Saturday 16 April 2011

Light as a Feather


Something light for Everyday matters.  I love drawing feathers and these are part of my little collection.
In the actual drawing the yellow and blue is hardly visable, the scanner picked up the colour off the white pencil.

23 comments:

Alex said...

Awesome! definitely says a lot about being light ^^ beautiful work Cathy!

bettyfromtexas said...

A beautifully rendered, gorgeous composition!! Light as can be!!

Laura said...

Just beautiful! is it colored pencil on black paper?
One of the favorite projects I give my art students is on black paper using white charcoal. Lovely!

Anonymous said...

Wow! This made me gasp aloud! What a beautiful drawing...

Sasa Saastamoinen said...

So beautiful! Works great on black.

Anonymous said...

Just fabulous - so nicely done Cathy.
Sue

Cathy Holtom said...

laruelapalooza - Yes it is coloured pencil on black paper, it's the only way I've found to draw white feathers.
Thanks for the comments!

debra morris said...

Beautiful Cathy, look as though they'll blow away in the wind

Mari Brown and Colourblob said...

Thats really lovely and so soft, love your style of drawing, you are very good with colour pencils and water colours.

Beautiful, very spring and Easter like.

Lucia B. said...

Lovely! You have portrayed so well the lightness of these feathers that they seem to fly trough the paper!

Anonymous said...

These are lovely - so delicate and detailed!!

Pat said...

Wow! I thought you had photographed feathers - but you've drawn them! Fabulous!

martinepittet said...

Wonderfully light in all its details !!! Congratulations !!

Anonymous said...

beautiful. I've never seen feathers were so much personality!

Barbara B said...

These are gorgeous. You've caught all the little highlights and glisteny bits.

Unknown said...

These are beautiful!

Gillian Mowbray said...

So very clever.

Scanners are cusses for removing colours and adding others, aren't they!

nanke's stuff said...

They look so real - I feel like I can touch them and feel their softness! nancy

Ann said...

Beautiful! So delicately rendered.

AtelierBrigitte said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Sara Light-Waller said...

Beautiful! Funny thing, I was just drawing feathers too!

Mary McAndrew said...

I love your feathers!! I keep saying i'm going to do more, yours look so soft! great.

Timaree said...

Wow! Wow! These are so terrific. What is your secret? Beyond talent which you can't share is there a book that you recommend for learning colored pencil like this?