The trouble with looking back at things that haven't been signed, you can see where you might have done more, and so . . . the pencils come out again! Cardinal on left was before, cardinal on right is now. Hmmmmm.. more contrast with background, but I think I've lost some of her personalityl Same thing with Meg and Rylie, I think I liked it better before playing with it today. Well, Karen gave me "Be brave" as my mantra for 2021. Not sure this qualifies, but it will have

I just love how the colorfix paper reacts to my colored pencils! The iris were blooming in Kansas City on a recent visit and I not only captured them on the paper, but won 2nd place in the TRAG artist of the month friendly competition! Inspired by that effort, I'm continuing on with flowers and colorfix paper... here's my journey to date. The dogwood and roses are still works in progress (approximately 7x7 square). Peonies are blooming here in Kansas City now, and I may t