January 30 x 30 Challenge # 17 Relaxing

January 30 x 30 Challenge  # 17 Relaxing

Besides the sulfa pools there are two Jacuzzi pools and three saunas. One a steam sauna and two dry saunas.... so this series wouldn't be complete without a sauna image ... wow did this photo come out all blurred.Learning to deal with them
Sending you all some delicious warmth..Come and join us!!!!

20 x 20 Heavy brown paper. Neocolor I wax pastels and wax pencils

January 30 x 30 Challenge # 16 A Snooze

January 30 x 30 Challenge  # 16 A Snooze

Here we are in the second half of the Leslie's 30 in 30 challenge. Some of Leslie's quotes in her post really hit home. So I have posted them here.

 Painting daily is becoming more of a habit than a task. More fun than stressful. 

I don't care if every painting isn't perfect. This month is all about the journey. The destination will come. But I never guessed the journey would be so much fun! 

Yes I am having fun even though I know that the paintings/sketches are NOT perfect... I have learned so much about these wax pastels in these 2 weeks than the years that I have been using them for sketches.... I am becoming more organized so that I have less stress and more fun!!! Yes painting/sketching is My Journey!!!

Well here is one of those NOT so perfect ones.   I am still having trouble photographing in public especially strangers... this was shot from afar, smartphone capture, that I cropped.  She/he looks awkward and in the photo as well.... have to do some practice in figures foreshortened.....so in the spirit of!!!!!

20 x 20 Heavy brown paper....Neocolor I wax pastels plus pencils.  I have started to sketch with some Rembrandt polycolor pencils that are oiled based and work well with the wax crayons.

January 30 x 30 Challenge # 15 Lonely Sparrow

January 30 x 30 Challenge  # 15  Lonely Sparrow

Found this little fellow on the rafter in the large eating area, all his friends probably found some leftovers....sort of liked the composition of the no smoking sign and the rafter.

20 x 20 cm heavy brown paper Neocolor I wax pastels..