A Big Thank You!

I would like to thank Artizanns and The Cheshire Union for letting me have my artwork for sale in their lovely stores. I would also like to thank Honeoye Falls Vet for letting me decorate their corridor with some of my prints :) 


I have listed their websites below......


http://www.cugifts.com/
http://www.artizanns.com/
http://www.honeoyefallsvet.com/

Corn Hill Festival Photos

I had a great time at the Corn Hill Festival. Lots of people and lots of fun! Here are a few photos of my booth......

Booth at Corn Hill Festival

Table display 

Panel display

I would like to thank everyone that stopped by at my booth ~ you made it an awesome weekend :)

Cute Note Cards

My note cards came out better from the printers than I expected and people went crazy for them at the Corn Hill Festival. The best seller to my surprise was the Chipmunk & Apple Blossom! The cards are sold in packs of six (one design), come with white envelopes and packaged in a clear plastic box ~ making them a perfect gift for family and friends.

Butterfly, Finch & Chipmunk Pencil Paintings

I thought it was about time I posted my most recent artwork up on here. I have been tied up getting things ready for fairs and festivals but have finally found time for a bit of blogging. I will really try and make time from now on. So here are my 3 most recent pieces of color pencil artwork ~ Monarch Butterfly & Echinacea, Goldfinch & Thistle and Chipmunk & Apple Blossom.....

Monarch Butterfly & Echinacea

Goldfinch & Thistle

Chipmunk & Apple Blossom

........ All 3 pieces are available as archival prints (matted and non-matted) and note cards from my website www.taratiberiofineart.com :)

Naples Festival and a few portraits in progress...

Booth at Naples Festival

I had a blast at the Naples Festival. The weather was perfect, not too hot and not too cold. However it was the first nice day we had had for a long time so perhaps everyone was out doing their gardening because it was very very quiet at the festival. Saying that, I did make a few sales and a few new friends. I am also going to have some of my work for sale in a couple of stores in the area. Right now I am focussing on completing a few more color portraits in time for the Corn Hill Festival which is happening on July 9th and 10th. I am going to be patient and wait for the final scans of the originals before I post the completed portraits :)

Butterfly Pencil Portrait

Goldfinch Pencil Portrait

Golden Retriever Color Pencil Drawing ~ Finished

Golden Retriever Color Portrait

I have finally got a round to completing the golden retriever color pencil drawing that I started quite some time ago. I put the drawing away for a while as I was in the process of moving house and tied up with other commitments. I spent roughly 25 hours on this portrait. I could have spent many more hours on it but luckily I have a husband who helps me decide when enough is enough :)

I will be showing some of my original artwork and prints at the Naples Spring Artisan Showcase next weekend May 21st & May 22nd.

Golden Retriever Color Pencil Portrait in Progress

Golden Retriever Portrait with 2-3 layers of color pencil

It has taken roughly 12 hours to get to the stage where most of the portrait has at least 2-3 layers of color pencils applied over it. I have given the eyes and nose more attention because once I have these areas correctly proportioned and shaded (on any portrait) I find myself eager to carry on drawing. From here I expect to spend at least another 10 hours working on defining the hair before I add even more detail to the eyes and nose. 

Golden Retriever Pencil Portrait with one blended layer of color pencils

I found a beautiful photograph of a dopey looking golden retriever in the reference image library on the Wet Canvas website (I believe the photograph was taken by the User called Sheevuh), and I thought it would be perfect for my next color pencil portrait. Six hours after starting and this is how my Golden Retriever pencil painting looked with just one layer of color pencil. Once the entire portrait area (9.5 x 7.5 inches) had a layer of color pencil I then blended the colors using a Prismacolor white pencil. Using a white pencil to blend washes out nearly all the color and seems like a waste of time, but actually this process makes layering pencils easier from this point on due to an even layer of wax over the paper.