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Monday Morning Garden Blogging

Spring has finally arrived. We uncovered the apple and cherry trees a few days ago, as well as a couple of rose bushes. They all show signs of new growth coming on. And now the crocuses are finally up and blooming. A large part of the yard is still under snow, but I noticed a few lilies are already pushing through the soil, and the winter onions and garlic are up as well. I haven't uncovered the cold frame yet because half of it is still under snow, but the part that is clear of snow seems to have survived the winter without any broken glass.

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landscape sketch

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fish sketch

orange, banana, pear sketch

tree sketch

apple, glass, brushes sketch

pear sketch

hanging towel sketch, color

towel sketch

four vases sketch

cat on a porch sketch

This sketch is done in a mix of water soluble plain graphite and water soluble colored graphite.

nude color conte sketch

color sketch

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This sketch is done in Derwent Graphitint water soluble colored graphite. Its just what it claims to be weter soluble graphite with pigment added. I really like the way the color lays on the paper, especially after it is wet. I find it completley different from (and I like it alot more than)traditional watercolor pencils. The addition of the graphite gives it the feel of regular graphite pencils, and I find the colors so much richer than the traditional water color pencils. I'm practicing with just 12 colors right now, but I plan to get my hands on the full 24 color range soon. (Jerry's Artarama here I come.)

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This is done using a new product (well its new to me) that I'm quite excited about. It's water soluble graphite. You use it like a regular graphite pencil, then treat it like a water color pencil. I like the shading effects that can be achieved. I plan to play with these alot more in the near future, as well is with some water soluble colored graphite pencils.

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