Fall leaf in watercolor pencils
Just some little sketches from my field book. I pick up leaves just like so many people do, I can’t help it, they call to me from the ground all wet and shiny and brilliant colors. Each one calls, “Pick me up, pick me!” I end up with a pile tucked into my sketchbook where they get nicely pressed but I usually only have time to get one done before they lose their vibrant color. That’s what happened here, I wanted to use my watercolor pencils (and waterbrush) to test colors it would take and the second day when I went to finish it the leaf had already faded quite a bit.
European Goldfinches
The Goldfinches were neat, they kept landing in the long grass in front of my window and eating the dandelion seeds from the seed heads. It was funny to see this one bird with a seed sticking out of his beak, he’s twirl it around from one side of his beak to the other, it looks like a cigarette in the sketch! I used my watercolor pencils for this too, with a waterbrush.
Hi Mary…. great WC pencil work. I love them too:):) that leaf is OUTSTANDING… birds very good too, but Leaf looks like I could pick it up:):) All your posted pictures here, on your website, are most enjoyable.
Thanks Ellie!
I go through phases of wanting to use my watercolor pencils…I pull them out and go through them trying to pick out just the ones I think I would need for a quick landscape. That way I don’t have to carry as many in the field bag. I also cut mine in half so I can carry more. I got a little messy or careless on the shadow of the leaf, but my pencil was losing it’s point…and I was laying on the bed…falling asleep!! haha…
I’m glad you like my website!, I love having people read and comment here.
Wow I thought that it was a photo of a leaf!
Thanks Jeanne, I got a little messy as I said around the shadow..but I was tired. I love painting leaves, I’ll have to try to do some more before we lose them all to winter!
Great detail in Leaf, I thought it was a photograph. Love Ya! Ken
thanks Ken, I guess when you glance at it fast it can look real, I’ll have to see if I can pick up a few more to draw, it’s great practice in color study. Glad to see you drop by my website! Always love getting comments.