The Studio

My cottage has a bonus room that doubles as an art studio and library (I have a Master's degree in English, hence the library).  The room has a large double window on the west side and French doors on the south, giving it access to an inordinate amount of natural light.  A local art club gave me a drawing desk, standing easel, and table top easel, but I do most of my work at my work table and end up using the easels and drawing table mostly for displaying various pieces of art.

Art Supplies

I began by using oil pastels to paint on the wooden fence inside my enchanted garden.  An example is this piece (left), called "Eden."  After experimenting with oil pastels, I added colored pencils and acrylic paints.  

I use Papermate mechanical pencils for all of my drawing and writing.  I like Pentel Clic erasers for both erasing pencils marks and smudging oil pastels (yes, they work wonderfully on wood!) I use Prismacolor Premium colored pencils on my art, but I am not really partial to any particular brand of acrylic paint.  I use wood, canvas, and various mixed media paper for my artwork.

My Artwork

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Eden

Colored pencils on paper.

Zarha, the Afghan Girl

Colored pencils on paper.

Jewel

Colored pencils on paper.

 

Cait, Irish Princess

Colored pencils on paper.

Zoyha, the Indian Girl

Colored pencils on paper.

Young Cleopatra

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Young Marie Antoinette

Colored pencils on paper.

Flora Belle

Colored pencils on paper.

 

Young Woodstock

Colored pencils on paper.

Fleur, the French Girl

Colored pencils on paper.

The Three from Galilee

Acrylics on  11 x 14 canvas.  SOLD

Mother & Son

Acrylics on 5 x 7 canvas.

Field of Flowers

Acrylics on 11 x 14 canvas.

 

Linden, A Fairy

Colored pencils on paper.

Bridgette's Updo

Acrylics on 9 x 12 canvas.

Free Spirit

Acrylics on 5 x 7 canvas.

Rocker Girl

Acrylics on 5 x 7 canvas.

Kimono

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Art Deco Bride

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Anastasia

Acrylics on 11 x 14 canvas.

All is Bright Nativity

Acrylics on 8 x 10 canvas.  SOLD

Starlight Nativity

Acrylics on 8 x 10 canvas.

Abigail

Colored pencils on paper.

 

Hollie Wood

Colored pencils on paper.

Teenie Bop!

Colored pencils on paper.

Lucrezia Borgia

Colored pencils on paper.

Ultramarine

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Senorita Carmelita

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Marie Antoinette Girl

Colored pencils on paper.

Maddie Hatter

Colored pencils on paper.

Luna

Colored pencils on paper.

Valentina!

Colored pencils on paper.

Marguerite Claire

Colored pencils on paper.

 

Joyful, Joyful!

Acrylics on paper.

Sophia

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Ivernessa

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Ginger Louise

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Heart of Gold

Acrylics on paper.

 

Halo

Colored pencils on paper.

Pumpkin

Acrylics on 5 x 7 canvas.

Three Little Pumpkins

Acrylics on 8 x 10 canvas.

Sabrina Fairchild

Colored pencils on paper.

Hepzibah

Colored pencils on paper.

 

Heart of Gold Aqua

Acrylics on 20 x 24 canvas.

Eden, framed

Colored pencils on paper.

Athena

Colored pencils on paper.

Lizzie LaCroix

Colored pencils on paper.

Pom Poms

Acrylics on 10 x 10 canvas.

 

Cecilia Marie Vance

Colored pencils on paper.

Gigi, the French Girl

Colored pencils on paper.

Rockette

Colored pencils & acrylics  on paper.

Swimmer

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Miss Eliza Quinn

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Uma Thorvalsen

Colored pencils on paper.

Country Churches

Acrylics on 4 x 6 canvas.  GIFTS

 

Delphina

Colored pencils on paper.

Bernadette's New Boa

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Juliette's Spring Bouquet

Colored pencils on paper.

 

Multicolored Cross

Acrylics on textured wood.

Marina

Colored pencils on paper.

Evie

Colored pencils on paper.

Crown for Queenie

Acrylics on textured wood.

Oh, Happy Day!

Acrylics on textured wood.

 

Heart of Eden 1

Acrylics on textured wood.

Marie Antoinette Flapper

Colored pencils on paper.

Blue Suede Hat

Colored pencils on paper.

Cobalt Angel

Acrylics on textured wood.

Island Flower Girl

Acrylics on textured wood.

 

Ava Rose

Colored pencils on paper.

Happy Beak!

Colored pencils on paper.

Red Bird in Snow

Acrylics on textured wood.

Robin's Nest

Acrylics on textured wood.  GIFT

Angel with Braid

Colored pencils on paper.

 

Esmerelda

Colored pencils & oil pastels on paper.

Lady Amelia

Colored pencils on paper.

Dragonfly Fairy

Colored pencils on paper.

Snoman with Bird

Acrylics on textured wood.  SOLD

Holly Jolly Sheep

Colored pencils and acrylics on paper.

Mr. Snowman

Acrylics on textured wood.

Blaze

Colored pencils on paper.

Radiance

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Angelica

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Contemplation

Colored pencils a&acrylics on paper.

Country Church Red

Acrylics on textured wood.  SOLD

Country Church Blue

Acrylics on textured wood.  SOLD

Church in Snow

Acrylics on textured wood.  GIFT

Country Church Pink

Acrylics on textured wood.

Blue Angel White Hair

Acrylics on wood.  SOLD

 

Pink Angel

Acrylics on wood.  SOLD

Green Angel

Acrylics on Wood.

Angel with Garland

Acrylics on wood.

White Angel

Acrylics on wood.

Heart of Gold 2

Acrylics on wood.  GIFT

Angel with Long Hair

Acrylics on wood.

The Messenger

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Glorianna

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

Curly Top

Colored pencils on paper.

Noel

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

 

We Walk by Faith

Colored pencils on paper.

Sea Nymph

Colored pencils & acrylics on paper.

More artwork on page 2