Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

Shining Bronze Cuckoo

MATERIALS

• Any reasonable pastel paper, white or slightly coloured (grey or ochre).

• 4B and 6B woodless charcoal.

• White charcoal pencil.

• Art Spectrum soft pastels including: Warm Grey, Cool Grey, Blue Grey, Ultramarine Blue (Light), Australian Grey, Raw Umber, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Spectrum Red Deep, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Light Red and Pilbara Red.

• Art gum eraser.

• Fixative.

• 2B pencil.

Glenn Demnar, my art mentor for many years, used the term ‘loose’. Looseness has become

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

Artist's Drawing and Inspiration2 min read
Reader's Gallery
Hi, My name is Tracey Dawes and I live near Mackay and the Whitsundays in Queensland. I started painting with folk art classes in Sydney in the 90’s, and have developed ever since. Art was only a hobby until I moved to Queensland due to my husban
Artist's Drawing and Inspiration4 min read
Once We Were Important
• Colourfix paper.• Selected artists’ pastels. While driving down a bush lane one afternoon, I noticed an abandoned property. It seemed so sad to see the old telegraph pole still standing – even though it had not been in use for many, many years. The
Artist's Drawing and Inspiration2 min read
Enjoying My Art
Being the last one born in a family of six siblings, I always wanted to paint people’s faces but I just did not have the confidence. I was very influenced by my brother Allen, who was a very talented screen printer, and at high school I received an (

Related