Lady Inquisitor Le Mew

A picture of my daughter-in-law Cici’s cat, working from a photo to practice blending and contrast. 8″x8″ Prismacolor and Verithin colored pencils on Strathmore Bristol Vellum.

Upright Prairie Coneflowers

“Upright Prairie Coneflowers” 8″x8″ Prismacolor and Verithin colored pencils on Strathmore Bristol vellum.

“… let it be remembered that this really the aim of all art; to give us some comfort by helping us to comprehend, to mentally master what we can never get the best of physically.”            – Jeffrey Feinman, “The Mysterious World of Agatha Christie” (biography)

Bandit

8″x10″ Prismacolor colored pencils on Strathmore Bristol Vellum, 2014. My yellow lab is big and lovable, weighing about 110 lb. Working from a photo to practice blending and contrast. Prismacolor pencils are soft and bright, ideal for color composition and blending.

The Local Herd

“The Local Herd” 8″x8″ Prismacolor and Verithin colored pencils on Strathmore Bristol Vellum. Deer lounging in my back yard shade; working from a photo to practice blending and contrast. Verithin pencils are harder and more permanent, so I use them to lay down the basic drawing and dark color scheme. Prismacolor pencils are softer and brighter, so I use them for color composition and blending.

Quoth, the Raven

Prismacolor and Verithin colored pencils on Strathmore Bristol Vellum, 8″x8″. Background: Crayola watercolor pencils. Working from a photo to practice blending and contrast. Verithin pencils are harder and more permanent, so I use them to lay down the basic drawing and dark color scheme. Prismacolor pencils are softer and brighter, so I use them for color composition and blending.