Creativity Boot Camp Day 10

"Full Bodied" 5 by 7, Pastel Painting

Here is the my next painting for Creativity Boot Camp. Of course, the word prompt was "full bodied." Wine was the first thing that came to my mind, so I had to paint it! I'm really enjoying painting still lives. I never painted them before this challenge, and now I've painted quite a few. I wasn't sure that was something I would enjoy, but I really love it! Maybe next I'll work on setting up my own still life!

"Full Bodied" is 5 by 7, on pastelbord, done with pastel pencils and soft pastels. I'm really growing attached to that pastelbord! It's wonderful to work with, and not too terribly expensive.

Well I'm off to begin my painting for day 11!

Creativity Boot Camp Day 2 - Complete

"Fruit Picnic" 5 by 7, Pastel Painting

Fruit Picnic is complete! This is from Day 2 of Creativity Boot Camp. The word prompt was "picnic." I've never painted fruit before (I usually choose flowers) and I'm very happy with the way it turned out. So far I have painted 2 paintings that are very different for me - that is why I am loving Creativity Boot Camp! It's pushing me to try new things and I plan to continue challenging myself. If you are also participating in Boot Camp I would love to hear how it's going for you! And if you haven't heard of it, here is the link so you can get involved too - http://creativebootcamp.blogspot.com/

I really wish that I could "keep up" with the daily assignments, but because I'm a painter I just can't. This painting took me about 3 -3 1/2 hours to complete. That really isn't too bad, but sometimes they take longer (depending on the size). I'm just going to go at a comfortable pace for me because if I feel rushed to get something done, it won't turn out the way I want it to. So, if you're following my paintings for this camp, please have some patience :).