Saturday, March 27, 2010

Garden Faery

I have always imagined faeries must live in the garden. Though we live near the heart of our town, there is something whimsical and lovely about my garden, especially in Springtime, and early summer.
. In the morning when traffic is scarce, the sun slips through the sparkles hung in the trees, creating an illusive beauty which delights my heart.
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This lovely garden faery was one of the first I imagined stepping shyly through the flowers to say "hello."
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I used a mixed media of Prismacolor pencils and ink to create this drawing. The lineart takes three-four hours to complete. Adding color to the drawing takes an additional three to six hours.

8 comments:

Elisabeth said...

A lovely fairy indeed, Beth, and wearing my favorite color of blue.

Clytie said...

What a beautiful little fairy! I'm not surprises she graces your garden!

Anonymous said...

The color in this is beautiful. I like this drawing a lot. She's a lovely little fairy! I like the way you did the background flowers and shrubery.

Binoy Mathew said...

its so beautiful.. actually wot do u do with these artifacts? u keep them at home or sell it?

Lois said...

She's so lovely Beth! I love the blue dress and all of the other colors too.

Karen Xavier said...

She is a dream, lovely colours... the detailing, everything is so pretty.

Tom McQuiggan said...

Hi Beth, I'm loving this painting! As a bloke, I feel at odds admitting it, but I find Fairy pictures so very appealing! When I reach the age of not giving a damn what people think, I'm gonna have a go a drawing some myself, LOL.

Great blog! I like the way you "see".

Dollores said...

Good morning Beth,
I love your garden fairy shes is beautiful. I was concerned about you, I hadn't heard from you in some time. I hope all is well.
Have a wonderful day.