Paper Kites

Can you believe it? I actually managed to complete a color pencil piece!

The title is Paper Kites from a name commonly used for this type of butterfly (Idea leuconoe).
What do you think? 

More Color Pencil

Here is my newest color pencil piece in progress that I started yesterday ♥

A Lesson in Mondrian and Other Fun Updates

So I have been teaching my LEAP after school enrichment classes for the last 2 weeks for my kindergartners and first and second graders. This last week, I was super excited at how the class and paintings turned out, and I wanted to share. We talked about Piet Mondrian and how he used the primary colors in many of his paintings.

We also talked about using lines and color in a composition. The Mondrian paintings also helped the students learn to control the paintbrushes and their brushstrokes- especially when painting lines.
And like I said, I love how their Mondrian paintings turned out. Here are a few of the students' pieces from the class.

So proud of my little artists!

In other fun updates...
I have begun my background in the color pencil piece. Keep in mind that this is VERY rough and still quite sketchy, but in the end I want it to be a forest, like the forest of the night wisps in Legend of the Seeker (haha, I'm such a nerd, I know-but it's such a great show!)

Updated Color Pencil

It's turning out very sci-fi... I think I like it :)

Any ideas for the background?

Color Pencil Work

So yesterday I decided that I wanted to start something in color pencils since it's been a while since I've gotten to do anything like that. This is just what I got done yesterday, so definitely not a completed piece and probably not as realistic as some of my paintings, but I think this was a nice change of pace.... And it went a lot quicker than I remember color pencil being last time I did it. I have no idea what the background will be... (haha, so unusual for me, right?) maybe inspiration will hit me as I go. It kinda reminds me of something sci fi -ish, which is different for me but I definitely like it :)
What do you think?