It has been awhile since I updated this blog with my new pencil, colored pencil drawings. Until 2015, I had only been blogging and posting images about my paintings, but last year I became interested in drawing portraits in pencil and colored pencil.  It was an interesting venture from my painting in watercolor and acrylics. I began a project on drawing portraits of rock star musicians and then also rock star musicians that are also artists. I moved on to trying portraits of children in colored pencil. In some of these portraits I also included the children’s pets. I return to these mediums periodically and would like to show you the drawings I have done since my last blog post about this medium.

Switching mediums that I create my art with keeps it interesting and challenging. For me I cannot imagine having to paint the same subject matter such as still life or landscapes and only using paint. It is much more fun to shake it up a bit. I like to paint with both watercolor and acrylics, but I do not like oils.  I learned to paint with oils as a kid when I was taking private art classes but the smell of the turpentine gave me headaches and I hate how long it takes them to dry.  It is a matter of preference however and all artists should choose what works best for them.

This has been a learning experience for me working on these new Pencil, Colored Pencil Drawings. With each additional one I complete I feel a sense of accomplishment. Please leave me a comment on the form below with any comment you might have or questions.  All original drawings are for sale and are also available as prints.  Prints of these original drawings are available in my Etsy store. The Great Peacemaker series is available as hard copies that will be shipped to you or as digital downloads that can be printed from your home printer upon purchase. These come as the portrait with a blue back ground and your choice of four quotes for each portrait. Please contact me for prices.