Angel Baby and Wild Ride

These sketches are from my art journal. The one on the top is a watercolor pencil painting of my youngest granddaughter and the bottom is a colored pencil drawing of the next to the oldest. With seven grandchildren I have plenty of cute models and they are very patient when "Ama" gets out her camera. While watercolor pencils can be used the same way as colored pencils, take advantage of the "water" for some nice wahses. I've found for me "layering up" with the pigment before applying water gives some richer washes. Plus, the pencils give the added advantage of being able to go in and pick out some details.

Journal This

I'm not much on journaling. I begin well. At least the first day or two and then I lose steam. But I have recently been inspired by some artists on the web who do a "painting a day" and decided I could try my own version. Something more on the order of a "painting every other day or so". So here is something from the first part of October. Maybe I'll catch up. These are in no way to be considered complete paintings or drawings. More on the order of doodles. Less pressure to think of it that way:) This first sketch in in water-soluable oil pastels. Couldn't locate a brush, so I used a wet finger. [and no, I didn't lick it]