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Spring is coming. My husband left a surprise bouquet on my desk of daffodils he picked from the yard, so I thought that was the perfect excuse to try out my new Caran D'ache Luminance colored pencils. I'm amazed how different they felt compared to all my others colored pencils. They are very soft and blendable, certainly. I think they will be best combined with harder pencils, like polychromos. In any case, it was a fun experiment! (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaOU7GmMal3/?utm_medium=tumblr

Merry Christmas! https://www.instagram.com/eronelart/p/CX5f4M9ACoT/?utm_medium=tumblr

I've been making lots of jewelry to fill orders, which has been great! I've also been adding several new items to my Etsy shop. There are still many paintings wanting to go to forever homes with more wall space. ... and everything is 20% off through December 1st! (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWrLfJaPAuM/?utm_medium=tumblr

I painted this horse for a wedding gift in July and the recipients recurved it a few weeks ago so I can share it with you. This was my first time painting with my #schminckehoradam watercolors, so that was fun for rendering somewhat serendipitous textures, particularly in the background. I also used #polychromos #coloredpencils I used a reference photo from @wildlifereferencephotos for the horse and used a photo we took on the Blue Ridge Parkway on our honeymoon for the background. In other news, I'm having a sale in my Etsy shop. Some jewelry is 20% off and if your total is over $75 you will get 15% off that total. (Nice for paintings!) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV09tCLv2gs/?utm_medium=tumblr

#schminckehoradam #polychromos #coloredpencils

Yesterday, I drew this pretty white pumpkin using polychromos colored pencils. It was an enjoyable afternoon. :) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlyIfDsGVt/?utm_medium=tumblr

Last week was a great one in my Etsy shop. I sold a painting! The little daffodils have a new home on the west coast, which is very exciting to me. I guess I'll be painting more daffodils in the spring! I also sold lots of earrings, so I've been pretty busy in my studio. I have a new (to me) motorized table that goes up and down, and putting it in place required a lot of decluttering. We've also been putting up some posters, so the studio is becoming an even more pleasant place to work! (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVN2vNMLxc3/?utm_medium=tumblr

Lotus Foods ramen with Lao Gan Ma chili crisp and a poached egg. As a quick lunchtime meal, it's hard to beat. We've been eating this at least once a week since the start of the pandemic and I still look forward to it every time. This is my second of three oil pastel panels from the May @getsketchbox . What should I draw on the third? #sketchbox #sketchboxmay #sketchboxmay2021 #lotusfoods #laoganma #oilpastel (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRpvF6Vn1jS/?utm_medium=tumblr

#sketchbox #sketchboxmay #sketchboxmay2021 #lotusfoods #laoganma #oilpastel

I made more 2D art! It's very exciting. There were five oil pastels and canvas board in 'the May #sketchbox so I have them a try. I took some w quick reference photos of squirrels in the deck and I was ready to go. I hadn't used oil pastels in a few decades and these were much nicer ones made by #Sennelier and #Holbein, which are so nice and buttery. It's a whole different experience. Since oil pastels don't dry, it's my understanding that they pretty much need to be framed with glass (plexiglass) immediately. I did a good bit of reading and learned the importance of adding spacers to ensure the artwork doesn't touch the glass. Eventually,I found some Econospace in a not so huge quantity, which worked beautifully. I used my favorite metal frames from @matboardandmore A lot of thinking went into the 4" x 8" package, but it's well worth it. I have two more canvas boards left! My squirrel friend is available in my Etsy shop. #sketchboxmay #sketchboxmay2021 #etsy https://www.instagram.com/p/CPR9vxGHI8B/?utm_medium=tumblr

#sketchbox #sennelier #holbein #sketchboxmay #sketchboxmay2021 #etsy

I haven't been painting or drawing lately and the next thing I'm planning cant be shared until it's received. I'm going I'll get inspired to do some smaller pieces before then. In the meantime, the jewelry orders have been picking up and I've also been making some new designs or at least new stone combinations . These earrings feature chaorite with amethyst and brown iris Czech glass twisted tube beads. It sort of remind me of the equivalent of a #smokeyeye if that makes any sense. I can imagine them as sultry evening attire. Of course, if you would rather wear them to church on a cool spring day, that would be fine by me, too. I hope everyone has been, is in the process of, or going to be vaccinated soon. I think it's still going to be a long while before being out in the world feels normal, but at least I won't feel anxious about it soon. (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/COKAvBMnv1D/?igshid=1ely4sprvbp4g

