Saturday, June 9, 2007

EDM #62 - previous challenge: different medium





















graphite, oil sticks, strathmore heavyweight textured art paper, 9x12

Try a different medium than you normally use on a challenge you've already done: I decided to redo the very first challenge: #1 shoe/s. Most of my sketches are done with pen & watercolor or just watercolor so oil sticks are new to me. I"ve been sketching all kinds of shoes for about a week now- flats, heels, sandals, flipflops - so it seemed like the perfect time to give this a try before I get bored and move on to something new!

This textured art paper was wonderfully receptive to the medium and because it was already a light shade of pink /rose, one of the colors was already done for me :) Great fun with this one!!
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12 comments:

  1. SandyJun 9, 2007, 5:01:00 AM

    Wow these are worthy of Dorothy herself.

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  2. LinJun 9, 2007, 5:10:00 AM

    FABULOUS!~!!! Reminds me of Dorothy's slippers!! WELL DONE!

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  3. AnonymousJun 9, 2007, 12:30:00 PM

    Lovely work. I also love red shoes i a ridiculous sort of way.

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  4. KJun 9, 2007, 1:32:00 PM

    Hi Laura, I just left a comment on your Flickr page asking what medium you did these in, now I see (but you might post the answer there, too, so Flickr people can see, too).

    These are very fun, and it looks like you did have a lot of fun, too! I'd like to see some of the other shows you've drawn this week. Will you post them on Flickr, too?
    Thanks.
    Love, K

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  5. laserone_Jun 9, 2007, 8:03:00 PM

    Very nice! I like this. :)

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  6. LynnJun 11, 2007, 11:45:00 AM

    The shoes are great! I really like the other shoes as well.

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  7. mranaJun 12, 2007, 8:23:00 AM

    Wonderful job Laura! The shoes look so pretty! Great card too :)

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  8. LauraJun 12, 2007, 11:05:00 AM

    Thank you all for visiting - appreciate your kind words! So nice to see you Ana! Kathleen - I'll see about uploading some of the other shoes I did too.

    And I just love your sentiment bityourowntail, you must have quite a collection :)

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  9. AnonymousJun 13, 2007, 7:03:00 AM

    There's no place like home! Wow, great shoes. No awesome shoes. I really like this.

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  10. LauraJun 14, 2007, 1:44:00 PM

    Wow, thanks too phthaloblu, so glad you like them!

    As much as I love the detail of CP and the washiness of watercolors, this gave me the chance to loosen up and let go of my need for perfection - a bit :)

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  11. Serena LewisJun 21, 2007, 3:30:00 AM

    Great work, Laura.....love the cute bows!

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  12. LauraJun 25, 2007, 7:00:00 PM

    Thanks for taking the time to visit and for your kind words too Serena - much appreciated!

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