Holmes for the Holidays Art Show
We have a hydrangea bush residing in the flower bed beside our front door. This year I happened to have the time to finally do a colored pencil drawing of a flower head in the opening stages of bloom -- my favorite stage. I love the pastel blue, yellow, green and cream the petals begin with before the darker blue comes on as the season progresses.
As always, I draw first from a live specimen. I've found that this flower survives very well in a vase of water in the refrigerator. It lasted for weeks which was a blessing since I hadn't finished before we had taken a 7-day vacation. The flower was almost as I had left it though the leaves had changed position and started to wilt. That is why it is so important for me to take many photos and color sketches at the start.
Today I picked up prints of this drawing from my printer. I'm so happy with the way they turned out. They will be available for sale at the Quailcrest Herb Fair where I will be setting up my booth on Saturday, Sept. 10, 10am-5pm. This is my first time as an exhibitor at this show but I have attended in the past and have always enjoyed myself taking in all the herbs, gardens, art and quality craft items.
For the next few days I'll be busy getting ready for "Antiques in the Alley", this Saturday, August 6th at the Antique Emporium in Millersburg. I'll be there from 9am til 5pm. I have decided to offer, for one day only, a $5 discount on all my signed and numbered limited edition prints, including the historical buildings and country scenes in graphite and "Fruit of the Vine", a print from an original colored pencil piece. Hope to see some of you there!
