This fairy it seems like to text. Who’d have thought? No, seriously we have become a nation who is consumed with texting. The blemish with texting is that there is no personal contact. So make an effort, put down the phone and talk face to face. This painting is soft pastel on white 9 x 12 paper. It is for sale. If interested contact me at Whittsendart@gmail.com.
I know it has been spring for several days now but it hasn’t really felt like spring. However the temps are going up so now I feel it is time to declare, Spring has sprung. The painting was done using pen, pastels, and some highlights in acrylic.
I painted this picture using colored pencils and soft pastels. I chose it because it looked so peaceful and serene. Sitting at the beach watching the waves. Oh yeah and I’m a sucker for puppies.
I have recently started to look at the same subject’s in different ways. In art I guess they call it a set. This new painting done in soft pastel’s takes the candle and pairs it with some wine glasses and a bottle. This helps give me a better understanding of composition and aesthetics. In life however I try to look at everything through the word of God. It is only with the word of God that everything about this world and my place in it will become clear.
Let’s Dance is my tribute drawing to one of my favorite umbrella toting nannies, Mary Poppins. Mary does everything with an attitude of yes It can be done you just have to have the right attitude. God calls us to a life of service. We must serve with a can do attitude because we no, “in all things God works to the good,” for those who put their faith and attitude in Him.
This is a redo of a picture I did in January 2017. The original picture was an outline with a red hat. I colored the picture in with some soft pastels changing the look of the original. Oh yeah I also added water.
This is actually a redo of a picture, which according to the date, I did in January 2017. I took the original and colorized it using soft pastels and Prismacolor colored pencils. I have loved getting back to my roots of using pastels. I hope to regain the mastery of them I once had.
While not my best piece of art there was something about the picture that I had to try and do my version. The piece was created on a piece of tan cardstock using soft pastels. I hope you enjoy it.
I forgot how much color you can get out soft pastels. This new painting Vase of Flowers has the rich colors I was looking for but still is not completely what I was looking to achieve. Art I have discovered is releasing and creating. The more you don’t try the more the more the mind opens up and creates. The life of a Christian is similar. The more we try to please God under our own power the more in constricts what God has in mind. We need to in simple terms and I don’t like to use this phrase…”Let go and let God.” That means to stop trying to please God and live life for God.
