Wax Bloom

Now with an entire face!

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″ 

Not many drawings survived my college years – I either lost them, ruined them somehow, gesso’d over them to re-use the support, or gave them away. This is one I’ve always liked a lot and held onto these many years. If I recall correctly, the subject was my roommate’s grandfather. 

Colored Pencil & Acrylic on Cold Press Ill. Board, 11 x 17″ 

 As an aside, the colored pencils I used here were the now discontinued Spectracolors, which I preferred over Primsacolors at the time. I still have the set in the closet. I think there may be some white conté crayon in this piece, too.

Despite being accidentally sat upon by my wife, its coming along nicely.

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″

This is a bit of  a jump-ahead from the last update, but only because she was looking a bit too  similar to bat boy for my tastes after the previous undocumented session. I think I’ve turned it around now.

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″ 

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″

A new one of my daughter – I’ve been wanting to do this one for a while now.

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″ 

And the finished piece, now on its way to Alla in NYC for the little guys birthday party on Sunday:

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″ 

A little more progress from this morning:

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″ 

Progress from last night:

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11"