Bearded reedling in British police helmet, A4, pastel pencils on clairefontaine paintON

So I’ve noticed that when I try to stretch my paper, these grey spots and patches appear…I initially thought it was because I erased my sketch too hard, but the patches came up everywhere in another drawing I tried. When I let it dry and paint over it, the patches don’t seem as obvious. But if it’s a fresh drawing and lightly brush over with water it shows.I’m assuming it’s the ...

Right now I have cadmium red and cadmium red pale for neutralizing my phthalo blues (green and red shade) and turquoise. What are some good transparent alternatives […]

May started here with a beautiful blue sky, but the furnace is still working, especially at night… I am addressing here Heikki and Vena’s posts in the finished April Chat, lamenting the absence of most members in this more personal exchange… I would love to say HI! to more as well, but if they don’t care to remain connected it is their loss. For me this is a place to make contact with ...