If you looked over my shoulder...

I've darkened areas with more washes of color...it's better, but still is not quite right.  Maybe I'm trying to make two works that are too different combine into one, and they are stubbornly saying, "NO!"

This is the way I had them positioned beside each other in the last post. 

And now I kind of like them like this! ha! 

The third work that will be incorporated into this is about to get underway.  I think after that I'll be at a better place to start making judgement calls on this...hopefully! 

Enjoy the beautiful sunshine for me (if it's sunny where you are)!  The sun is taunting me as it comes through the window and onto my two slumbering assistants.  I'm sure I'll sneak out for a walk at some point.  Have a good day!



Photo of the Slumbering Assistants from 2010

New Work of the Day - Will It Work?

Transition, 2011

Charcoal and graphite on Paper, 7x5"

This is how I spent my day - space traveling with the point of a charcoal pencil.  It was inspired by a texture study and the golden ratio.  The big moon type of sphere in the upper right corner was drawn using graphite so it has a sheen to it - (the sheen/values/textures turned out beautifully in person, but don't quite translate in photographs or when scanned - the shiney graphite fights against the dark areas).  After I finished it, I placed it beside the texture study to see what it would look like together as a single piece of work.

What is strange is the fact that they fit together more peacefully with these sides touching more than the way I had planned.  I can see an elipse type of shape that stretches across both of them in an almost seamless manner (squint at it and then it appears).  That is what convinced me that this is how they want to be shown...

However, the two do not quite fit because the layer study is anemic in the contrast department.  It needs darker areas in order to balance out the charcoal drawing.  I'm going to go back into the layer study and work on building some more dark and light areas.  I'm hoping that maybe they will be more unified and balanced after that.  We shall see!



New Little Studies

Recent studies:

I've been experiementing with color layers on 5x7" watercolor paper.  It's been interesting, and I've learned a lot from these paintings so far.  I've posted seven of them on Etsy today for $12 each with free shipping.  There are also more photos of these works above on the site as well in frames if you are interested.  I invite you to check them out at: 

 http://www.etsy.com/people/OnePebbleStudio?ref=si_pr

 I'm going to keep going with these studies...in fact I'll probably start some more of them tonight.  I'm interested in using these combined with drawings in a more formal sense...I'll keep you posted of my progress or blunders (not sure how well they will combine with the drawings yet).  Cheers to feeling like a bit of a mad scientist!  Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy my crazy little Etsy site if you check it out.  Sincere thanks!