Author name: dianej

2024, nature, plant

Rose d’Ispahan

Study of an Ispahan rose. These beautiful roses, also known as ‘Pompon des Princes’, are native to Iran and are used in perfume making.

2024, cats, drawing, pencil

Urchin portrait – in progress

Working on a new colored pencil drawing of Urchin. Thinking the background might be a school of colorful fish swimming by or instead maybe a bright, full moon with a dark, starry sky. There are many different hues in the fur, even some pinks and blues. Adding all the colors will make this piece more

2024

Polychromos

Faber-Castell Polychromos are by far the best colored pencils I have used. They are available in a set of 120 pencils which provides an amazing range of colors. They are wonderful for creating detailed, realistic drawings. With the right paper, you can add many layers of colors and build up depth in your drawing. They

Lascaux cave painting
2024

Lascaux cave art

The paintings in the caves at Lascaux, France, allow us a glimpse of the lives, daily activity, and ritual of our early ancestors. The collection of paintings seems to convey, through its dark story-telling passages, anectdotal information about how early humans perceived themselves both in nature and apart, physically and spiritually. The cave at Lascaux

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