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Friday, September 4, 2009

Yet again

At Bodie Light
Neocolor II and colored pencil
approximately 7 x 10 inches on Arches HP
©Ann Thompson Nemcosky

This is a view of a waterway through the marshes surrounding the Bodie Lighthouse on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Yet another in the experimental series I am currently obsessed with. There is much more dry colored pencil worked over the Neocolor II washes on this one than what I did with the previous piece. I am enjoying the process of allowing the work suggest what I do, as opposed to more closely following a reference. Colored pencil tends to be a very tightly controlled medium. Working this way feels like letting go of those constraints just a bit.
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12 comments:

  1. MaryOSeptember 4, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    You do this so beautifully, Ann! This is quite elegant.

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  2. Ellen BurkettSeptember 4, 2009 at 1:37 PM

    I agree with MaryO. Elegant!

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  3. KellySeptember 4, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    I love the colors! Beautiful painting.

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  4. LeslieSeptember 4, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    I love this, Ann! What lovely colors!

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  5. Jennifer RoseSeptember 4, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    ooh very nice :) great variations of colour in the tall grasses

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  6. ConnieSeptember 4, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    That's a long way from home! And it's beautiful. I really like the way you use the pencil over the wash.

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  7. GarySeptember 5, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    I love your color.

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  8. DeborahSeptember 5, 2009 at 1:14 PM

    Love the lavender touches. Very calming.

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  9. kazumiwannabeSeptember 5, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    Lovely place, so different from where I live! As usual, love your beautiful colors! As someone said in the comments, it's veru soothing.

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  10. AlexSeptember 6, 2009 at 4:04 AM

    Vivid and Vibrant ^^ You've made the true beauty of nature pop right out the of the pages again Ann, and I could give you compliments again and again, but trust me, it's enough going to be enough, especially when you create masterpiece like this and shock the eyes that see it :)

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  11. AnnSeptember 7, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    Thanks everyone!

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  12. Patty RutheSeptember 7, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    Again, beatiful colors! Glad you enjoyed the process! You've inspired me to get out the wc crayons and have some fun trying them out with the pencils. Thanks!

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