Chocolate Chocolate Chip (Carbon Footprint #38) charcoal and pastel drawing

YUM - Chocolate Chocolate Chip - charcoal and pastel drawing

these were so yummy - especially for no sugar added. Just as well I bought two boxes. It's like finishing the first layer of chocolates, only to discover a second layer hidden underneath. What a delight! (Not sure two boxes counts as "low carb" though.)

And such beautiful sage green boxes with irresistible blue stripey bakers string deserved a HUGE piece of paper - 30" x 22", my largest Carbon Footprint yet.

The original drawing will be included in the exhibition "The Cube and I" starting March 14th (Lordy! I'd better get my skates on and frame it!)

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Description : charcoal and pastel still life drawing of empty chocolate muffin wrappers and cake boxes

This charcoal and pastel still life drawing is part of the “Carbon Footprints” series.

Who Ate All the Pie? charcoal, red chalk and pastel drawing (Carbon Footprint #25)

Charcoal drawing - empty pie box

Red and white stripey string cascades over an empty cake box and discarded silver pie dish Who ate all the pie?

 Left over from celebrating last week's art sale this was a delicious egg custard. And how could I resist that string!

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This charcoal still life drawing is part of the “Carbon Footprints” series.

At the Scrumptious Purple Pastel Tree

magical realism purple woodland trees

Something new and fun this weekend. Scrumptious Purple Pastel. I combined the purple with powdered sanguine red chalk and charcoal to create this woodland landscape.

I have always been a bit wary of using pastel chalks because of the dust  involved, but I found something new at the art store this week - Pan Pastels. I initially went looking for them because the applicator was recommended for using with charcoal, but I was seduced by their delicious array of colors. There is something very satisfying (and irresistible) about seeing a rainbow of colors arranged in order.

pan pastels

If oil pastels are like drawing with lipstick, then Pan Pastels are like using eye shadow. The palette knife shaped tool has a little sponge hat (hand washable) that you can swirl around in the the solid color and then smear on the paper.

Just too much fun to be considered "work"