This afternoon I enjoyed a walk in Peasholm Park, looking at the trees, picking up leaves and dodging the squirrels which were everywhere. They are so tame they take peanuts straight out of your hand.
The leaf I chose for today’s offering was a huge Horse Chestnut, again created using Inktense pencils and the Pilot fine point pen. Painting is still feeling alien to me and its taking far too long to paint/draw these leaves. I am adding the pen to try to give them some definition but I’m not liking the result. When I get back home I’m thinking of switching to collage or fabric as my medium…..or do I persevere with the painting? After all, this is a challenge isn’t it?
Lincs In Stitches 
Karen is there anything as beautiful as nature. I have a great admiration for everything creative. Thus, I love everything about your blog.
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Thank you for taking the time to look at my posts Andrew, it’s always encouraging to get such positive feedback.
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It was my pleasure. I shall return. Great to meet you.
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I think your leaves are looking really good. Keep up the hard work 🙂
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Thanks Ruth, I will give it another try and then, if needs be, I might resort to a different medium.
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Ooo and Ahh, I’ve never seen a horse chestnut leaf. Beautifully rendered Karen.
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Persevere…your chestnut leaf is wonderful.
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Thanks for your encouragement Sue, I will have another attempt on Sunday.
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You’re doing really good! 😊 I wish I could do it like that. But I’m impatient.
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Thank you. Looking at your beautiful felting I am sure you have oodles of patience too!
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Thanks! You’re right, without patience one can’t felt. But felting is also bodybuilding and experiment. To me its more like a river – Same But different every day. To me painting is more challanging because the result never looks as it should.😕
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Karen – I think you did a really great job with this leaf! It is a very difficult subject, for one thing. And green and red together of course, make mud, so that makes it that much more difficult from a painting standpoint. The drawing does look a bit heavy – but so is the subject! So as I see it, you’ve conveyed the subject as it exists! I’m also pretty blown away that you’re going right in with the green paint without any underdrawing first. I don’t think I’d be comfortable doing that, especially with such a complex leaf. I hope you stay with it. I think you may be being much too hard on yourself. Did you wet your paper at all before going in with the green? And when you use the pencils, are you painting with a wet brush from the tip of the pencil, or are you “drawing” with the pencil into the paper and then liquifying it?
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I didn’t wet the paper first and it didn’t occur to me to use a wet brush from the tip of the pencil. I did start off with solid water colour paints but felt it wasn’t right so that’s when I added the red Inktense pencil. I can’t do any tomorrow as I’m at the wet felting workshop but I will have another go on Sunday and try a “wetter” technique. Thanks for your continued encouragement, it does make a difference.
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I’m glad, Karen, to be able to help. I’ve received sooooo much help and encouragement since starting this blog at the beginning of the year! I think the wet technique may help you to get that looser look you’re after.
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