Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Rainbow Turkeys

These Koh-I-Noor Rainbow pencils came in handy for some place cards on the kids table. I really like these crayons for the surprising lines they create; they even make a scribble interesting. It was an impulse buy that I'm glad I made. 

 These little guys will be on our Thanksgiving table; I hope you all have nothing but great things around yours!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And thanks for visiting!!!
Scribble on!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Dead in Rainbow Pencils

These Koh-I-Noor Magic Rainbow pencils were an impulse purchase that turned out to be a pretty cool little tool. They are a blend of two or three colors in one crayon in an over sized barrel; they give you a line in varying shades of yellow, blue and red.

It's great to work on location and I used these pencils to sketch "The Dead" when they were playing at the Garden State Arts Center. 

My business partner Tony Reonegro has done a ton of creative work for the band, so we had backstage passes; up close to the performance. I used a couple of different mediums that night, these are just the Rainbow Pencil sketches. It was crowded backstage and not conducive to working with any wet media, so I gave these a try along with some graphite work that I'll post another time.




Friday, November 18, 2011

Paper Cut-Out Turkeys!

I made these cut out turkeys to decorate the kids rooms for Thanksgiving. I love working with paper and try to make new little friends to join us for the holidays.
This is "Chubby..."
... and his girlfriend "Hildie."
They are made from Canson acid free art paper. It comes in large individual sheets in different textures. It's suitable for drawing with dry media and light washes and the range of colors are great. I use it often for cutouts.
"Chubby" up close.

I like how the light shows through the cut out shapes.
Large sheets are great for bigger designs.
Westcott "Extreme Edge"shears are awesome;
 they're a great addition to your studio 
if you work with paper. I can't operate without the 
stand-by Xacto knife; I misplace everything, 
so I keep at least a dozen throughout the studio.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I have much to be grateful for; including you taking the time to check this out. Have a terrific holiday weekend!!!