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AlainJ
11-28-2009, 06:06 AM
After 2 hours or so of messing with Conté crayons on Ingres paper

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2009/154785-julia.jpg
bchlvr
11-28-2009, 06:57 AM
Adorable drawing.
loobyteacher
11-28-2009, 07:03 AM
I really like the look of conte crayons, and the white highlights are very nice
mammevicki
11-28-2009, 07:55 AM
She's so pretty, and I love the little smile!!! ~MV~
crispur2005
11-28-2009, 07:57 AM
She is gorgeous
carol_lee
11-28-2009, 08:36 AM
She is gorgeous
I totally agree!!
Carol
skappy
11-28-2009, 10:09 AM
Nice portrait Alain [I use a those skins to dry cars it keeps you hands clean and dry]

Robert
Joan T
11-28-2009, 10:11 AM
I really like the soft look to this!!! Good job!
ArtsyMom
11-28-2009, 10:17 AM
Oh how cute, very nice drawing of that cute little girl. Lil
horsthh
11-28-2009, 10:36 AM
You caught the smile, very nice drawing
Horst
Paulafv
11-28-2009, 11:10 AM
Great vehicle for a child's portrait. Especially like your highlights. Soft and lovely drawing.
lady of colors
11-28-2009, 12:42 PM
Alain ... this is very beautiful ... I love the strokes and the girl ... you captured her character ... fewer colours , more expressive
eyepaint
11-28-2009, 01:14 PM
Striking!
Sharrm
11-28-2009, 02:03 PM
I like this Alain, you've caught that little smile she had and the look in her eyes, and there's this lovely softness to it. Thank you, Well done!!! :D
Scattykat
11-28-2009, 03:38 PM
sweet pic, love the choice of materials...
T.T(kei)
11-28-2009, 09:04 PM
Cute!!! The line of the crayon matches a picture very much!
bluefrog
11-29-2009, 12:14 AM
Great work on this!
missswiss
11-29-2009, 08:19 AM
Pretty picture of a pretty little girl.
upnorthtim
11-29-2009, 09:27 AM
I always love the look of conte's for figures and portraits...nice job.
Crowwoman
11-29-2009, 10:49 AM
Simple yet lovely. Beautiful likeness ~!~Crowie
dupliKate
11-29-2009, 10:50 AM
I love her little smile, Alain...you really captured it !

K :)
Signchick
11-29-2009, 04:00 PM
She's great, Alain! I love your portrait skills! :)
RubyRedDog2
11-29-2009, 08:18 PM
Sweet portrait Alain.

Gail
Kurlie
11-29-2009, 10:03 PM
This portrait is excellent! Makes me want to try Contes. It looks so soft.
Cindy234
11-29-2009, 10:08 PM
Nice work on form!
AlainJ
11-30-2009, 06:59 AM
Thanks for commenting. I could not free myself on Sunday to get started on a second piece. I will have to play the catch-up forum tune later.
Thanks Sharm for hosting, great selection of pictures and lots of inspiration.
artastic
11-30-2009, 08:15 AM
nice one Alain (and congrats on the win by the way - sob*)
AlainJ
11-30-2009, 08:51 AM
nice one Alain (and congrats on the win by the way - sob*)
I called this piece 29-11-09 (I would not dare call it 9-11-29)
And I kept on thinking of you while doing it.... Hoping you would not cry....


http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/30-Nov-2009/154785-Cramoisi_et_Ultramarine.jpg
Watercolour 9x12

With this little sonnet to warm your soul..

A postcard to Bonnie

For fifty-nine minutes
We stumbled and rolled
Through a tormenting
Sea of prairies green.

From the East we had risen;
At mid hour we had halted
Overwhelmed by the heat
Dusty and broken by the tide.

When the sun slipped behind the dark blue Rockies,
The November trees burned to crimson

In the last minute of the long march
Finally, the blue and red standard sang to glory.
Sharrm
11-30-2009, 09:16 AM
Alain ........Congrats from me too on the Montreal Win......I too watched it with baited breath. Till the "I don't believe that just happened" End!!! What a game that was. I scared my cat yelling many times :evil:
Montreal was the top team all year, and suffered from Grey cup last year so there you go!!! :clap:

Your painting of Mt Cheam is outstanding, lovely piece. :wave:
The title and the poem, very artistic too, very funny :eek: :lol: :evil: :D
horsthh
11-30-2009, 09:26 AM
Very expressive portrait,
Horst
orangepassion
11-30-2009, 10:36 AM
Beautiful colors . . . well done!
lady of colors
11-30-2009, 11:16 AM
Alain ... your landscape took my breath away , with its wonderful colours ... great job
oldrockchick
11-30-2009, 12:34 PM
this has an amazing antique appeal to it. very nice
Joan T
11-30-2009, 01:11 PM
Super landscape!!!!
Deano
11-30-2009, 01:28 PM
Both are well done. especially like the colors in your landscape!
AlainJ
12-01-2009, 10:15 PM
this has an amazing antique appeal to it. very nice
I was born in the previous century and brought up in the one before.... I am an antique.
justjean
12-01-2009, 10:50 PM
she is lovely :thumbsup:
Charlie's Mum
12-02-2009, 08:21 AM
Both pieces are really lovely Alain - nice use of the conte in the first and lovely, bold w/c of the mountain and cherry trees (think they're cherries anyway!:lol:)
connievanwinssen
12-02-2009, 03:57 PM
The landscape is my favourite!:)
bluelilac
12-02-2009, 04:43 PM
This portrait says to me that this is a determined child with a strong will.
Conte is such a pleasing medium for portraits.
tayjos
12-02-2009, 04:49 PM
Both really lovely!