Shy and Mischievous

Supplies
Prismacolor pencils
and art stix
Canary Yellow
Poppy Red
Mulberry
Violet
Indigo Blue
Mineral Spirits

First layer of Art Stix

Using a Q-tip dissolving the wax

Second layer of Art Sticks

Dissolved then added some yellow highlights

Close up

I had to take a short break from the motorcycle.  The detail work was making me cross eyed!
This picture is being done for a show put on by the Nebraska Women's Caucus for Art called "More Than Sugar and Spice"
Picking a word or two describing you then depicting them in a piece. Hmm, not sure about it yet.  They colors here are a little off.  The face "glows" more in person.

Black Cherry Pearl

8 x 10

Another 17 1/2 hours later and another layer.  I really thought the second layer would take less time than the first but there were still a lot of details to keep an eye on.  It's taking shape quite nicely now.  Let's see if the next layer will be any quicker.

Black Cherry Pearl

8x10

Starting a new commission now that the move and the holidays are over.  Finally I managed to get all the undertone color layer done without impatiently moving on to see what the final look will be in just one area. Normally I work a section to completion before moving on. I want to gauge how long it takes me to do a layer (this one took 16 hrs.) Plus I will be printing each layer so I can keep an accurate log of colors I use.  Sometimes I get a good effect but can't remember the colors I used and how I layered them.