
more experimenting with layering crayon and acrylic medium. And also colors.

bird’s eye over the rolling hills
I work a lot with Caran D’Ache water soluble crayons, but don’t love that the colors are a bit chalky and very susceptible to damage. So I tried coating this with acrylic varnish, and it seems to work beautifully to address both issues. Will be playing with this for a bit, I suspect!

I blame this one on my niece Hayley Greenough, who started posting lovely paintings of jellyfish after a visit to the Monterey Aquarium. She has also done a wonderful series of cat drawings. You should visit her Instagram and take a look! https://www.instagram.com/hayleygreenough.art/

blockade runners.
This evening I had no inspiration and no desire to make a picture. I looked around me and saw a kneaded eraser that reminded me of a fat pigeon, so that’s what I drew. Must not be afraid to be goofy! That is a serious block to creativity. So, recognizing the green bird as a blockade runner, I gave them company – fish usually work for me as something to draw when I have no ideas, and the original Blockade Runner, a princess. Looking at the picture now, I’m seeing the team that opposes the gang of inner critics that kept me from calling myself an artist for most of my life, and even still now. Because really, I am just not serious enough for that title.