Buskers

       I think I like color pencils. I still need a lot of practice, and I’ve given up limiting myself to the 12 colors students may only have at their disposal, but I’m developing some habits for color application that I can pass on to my students. So that’s one thing off the list.

        Next up: a new Online learning platform at school and a new prep (3D Art). Since we are going to be mostly online, the trick will be making sure everyone has access to the tools they need to get the job done. I keep thinking about how many sculptures I made in my kitchen, with improvised tools. It’s amazing how much can be accomplished with kitchen cutlery and toothpicks. I reckon if I could do it, I should be able to expect them to do it, too. I hope.

     

First Try

This is one of my first tries at colored pencil. It is not a model of control. 

About a year ago, I wanted to do a series of pieces based on the child buskers at Wheatland. I flirted with colored pencils then, but gave up to paint instead. This time I'm going to stick with it, and this little image will be my marker for improvement.

I just read that Wheatland is cancelled this year, so maybe I can help keep the Happy Wheatland spirit alive in this small way, until we can all meet again.