It’s true! By sharpening and resharpening colored pencils.

I took this snap shot during my last trip to China in this market where they custom made decorative tassels using these super huge ceramic good luck cat beads. Hundreds of ceramic beads hanging from the walls… I was so inspired. The photos I took were cropped and from dramatic angles to add interest. When I took the photos I intended them to become paintings however a couple of days ago I found myself wandering around Aaron Brothers and ended up in the color pencil aisle (yes they have an aisle just for colored pencils - that is why they are awesome!) so I purchased some colors that would work for the shots I took and a nice quality navy blue paper to draw on. The images show the current progress… about 5 hours of working on it. Now that I have the hang of blending again it’s going quickly. I’m diggin’ it so far…