Bluish-Greenish

This is my impression of Dunloe Gap, Ring of Kerry, Ireland, using a Faber-Castell Cobalt Bluish-Greenish Pencil. I am fast discovering that colour pencils are more exciting to draw with and give a more interesting finish at times than the usual soft lead pencil. I have been playing with composition and trying to make my pictures have a more natual look as they tend to be on the heavy side at times.

6MileBridge

This is my interpretation of Holly with her first taste of guiness at Six Mile Bridge in Ireland, done in Faber-Castell Polychromas Pastels. I used the idea from Damien Rice's 9 CD cover where there is a drawing in colour pastels. Holly may not be particularly impressed with the likeness but I love how the pastels can work together and make for a really interesting picture. When I first bought them I was a bit disappointed, but now I am just beginning to see the opportunities they offer!