#smokeyeye

Happy New Year! My Dad commissioned this portrait of my Mom for a Christmas present. I'd been working on it on and off since she passed away, a little over a year ago. I finished it with maybe two days to spare! It was challenging and a good thing for me to do. Acrylic on 14"x18" canvas. (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJopMD2HHr7/?igshid=1di7ui2bjczye

Now that this gift had been received, I can share it with all of you! This cockatiel along with The Chicken (rooster, see older post) were wedding presents to dear friends of mine who live in Hawaii. I had a fun time drawing this guy and I'm so glad they made it to their new home safely. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJKjL5uHVS6/?igshid=fmb2cmsepqf8

I've been making a lot of jewelry for my Etsy shop lately (link in bio). In the past I haven't posted much of my jewelry on Instagram, because people supposedly follow you for one specific thing and get turned off if they see anything other than that. I'm beginning to care less and less about that. I paint and I make jewelry. It depends on the season, the orders I need to fill, and the amount of concentration I can summon for the day. This has been a hard year for all of us and I am thankful I have the luxury to switch back and forth between creative outlets. I am so thankful that I can concentrate on art every day. I might go for weeks without touching a brush, but my mind is constantly churning ideas for new earring designs and 2D subject matter. That never stops. I am, however, you always amused how inspired I feel after the acquisition of new art supplies. My birthday was yesterday, so I'm expecting to create more soon. (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIivYjmHAsm/?igshid=1dxuo2kd7r1t1

I started this drawing last September to prep for #Inktober2019 - The prompt was "ring."I finally got back to it last week and finished it. I hope everyone is doing well, considering. The best part for me, lately, has been baking again. Making rolls and pizza crust every week has been great. That's something I've always wanted to be routine. Yesterday, I made brownies with powdered eggs and ghee. At least one of those variables made the texture a bit weird, but they taste very good. (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0dbhOH-6a/?igshid=5h7dqmvpqtvm

#inktober2019

This was a nice, relaxing painting after the more complex flowers. Four petals are a good number per flower! They hold up really well in water. Surprisingly, I don't think I've painted them before, but I remember drawing them over 30 years ago when I was starting out doing botanicals in graphite. We haven't had any frost here in ages, so all of the flowering trees are so beautiful. Fortunately, we have a nice view of a dogwood from the house and the deck. (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pHIFTnz35/?igshid=1o2m9yer2n42h

I've loved this perennial, Kerria, for a long time. It's grown into a huge bush alongside my parents' pond. I painted this blossom at 2x life size. Normally, I paint all my botanicals life-size, but these yellow pom-poms are complex and I thought this would be fun. Maybe next year I can do a rendering of more of the plant. What blooms have you been enjoying lately? (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-j-GREHi_Y/?igshid=4cwudu96ptcx

When I was a kid, in Durham, my favorite daffodils were 'Actaea', because they have such beautiful and complicated looking centers, with a bright red edge on the corona.. When I had our house built, 16 years ago, Mom got daffodil bulbs that were supposed to be 'Actaea," but when they bloomed, they had an orange corona edge instead. They are certainly pretty I was happy to paint them for the first time this week, but hopefully we'll plant more daffodils someday and have the flowers that I remember so fondly. You can never have too many daffodils! (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9-A7lCHasW/?igshid=30wdz58aqod3

To my recollection, this is my first attempt at painting a hyacinth! I may be wrong, but it's certainly my first completed hyacinth painting. It was so very difficult! I kept getting lost in the tangled mass of purple, but I think I pulled it out in the end. You can't get too close to many people right now, but if you have an opportunity, definitely sniff a hyacinth. I believe only the blue/purple and the white ones smell, but I think they're wonderful. (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B92NAj8Hoav/?igshid=vm8zi9aperek

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