My Bluebonnet Trials cont'd....

There are several species of Bluebonnets ( I read recently that there are actually 6), five officially named and all of them are the official State Flower of Texas....so when you see a Bluebonnet such as the little ones that only get from 2 to 7 inches tall or a beautiful 3 foot tall flower spike...it's still a Bluebonnet and it's still "A Texas Treasure".  Bluebonnets have been called other names such as Buffalo Clover or Wolf Flower over the years, but it was officially named the Bluebonnet and made the Texas State Flower in 1901.  In the language of flowers it means "imagination" and I know stirs many imaginations every March-April in Texas.  It's my favorite flower and I am proud to honor it with my humble drawings and paintings....thus the next installment of my work to transfer my original pen & ink/rouged oils into a picture done with colored pencils. 

This is my effort on white Mi Teintes paper...

I had to decide whether I should burnish or not, stay with the same colors I used on the blue paper or change everything to get the look I was after.  Pen & Ink/Oil Rouging sure gives you the freedom to play and change things and not have to start over...I will post the one done on hand made paper and all of them side by side next so check back soon.... you never know what you will find...

Thanks for looking...

Here are a couple more of this years beautiful work of "Art by God"... 

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A TEXAS TREASURE

March and April are Bluebonnet blooming months in Texas....I have been seeing them along the roadsides...they are really beautiful and deep blue this year.  Maybe that can be attributed to all the rain we've had or maybe God decided we needed some of that beautiful Texas color to brighten up our lives.

This is my orignial Pen & Ink/Rouged Oils painting " A Texas Treasure"
This month I will be converting it to Colored Pencil and I will be sharing my progress here. 

Follow my blog and check back often to see the progress....

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Fun Free Fall Project

I really love Fall; although here where I live there aren't many real fall days.
I love the change of colors, and the crispness. The gathering of families and all the food start the holiday season which I cherish.



I have a free, fun, fall project to share.

Wine/Stem Glass Collar









Whether you want to Ink & Rouge or Paint with Colored Pencils it's fun to add your own touch to your holiday meals with a wine/stem glass collar. I have done some wine/stem glass collars and I thought I would share them with you. If you like them you might want to make your own for your holiday meals. I have included the pattern and directions for the ones I created or you can just use mine...


Copy the photo, size it so that the image is three inches across. Copy and paste it on to a good card stock 6 times. You can get 6 to a page. Cut it out, cut a hole across to the center and cut the center out. Now your guests can add their names to the banner and they won't loose their glass!

Enjoy!

If you would like to add your own fall colors just use this
pattern and directions for the Wine/Stem Glass Collar:

Just downoad the pattern, size it so the image is three inches accross. Copy as many as you want onto watercolor or other heavy paper suitable for colored pencil or inking and rouging. Add the fall colors you want to your leaves and background.
Cut straight accross to the center and cut out the hole. Let your guests put their names on the banner and they will have something you made for them and they won't loose their glass!

Pattern:








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