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Day 359 of my 366 daily art project! A lot more are on the way! Please read all about my project and charity below and in my journal.Testing out a new set of pastels, recommended by - I love them so far!
>>Created with Derwent tinted charcoals and chalk on 2.5x3.5 ACEO tan 500 series Strathmore charcoal paper. About 2 hours.
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♥ For every day of 2012, I will be drawing one ACEO sketch card. Every single one will be for sale - ALL proceeds to be donated to charity at the end of 2012.
My charity of choice is a local foundation called Alternatives to Violence, who is currently raising money to build a safehouse. This safehouse will provide a secure shelter to men, women and children who have recently escaped physical and sexual abuse.
With the safehouse, 312 individuals every year will receive crisis intervention, counseling, safety planning, advocacy and shelter.
Together, through art, we can help make a difference.
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If you love this piece and the safehouse project, you can see the card to purchase at Etsy for $8+ shipping: [link]
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Comments: 23
secrets-of-the-pen In reply to MissTessaHolmes [2012-12-28 16:32:10 +0000 UTC]
Aww thank you!
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mindsetteler [2012-12-28 09:36:38 +0000 UTC]
butterfly with two different wing designs n colors
Must hv been a mutant
nice design on antenna is cool, gives it a roundish solid shape!
Hidden heart is cool, well its not hidden at all
i think the orange on lower half of the wing is nicely blended,
upper half is a bit sketchy!!!
This is very appealing and happy card
cheerz!!!!
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secrets-of-the-pen In reply to mindsetteler [2012-12-30 04:08:25 +0000 UTC]
Ooo mutant butterflies? Imagine all the possibilities! haha
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FlowerFreak [2012-12-27 23:02:25 +0000 UTC]
LOVE the color scheme. I use Cretacolor pastel pencils but they don't look as deep in color as yours. (honestly I'd love to dive into regular pastels but boy they're expensive!)
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secrets-of-the-pen In reply to FlowerFreak [2012-12-28 02:18:13 +0000 UTC]
Haha I love the pencils because I love working with details and really sharp points help a ton with that. And so far the Derwents are lovely! I'm working on another piece with them as we speak and I'm tempted to invest in a bigger set!
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Mayeaux [2012-12-27 18:46:04 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful colors! Seems the pastels worked out very well!
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secrets-of-the-pen In reply to Mayeaux [2012-12-29 04:16:43 +0000 UTC]
I'm really loving them! They blend so easily!
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volker03 [2012-12-27 07:42:35 +0000 UTC]
Fantastic. There is a little heart on the butterflies wing. Very amazing. And i see that you love the pencils from Derwent. This makes me happy and i hope, that i will see more fantastic drawings from you...
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secrets-of-the-pen In reply to volker03 [2012-12-30 03:57:25 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'm really enjoying them! I can't wait to do something on a larger scale with them!
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volker03 In reply to secrets-of-the-pen [2012-12-30 11:31:33 +0000 UTC]
I will wait for this drawings...
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