Wax Bloom

Moderate progress over lunch, with a bit of hinting at the flowers in the background. I’m quickly running out of Sky Blue Light for her dress – expecting a few pencils in the mail tomorrow.

Hope | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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I’m trying to stay loose with the flowers in the background to prevent them from drawing attention away from the subject:

Hope | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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Decided to go with the little girl’s name as the title of the piece. Original, eh?

Hope | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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Mostly just blending and warming up the shadows on the face:

Untitled | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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Another lunch break session:

Untitled | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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A small update:

Untitled | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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This is a new commission that I worked on a bit over lunch, though I’ve not yet decided on how to title it.

Untitled | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 11 x 7″ 

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Took nearly forever to finish, but here it is.

Clara, Profile | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 8 x 10″ 

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With her dress and some of her hand blocked in:

Clara, Profile | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 8 x 10″ 

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I haven’t been able to catch much of a break to work on this, but here’s an update that combines the work of several 15 to 30 minute sessions I’ve been able to squeeze in over the last week.

Clara, Profile | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 8 x 10″ 

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