Contours

Haven was done on violet blue Colorfix paper. I envisioned the skin tones being filled with blue, and the woman’s face being nearly silhouetted against the light of the window. I wasn’t quite sure how to handle such a dark blue picture, but I thought I’d figure it out as I went along.

I’ve put together a progression of the drawing from start to finish so you can see how I tackled it:

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Prismacolor and Lyra color pencil on violet blue Colorfix paper, 12″ x 9″. Completed 2006.

The weather held out, and the sun even snuck out on Friday evening for the 2006 Fine Arts Fiesta held in Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Blue Nude was accepted into the Adult Juried Show, and I found it displayed with a few other colored pencil pictures, some from group members for CPSA115.

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Prismacolor colored pencil on brown Colorfix paper, 12″ x 9″. Completed 2006.

My comments: Interlude is the only picture in the Blue Series that wasn’t done on blue paper – it was done on brown Colourfix. I drew this when Kiersten and I were still living in different cities, and could only see each other on the weekends. Interlude refers to that time between being together, when your thoughts are wandering to the other person, and the days left until you reunite.

Prismacolor and Polycolour colored pencil on Stonehenge paper, 17.5″H x 13″W. Completed 2006.

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Rembrandt Lyra and Prismacolor colored pencils on light blue Colorfix paper, 12″ x 9 ” . Completed 2006.

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Prismacolor colored pencils on Stonehenge paper, 18″ H x 13.5 ” W. Completed 2004.

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Prismacolor colored pencils on Stonehenge paper, 16″ H x 9″ W. Completed 2001.

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