Foundation

 Foundation

     Finished mapping out the eyes and laying down the foundation.  Working on Stonehenge, hot pressed watercolor paper.

Hummer

 Hummer

     I think I have a better picture.  Hard to take pictures of things when they have shinny surfaces.  Too much glare for the camera to focus on.  

    Paper:  Strathmore 400 paper

    Pencils:  Prismacolor Premier and Arteza Professional                             (feeder and background)

                  Faber Castell Polychromos (hummingbird)

    Marker:  Arteza Brush Markers (underpainting of the feeder)

    Reference:  Local male, calliope hummingbird at one of our                          feeders.

I like to look upon the process of a work of art, here is a short video of the process.

New

 New

    Started another colored pencil drawing.  Yes, I'm still tatting.  I'm working on the next, two round of the doily and designing a complicated motif.  

Close Up

 Close Up

    Just finished varnishing the picture and took a close up of the hummer.  I'll wait a few days for the varnish to cure before I frame it.

Hummer

 Hummer

     I think it's done.  Still having trouble obtaining a good photograph.

Paper:  Strathmore 400 paper

Pencils:  Prismacolor Premier and Arteza Professional (feeder and                    background)

              Faber Castell Polychromos (hummingbird)

Marker:  Arteza Brush Markers (underpainting of the feeder)

Reference:  Local male, calliope hummingbird at one of our feeders.

Background

 Background

     I finished the background and now for the finishing touches.

Hard to get a good photograph

Mapped

 Mapped

    I just finished mapping out the backgound for the "under painting."

Chicken

 Chicken

    We celebrated Chinese New Year at the neighbors house.  She had these adorable chickens sitting on the edge of basket.  There are for the edge of a cooking pot.  They hold the lid up, to prevent the pot from boiling over.  She had given, each lady a chicken to take home.  I put mine on my easel to prevent my drawing from falling off the edge.

Zone

 Zone

     I'm in the "Zone" and all is going well.  I invested in a "Slice" tool to lightly, scrape in the highlights.  I loooove this new tool.

Dark

 Dark

    I started to work on the front wing.  I was trying to get the shadows darker.  In the art world, you never use the color black (at least by itself) because it causes the pictures to look flat.  While taking a shower, it came to me to use indigo blue.  Very impressed how this is starting to come out.  

Pocket

 Pocket

    A Valentine's Day card, I made my niece.

Hummer

 Hummer

     Started to add a little color to the hummer.

Functional

 Functional

    It doesn't have to be pretty, just functional.  I found a kid's art set, at the thrift store, for $3.  The inside had formed liners and some of the cheap art supplies.  I pulled out the liner and threw away most of the supplies.  I kept the pencils for everyday coloring.  I thought I could convert the box into a travel art box/easel.

I add a string, across the lid to hold the paper in place.  The Faber Castell Polychromos box fit perfectly.  I made a few boxes for the the side and front and made lids to keep everything in it's place.  Last, I added a chain to hold the lid up.

I cut some of the cheap colored pencils down, to prop the lid up at different angles.  

On the bottom, I added a couple of screws to hold the self for the easel.

Next, I cut a couple of groove in an old, but useable ruler.

The colored pencils, propping up the easel.

Sliding in the easel's, removable shelf.

Looking down on the shelf.

Ready to start drawing.

Foundation

 Foundation

     Whew, it's been a very long time since I worked with my colored pencils.  I was looking back at the date I took the last picture and said mid June!  That's about right.   We started, up, at the farmers market then.  I just laid down the foundation for the hummingbird.  Now to get the courage to keep at it.  This is very challenging, not sure how to approach it.

My referance.

Sterling Silver

 Sterling Silver

    Handmade, sterling silver jewelry.  Getting ready for farmer's market.  

Rolex in Colored Pencil

I love to see the process of drawing. This is Rolex, my niece's cat, done in colored pencil.

Next

 Next

    The next round took a little time.  

Naked

 Naked

     I discovered, I had a few "naked" shuttles.  Time to pick out fabric to dress them up.

Match

 Match

     I had to make a few matching shuttles for my cases and Pikles.

Side 1

Side 2

Kaleidoscope

 Kaleidoscope

     I had entered a give-away on Instagram from the Pikle people of "In a Pikle."  They drew my name and I just received my newest Pikle.  

     If you have been with me, for a while, you have seen some of my packed Pikles.  I just packed this Pikle and made a short video of my Kaleidoscope Pikle collection.  Now to make a shoulder strap and a small tatting case to match my newest Pikle...and maybe a tatting shuttle to match the case. 

...and no, In a Pikle is not sponsoring this post.  I just like their products. 

 #inapikle

Shuttles and Cases

 Tatting Shuttles and Cases

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