Drawings

Christmastide Shop Update

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Preview of Etsy Shop Update:
Tuesday, December 12 at 10 am PST

at http://hearthstonefables.etsy.com

Frost has been carpeting the ground every morning, and we’ve been bringing in cedar & holly from the hillside to deck our halls.  We keep our fire going almost daily now, and I’ve been drying sliced oranges to add bursts of color to all the greenery.  I adore this season, when we work to cultivate comfort and warmth at a time when our world is a cold winter wonderland.

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Drawing Process

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A year or two ago at a craft store, I bought a pad of brown-toned paper on a whim.  In my acrylic paintings, I’ve always really enjoyed the process of playing with lighting – especially with glowing faery-orbs providing the illumination – but I wanted a way to sketch the lighting & experiment with it a bit before committing paintbrush to canvas/board.  The toned paper I bought worked perfectly for that, since it allowed me to start with a mid-tone and then shade and highlight from that base.

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May Shop Update

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Preview of Etsy Shop Update:
Saturday, May 27 at 10 am PST

at http://hearthstonefables.etsy.com

After experiencing one of the longest, rainiest winters in the Pacific Northwest, May is perhaps even more glorious than usual this year.  A little collection of springtime-inspired Vignettes and Drawings will be flitting into my Etsy shop this Saturday, and I hope that they’ll bring to you the refreshing scent of spring rain, lilacs in bloom, and mossy forest floor.

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