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Marguerite replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Ah-h-h, Pat, that is so sweet! They look like they're smiling at each other -- ducks in love! It's great and very clever! xxoo Marguerite

on Monday

Marguerite replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Lulu, Your ducks are great. The colors and markings are very well done. I'm very impressed with the wood and the gravel. And the water looks like real water! (as opposed to what mine usually looks like :-) ) Very nice job!

on Monday

Joanne Setchel replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

I love the sweethearts--great idea for this time of month The coloring on both heads is so natural. Well done, Pat, and you made it your own!!!

on Monday

newby replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Hi All here is mine, I have done this when I have found the time so it is not great, but I thought the painting/drawing was appropriate for Valentines day coming up shortly hope you like it all the best Pat thank you for looking Pat

on Sunday

newby replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Hi Lulu, your very welcome as your painting is excellently done, no I have not been around lately believe it or not I have another pet that is ill and which I nearly lost and added to that I have been having a few problems with the site could leave…

on Sunday

Joanne Setchel replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Thank you, Pat, for the encouraging words. I do feel better about this one. Glad to see you back. Joanne Lulu, your painting is a stunner! The water looks sunlit with lots of movement--that drake is awesome from his sunlit head to his back and thos…

February 4

newby replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Hi Lulu, I love your birds the planking is bright with the sunshine slanting across it and the shadows of the birds are very good, love the hen bird with realistic coloured feathers, and the drake is so striking with his colours shining in the sun y…

February 3

newby replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Hi Joanne, what a handsome bird, your water is very believable, and your drake is just the business, I love the way you have done the ruff of feathers on the neck and the head is just lovely with those colours in, I think you have the body just righ…

February 3

Joanne Setchel replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Thanks for the kind words, Marguerite. I got a real belly laugh with the idea of the cows....yeah, I do need some inspiration. Joanne

February 3

Tom Perry replied to Eddy's discussion 'Its such a shame!'

Here's a chance to expand your horizons Eddy. I've been experiencing and piddling in digital art since the very early 60's and was fascinated by a lot of what I saw. I retired from the computer field in 2006 due to illness and picked up some art su…

February 3

Marguerite replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Indeed this challenge is just ducky! Great photos Tom. I hope to be able to participate this month. Thanks, Marguerite

February 3

Marguerite replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Well, I like it Joanne. Looks like he's pretty full of himself -- a handsome speciman indeed. I'll have to try and give this one a go (too bad this month's challenge wasn't cows, huh?)

February 3

Joanne Setchel replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Here's my Mallard Drake. I like this better than past attempts--or at least the head---the body is not so good. Oh well, at least there's a portion that's reasonable. I'm learning. Joanne

February 3

Joanne Setchel replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Wow, these are gorgeous pictures Tom. Thank you. Joanne

February 2

Lina Jones replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE' in the group The Pastels Challenge

Lovely photos Tom, very tempting. I might just have to have a go at one of them in pastels. Many thanks for sharing. Lina.

February 1

Tom Perry added a discussion to the group The Pastels Challenge

February Challenge - Just Ducky - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE

*** THE CHALLENGE FOR FEBRUARY *** Re-create any of the photos below in pastels. You can interpret the original photos quite closely if you wish or you could use them for inspiration and maybe adapt it by changing various elements (remember artistic…

February 1

Tom Perry and Margaret Gilmartin are now friends

January 29

Melissa Malcomb commented on Tom Perry's blog post 'Pastel Mania'

beautiful....im jealous. lol

January 29

Elizabeth replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'Bluenz' in the group Colored Pencils (aka The Pencileers)

I absolutely love this painting. Fantastic use of colour, shape, composition is brilliant. Well done

January 27

adam replied to Tom Perry's discussion 'Is it just me?' in the group Colored Pencils (aka The Pencileers)

Tom I think Fran had the same problem, then it straightened itself out shortly. I know it takes awhile sometimes when they place something new in. Hopefully it will all adjust itself soon.

January 27

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Norfolk, VA

What's your favorite media?

Pastels

How long have you been drawing or painting?

Few months now

Tell us a bit about yourself:

I'm recovering from a very serious cancer operation. I can't get out and about anymore so I retrieved my art materials from storage and started in again.

I retired from the U.S. Navy in 1981 then worked in the computer field until forced to retire due to illness in late 2006.

I was amazed at the cost of art supplies present day so it's a good thing I kept my older supplies.

Update October 2008. Went to see the oncologist for checkup and get the results of my last CT scan and other tests. There is no sign of of cancer and I am getting around a little better now. It look like I can continue to torture you with my art for a while longer.

My dog Herbie AKA Dirty Herbie, don't ask. Pekingese are not known for train ability and Dirty Herbie is not an exception to the rule. lol

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More Pics From An Art Supply Junkie - Oil Pastels

My OPs in two pictures.

From left to right top row: Wood box set of Mungyo Gallery with the Neons and Metallics in the small boxes, tin of 80 Cretacolor Aqua Sticks, wood box set of 92 Erengi.

