Little mushrooms - a pencil drawing

 

During our very short stay in the East part of our country we saw these little mushrooms on a stump of a dead tree. They were creating a natural composition that I could not ignore.

Back in our hotel I made a drawing on black paper, using multiple layers of pencil to create the desired depth in colour for the mushroom heads. The dead tree trunk is only suggested to give the mushrooms all the focus they deserve.

The information about the materials I have used, the size and availability of this work and - if you are interested in  my original artwork - my contact information can all be found in m y Flickr account.

Beech nuts

 

It does not happen very often that we see the beech nuts still hanging on the tree. This time we did see that and I made a reference picture for a drawing and maybe even a painting.

We were on a short vacation in the Eastern part of our country and we saw this during a walk in a Natural reserve.

Back in our hotel I made a drawing of these cute little beech nuts using pencils on black paper. I did not use water to deepen the colours, that was not what this drawing asked for.

The information about the materials I have used, the size and availability of this work and - if you are interested in my original artwork - my contact information can all be found in my Flickr account.

Blossom - pencil and paint

 

Every walk in the parc area close to our home has new blossoms, leaves and other signs of spring and of course I make pictures of all that beauty as references for drawings and paintings.

This time a little white blossom, left alone on the branch after a strong wind and I really have no idea what tree or bush it grows on.

On a black paper I first made an initial drawing with my Watercolour pencils and after that I painted the flower with Metallic watercolour paint. That is a new material for me so this was an experiment. The paper I used is not fit for much water, so I was very careful with that.

After the paint had dried I used my pencils again for depth and the details of the little blossom.

For the leaves and the branch I only used pencils, no water, to show that the blossom is my subject but it does not exist alone.

The information about the materials I have used, the size and availability of this work and - if you are interested in my original artwork - my contact information can all be found in my Tumblr blog.