Monday, January 28, 2013

Water Sky

Water Sky I
colored pencil on Stonehenge
5.5 x 7.5 inches
©Ann Thompson Nemcosky

It has been a little while since I posted a colored pencil piece. Here is the latest. Inspired by the changing light and color of the ocean and sky, I decided to try a more simplified composition as a statement of color. And yes, the title does suggest that there may well be more like this to come.

8 comments:

  1. Dear Ann - thanks for stopping by to visit and leave such nice comments. This colored pencil landscape is gorgeous. Do you ever use watercolor as an underpainting for your colored pencil. I have been playing around doing this but not sure I am satisfied with the results. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Oh my...breathtaking! That icean calls to me, and looks warm, which I'm not. Lovely work Ann!

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  3. I feel as if I am on a boat looking far out to sea. This is the essence of the beauty of the sea for me. Stunning!

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  4. Thanks Debbie, Jennifer and Sherry!
    Debbie, I have tried watercolor as underpainting with cp, but like you, have never been happy with the results. I keep thinking a different paper or something but have yet to find a method I like. I have, however, seen other artist use this method with beautiful results.

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  5. great reflections of the sky in the water :)

    the only surface i have had any luck with with using watercolours and cps together is actually thick paper covered in gesso and then lightly sanded. takes a little longer to dry and the watercolour can pool if you don't have the paper flat but it works well. the texture from the sanded gesso works well with cp.

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  6. That is really beautiful! Love it!

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  7. Ann,beautiful orange sky and love all the colors of the waves!

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