Middle row: 36 set of vintage Niji, Set of 50 CRAY-PAS Specialist, set of 48 vintage Grumbacher, set of 48 Loew-Cornell.

Bottom Left: Misc. colors and extenders, set of vintage Niji, set of 12 Sanford, set of 24 vintage Joto.

Top in middle under lamp: Two plastic containers of nubs mostly student grade… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2009 at 4:48am — 1 Comment

My work space (A semi virtual tour)

Here's some shots for some of you that thought it was neat and orderly. lol

The room is approx 18' x 14' and was laid out as a den. In some houses in my neighborhood it is a garage and has the door where you see the window in my space.

Looking south (pic 1) you see my art table to the left and my computer table to the right. You will notice model airplanes, half built model air planes, balsa and tools all over the place. Oh, don't forget the art supplies lol

… Continue

Posted on February 13, 2009 at 3:48am — 8 Comments

Ode to "My Stuff" Inspired by my friend Kathryn J Krouse

Perry, Perry quite contrary,
How does your art page grow?

Lots of Abstract,
and that's a fact,

and one little freaking Pansies.

Posted on February 13, 2009 at 2:03am — 1 Comment

Pastel Mania

Here's what I use to paint with "dirt" lol Three pics from left to right in order.

… Continue

Posted on February 7, 2009 at 12:59am — 5 Comments

Waxing Poetic in the Morn'

Couldn't think of a rhyme,

for coffee time.

So I had some tea instead.

Ugh.

I should have stayed to bed.

Posted on February 5, 2009 at 4:35pm — 2 Comments

Ode to the grain and the grape

When I partake of wine

I traipse from cloud to cloud

As if on wing of gossamer silk

When I drink beer
I phart

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 10:48pm — 4 Comments

Ready to do some serious colored pencil stuff or God what a mess

Here's three shots of a pencil freaks desk from left to right.

… Continue

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 5:18pm — 10 Comments

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At 4:36am on January 26, 2010, David Deskalo said…: Hi;

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At 3:18am on January 4, 2010, lamelucy said…: Hello Tom and thank you for your prompt answer. I have vellum, i wonder if it will do. It is not too heavy, but has a smooth finish. I know Dick Blick, offer's a good option. have a good night. Lamoine

At 11:52pm on January 3, 2010, lamelucy said…: Your triptych is poetry in motion. So beautiful, i lack the words to say more. Lamoine

At 9:28pm on January 3, 2010, lamelucy said…: Hi Tom, and many, many thanks. I so value your opinion, i shall ask you this again, in the hope you might answer me. In your opinion, what is the best surface for Oil Pastels? Many, many thanks, and, may 2010 be kind to you, such a lovely, caring man. Lamoine

At 12:07pm on January 3, 2010, Jaunita DuVall said…: Funky, imaginative, creative, great movement, variety........well what can I say I am very impressed.

At 8:04am on January 3, 2010, Bix said…: Hi Tom, love your new work....just saw your CP kit.....blimey.....just posted my first CP drawing (portrait) and have discovered that I really like using them...Going to UK next week and have some vouchers from an Art shop and want to bum some proper ones. Have watersoluable, just want some normal ones. Which would you recommend? Will be interesting to see the difference between cheap childrens ones and "grown up" ones.....check out my drawing and any advice on use, technique etc is more than welcome.....

At 11:25pm on December 28, 2009, lamelucy said…: Hi Tom. I do not know what happened, but you are not in my friend's box, and i do not know what happened. Could you send me the reqyest again? Please. I so love all your art esp the Oil Pastels. Someone else got missing too. This site, i tell you. I would be so grateful Tom to have it arrive. Lamoine

At 8:29pm on December 15, 2009, Margarita said…: Comments and Graphics - Happy Holidays Layouts - Photobucket
Enjoy them my dear friend.

At 4:37pm on October 31, 2009, Andy said…: Hi Tom. Just wondering how life is treating you my friend. Take care and have a great weekend. Andy

At 7:46pm on October 29, 2009, newby said…: HI Tom well we tried I guess, I have written to Mod1 and I said how disappointed I am at the decision of the site,I have also said that the forums do not give the same support that a group will do, I must admit that I feel sad that there are a lot of groups that have been allowed to start up (and we now have more than before the changes 39 at the last count) and just end up being there there is no input from the admins of them and nothing is done with the groups at all, I need now to find a site that teaches you the pastels I will of course remain on this site as my first loyalty is to it, but I will not struggle the same way I did with the coloured pencil before I reach an attainable standard, I have just been on to the pastel critiques, and it seems that although there is an answer it does not address the problem as a group would do
sorry for ranting on but I do feel sad about it I have said that I will delete the pastel discussion but I may just leave it for a day or two I know of several people who came on this site and left as soon as they learnt there was no pastel group but all the other mediums was represented Oh well all the best Tom see you on the challenge Pat

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