Botanical study – twig with lichen and moss

cynthia maniglia – botanical drawing

 

Graphite and colored pencil.

Ballerina in Black

 

Pencil and watercolor ~ practicing figure drawing. While I was working on this, George Michael’s song with the lyrics “I’m never going to dance again, guilty feet I’ve got no rhythm” (Careless Whispers) was playing.

Under drawing – Cynthia Maniglia

Broken Florida Fighting Conch Shell

CYNTHIA MANIGLIA

Drawing in my art journal

Shells from yesterday

Watercolor pencils

Little Sketchbook Pages

My little sketchbook is filling up with designs in Micron black pen, colored pencil, and marker. I brought it with me yesterday when I had to go to the local courthouse for jury selection (I wasn’t picked).

Cameos

Cameos have been on my mind. Here is my made up cluster of cameo pins. This was fun to work on in my sketchbook tonight. I want to go back in tomorrow and add some shadows and finish up a couple of the faces. Cameos carved from shell are my favorite. Typically oval in shape, a cameo consists of a portrait in profile carved in relief on a background of a different color.

Mixed media in my sketchbook ~ Cameos ~ watercolor, pencil, pastels, marker, and gesso.

Cameos ~ Cynthia Maniglia

Walking Around The Yard

Walking around the Florida yard with my mini Moleskin, I quickly sketched a few of the plants I saw, enjoying the fine weather and sun. I came inside and added some color to my sketches, then photographed them outside, and here are my quick studies for your viewing pleasure.

Cactus flower – Moleskin sketch – pencil and marker

Oleander pod and cactus – pencil and marker

Aloe Vera – pencil, marker and pastels

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After Lunch

After lunch, sketching and painting with a cup of Oolong tea. I always liked this bush with it’s red stem and plum-green leaves. Pencil and watercolor on newsprint.

Pink Etched Floral

PINK ETCHED FLORAL | CYNTHIA MANIGLIA

This started with a little pencil sketch in my Moleskin. My goal was to try to create floral shapes using etched-like marks since I wasn’t using paint to represent shadows and mid-tones. I imported the pencil sketch into Affinity Designer and added color digitally. The result is what I call “Pink Etched Floral.”

pencil sketch for pink etched floral } CYNTHIA MANIGLIA

One of my Facebook friends said, “This would make a nice wallpaper.” That was nice to hear! I defnitely want to do more of this. It’s a great technique to create a loose line drawing and then add color in the computer for surface design work.

Thank you for taking a look here, your “Likes” and comments. Enjoy the weekend!