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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Winnie the Pooh in Oil Pastels




    As my first work in oil pastels (in a long time!), I decided to try something simple and thus, this Winnie the Pooh was created! I had a great time working on it. It was a good chance to try oil pastels because I got to try working in this medium while doing something with a simple color scheme. To get the shades blended (Which don't show up too well on the photo), I used Kleenex and my fingers. I noticed that The colors really lightened as I blended things resulting in me having do do several coats. Also, I had to be careful with the black of the eyebrow, eye and nose. The black and red shavings loved to find their way to the yellow. Have a great day, everyone!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

We're All Mad Here!






My latest shirt depicting my favorite Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat! (Followed closely by the White Rabbit) As usual, I used acrylic paint and let it sit for a few days before hand washing in cold water. After that, I can machine wash; however, the washing machine fades the color quickly, so I prefer to just hand wash in warm water. Have a great week everyone!