot and missed it! Very cute cat Terri.

 

Don't feel bad - so have I. It hink I'm still trying to juggle too much, especially this month.

At least I'm off next week so I can try to get something done - I have new paints.

 

Quick sketch and pastels. I really don't like it, and I may redo it in a larger format, and actually take the time to smooth out the color instead of leaving it look like chicken-scratch crayon. 5.5" x 8.5", oil pastel on Canson 98 lb. mixed media paper.

 

It's a cute sketch of a panda bear! You can't go wrong.

Sorry for the file size, I have a new phone and can't find the resize in the photo editor. Grrr....

Anyway, these clay shapers are quick and easy ways to smooth out oil pastels when you want to.

 

For the next theme, let's play with value instead of color: Monochromatic. Since we have lost almost half of January, and February is a couple days short, Lets run this from now through March.

 

Sooooo cute!! You did this on your ipad? Wow. Very nice.