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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Pen and Ink Petunia

"Petunia Basket" Pen and Ink Drawing

11"by 14" 80 lb paper

Pen and In k drawing of the petunia basket in my back yard.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Back yard Petunia

"Backyard Petunia" Pencil Drawing

11" by 14" 80 lb paper

Drawing of a petunia basket i have hanging in the back yard from my china berry tree. They were really beautiful this spring but now Texas is in a major heat wave and the petunia's are getting leggy and. the heat is really effecting all my plants now.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Bird House Water Color

"Is Anybody Home?"

watercolor

11" by 14" 100lb. paper

A watercolor painting of a birdhouse on a cotton wood tree. The birdhouse is a wren house with a very small entry hole for the birds. When you get up close and look in you can see it has been stuffed with nesting material over the years. You wonder how many generations of wrens have been raised there.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Bird House Colored Pencil Drawing

"Is Any Body Home?" Colored Pencil Drawing

11" by 14" 80 lb. paper

My colored pencil drawing of the bird house on a cottonwood tree in Nebraska. this drawing is from a sketch I did April. The only green that was showing was the moss on the side of the tree. I really like to do these images in sets of four, using different media on each rendering. They are the same yet not the same. I am trying to decide if they should be displayed as a set of 4 drawings and painting or viewed individually.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Pen and Ink Bird House

"Is Anybody Home?" Pen and Ink Drawing

11" by 14" 80 lb. paper

I have been working on my art, I just have not been posting as I should. I finished the backyard fence repair from Hurricane Ike just in time for the next hurricane season. The heat is on in Texas so going outside for journal drawing has had it draw backs. I have not kept up that habit as I should.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Two Journal Sketches

Copyrght by S. Ciaccio 2009

Petunia Sketch

These are are two journal sketches I worked on this week. As I promised myself I tried to get out more and work on some quick sketches. Playing with the water color, in an an effort to have fun with my art wok instead of being concerned about how it will look.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Cactus Water Color Sketch

"Cactus Water Color Sketch"

I took my water colors outside and painted the same cactus. I enjoyed the process. I promise myself that I will make time to do this more often. I found myself thinking back to my water color classes in college, most of the time my work resembled the bottom of the Platte River, nice brown muddy water. It wasn't till the last 3 weeks I finally discovered not to overwork or over think my work. Just go out and play with it!