Chris Fraser

Ahhh….the Christmas list and the descent into shopping. For our part we just bought a LeCrueset casserole (something for the kitchen 😉) and we said it was for Christmas. However, I’m also hoping for something extra whimsical for Christmas. A new telescope is on my list. Just putting it out there! Love the lemons!

I had to smile Helen when I saw your pen and ink from Venice. This is something that I purchased there myself…although I haven’t used used it yet! 😊Thank you for your slice of Venice and your inspiration words. Beautiful!

Thanks Sandra!

Thanks Charlie! I tend to want to use everything in my kit! Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. 😉

Sandra, thank you so much for your detailed response. I will try to do this. Right now I find that I’m switching up colours all the time. I might try to work with one palette for a while and do the value charts for it. I tend to work in a more instinctive way by slapping colour on the paper. Perhaps a little planning might help. 😄

Thanks Sandra! I’m trying to think more about colour and value before I actually do a painting, but I’m always excited just to get into it.

Thanks Charlie! I frequently ‘overwork’ things so I’m happy there was any shine left!

Thank you Mary. I did have fun with the background!

Thanks Sandra!

Thanks Charlie!

Thanks!

Thanks Sharon! I’m really terrible at remembering what I did to get what I got! I do a lot of mucking around and then think, hmm… how did I get here? I believe I first used wc as a base and then added the coloured pencil. However, If I remember correctly, I think I added more wc on top of that in some areas. A bit mixed-media! 😉

Thanks! I’m still experimenting, but I think with the colour pencils it helped build up the colour.