February Monthly Challenge Southwest and Western Art

[KreativeK Moderator]

That’s a very good sketch Jo, and it would be nice to see in pastel.

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[jennaboo88 Moderator]

Jo, I just love your rendition of the old truck.  Great line use and sense of age.  I hope you get a chance to do this in pastels – you’ll do a marvelous job with it if you do!

Jenna

My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

[tuscanny Moderator oil pastels]

Love your sketch, Jo! I’m looking forward to seeing a pastel version of it.

Christel

[Jo Castillo, Bastrop, Texas, USA]

I sketched in the big coffee table book. I started with just ink and then added colored pencil so…. It is about 9 x 12 inches.  A variety of pens with colored ink and then colored pencils.

My blog https://jocastilloartblog.blogspot.com/
My website https://jocastilloart.com

[tuscanny Moderator oil pastels]

Lovely work, Jo! I guess I need to practice more on some sheep woolly textures

Christel

[KreativeK Moderator]

Fantastic Jo! Such a sweet face.

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[Jo Castillo, Bastrop, Texas, USA]

Christel, thank you.  My daughter asked it if was the lost sheep in Australia or something.  She said they found a sheep that hadn’t been sheered for many years and was so woolly, so I showed her the photo.

Kay, I had trouble with the sheep.  they don’t seem to have an identifiable face to me, so thanks for your comment.  I’ve tried painting sheep before as well and never finished a painting to my liking.  Maybe I should start with lambs as they seem so cute.  Ha.

 

My blog https://jocastilloartblog.blogspot.com/
My website https://jocastilloart.com

[slyfox75]

I really wanted to have this done by now but I’m not a portrait artist and I just cannot seem to figure out how to draw all that crazy hair! LOL  Oh well, I tried.

Maybe next time I’ll stick to drawing animals or people without hair!

I hope you all are doing ok out there.

[slyfox75]

My first attempt at uploading did not work…..let’s see if I can figure this out.

[slyfox75]

[tuscanny Moderator oil pastels]

Wow! Great start!

Christel

[jennaboo88 Moderator]

Jo, your sheep is absolutely adorable!  I love all that thick, fuzzy wool, and especially the buttery, creamy colors you’ve used.  Beautiful work!

Slyfox, what an amazing start on this portrait!  Not only is the hair and skin texture so remarkable, but you’ve got a fantastic likeness!  Please, please keep going and be sure to share the finish.  This is going to be amazing!

Well, with all the beautiful and inspiring artwork here in this thread, I almost don’t want to say the new March Monthly Challenge is up and going.  A huge thank you to Slyfox for hosting for us!  See you all in the March thread.

Jenna

My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

[KreativeK Moderator]

Yes, wow on this likeness!

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[Jo Castillo, Bastrop, Texas, USA]

Slyfox, another wow! from here.  The likeness and lines are gorgeous.

My blog https://jocastilloartblog.blogspot.com/
My website https://jocastilloart.com

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