My gallery has a "Garden Party" exhibit coming up in March, so I decided to complete two tasks at once at add a tea party element to Colored Pencil Magazine's January competition... This cutie was my entry into there first competition of the month, where I received an honorable mention. It will be on display (and for sale) at Art Gallery of Viera starting in March. Original reference photo from Sally Robertson. My last colored pencil piece also happens to be the poster art, h

Currently for sale at Art Gallery of Viera - $200 Based on the idea of “La Calavera Catrina”, a 1910–1913 zinc etching by famous Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada. “La Catrina has become the referential image of Death in Mexico, it is common to see her embodied as part of the celebrations of Day of the Dead throughout the country; she has become a motive for the creation of handcrafts made from clay or other materials, her representations may vary…” – J.G. Posada Done in D

An airplane sketch is just some quick fun in, you guessed it, an airplane. It is a great distraction from being cramped in a small seat with some strangers... I did this one (my favorite so far) on the flight back from a chalk event in Minnesota, playing with some of the dickblick stuff they gave me at Arbor Lakes Chalk Fest, it was done with only 3 pencils and is a great example of what can be achieved with layering. This is also what happens when you listen to Pinks "Just l