I love jewelry, so I think it's a great art prompt for painting. :) I used my Strathmore toned paper art journal and mostly Artecho oil pastels. I did use my lovely Sennelier bronze for the metal details. I wanted the pendant to be clear with pressed flowers. It was a fun and quick painting. I have a short video below. You can use colored pencils for the smaller details. What do you love to paint? I definitely gravitate towards flowers and nature, but I enjoy other things as well. In the ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Shipwreck Painting & VIDEO
I love history! There are so many stories in the lives and events before us. Shipwrecks are one of those interesting (though tragic) events that we can learn from. Our family loves to visit museums if we are near one on vacation. I was recently reading about a North American shipwreck that was caught in the ice during an attempt to find a trade route. It inspired me to paint this, as the story stuck with me for weeks. I chose oil pastels, adding Sennelier bronze for some details. I used my ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Blush Magnolia Floral on Black & VIDEO
Every now and then, I like to paint on black paper for a little extra drama. Oil pastels do really well on thick drawing paper. This simple palette is timeless and elegant. I love the Sennelier bronze and gold to add special details. :) I have a video at the bottom of the post! Some black base alternatives are these tags, this smaller pocket size art journal by Ranger Ink, and this Strathmore mixed media black paper. Check out the video below! ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Queen Painting & VIDEO
Today's painting is a fantastical queen from another realm! :) I have a video at the bottom of the post, so be sure to check it out. I used Canson Graduate Mixed Media paper and taped the sides with washi tape for a clean-edge finish. I used the gold for her hair highlights and crown, as well as whimsical "splatters". I mostly used Artecho oil pastels with some Paul Rubens to assist. Different brands hold my favorite colors, so it is hard to stick with just one set. I used a Jane Davenport ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Mantel Clock & VIDEO
I'm painting in my Strathmore toned tan paper again! This floral mantel clock was inspired by a picture in a vintage magazine. I love the palette of colors and the addition of metallic details using Sennelier oil pastels. :) I used a charcoal pencil in addition to my colored pencils for some details. There is a video of the process at the bottom of the post. I love old things. It seems like more care was put into manufacturing back in the day. I hope we return to that as a society! Oil ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Hobbit Treehouse Painting & VIDEO
I LOVE the Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit! When I was thinking of painting a treehouse in my Strathmore toned paper art journal, I got the idea to make it hobbitcore. :) I used my Prismacolor colored pencils and oil pastels . They work really well together. I have a video at the bottom of the post. In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down ... View the Post
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