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Hi folks, I haven’t posted in quite a while due to a hectic summer with the day job (landscaping). I have finally managed to finish this piece in a combination of soft pastels and pastel pencils. The wings were extremely complex to do. It is drawn on sennelier la carte paper and measures 12″ x 16″. Ironically whilst working in a customer’s garden a real life chaser landed and rested for quite a while on one of our spades, so I was able to observe and study him. The reference photo for the piece was taken from Jason Morgan’s british wildlife CD. 
You tackled an extremely complicated subject and succeeded! Your composition works as well. Personally, I love La Carte for detailed work. Great choice.
[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Karen, IAPS/MC, PSA WC Moderator-Pastels
web site , Getting started in soft pastels., What you need to know, Critique Guide LinesVery good. I love how you’ve done the wings – you’re right, they are complicated! Love those blues and greens in the background too.
Kay D - Edinburgh, Scotland
So long, and thanks ...
wonderful… love dragonflies… excellent rendering Lisa
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Wow, what a lot of work you have done Lisa. Fantastic detail. Hats off to you.:clap:
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