Art inspired by biology, created by a biologist
This is a pastel pencil drawing featuring a swallowtail butterfly scene I captured in a field in central North Carolina near Pilot Mountain.
It’s my second major attempt at PanPastels and Gioconda pastel pencils on PastelMat.
This is “Killer,” a green-winged macaw that resides at the National Aviary. This is my first proper attempt at using PanPastels on PastelMat. I’m fairly happy with how it turned out. It’s based on a photo I took at the National Aviary. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
The original drawing was SOLD (donated to the National Aviary for the Wings and Wildlife Artshow and Benefit Auction).
I made these three little quick sketches (each about the size of an iphone screen, which I used for reference) to try out my fiance Tamaryn’s pastel pencils and some new paper I got her. The paper SUCKED. I am now officially sticking with PastelMat, which is miles above everything else I’ve tried.
Another quick little sketch using my fiance Tamaryn’s new colored pencils – mainly just to see how they work.
This was my first ever attempt at using my new Pan Pastels on Pastel Mat. The piece is only about a 3″ x 3″ sketch.
