January Flower: Carnation WIP

I worked at the gallery yesterday and was able to get quite a bit accomplished. I love to do flowers...but less petals! This is taking a lot of time and concentration.

Of, course, it's a WIP (Work in Progress). This is the January Flower, taken at the gallery with my phone. I tried to fix the brightness and contrast, but it just made it worse. Just imagine the paper is actually white. And yes, the flower is green for now. It will be red in the end...trust me. :)

For those that haven't figured out the flowers, I'm working on a series of Flowers of the Month. This is what I'm planning:
Jan: Carnation (WIP)
Feb: Violet (Not Started)
Mar: Daffodil (Not Started)
Apr: Daisy (Not Started)
May: Lily of the Valley (Not Started)
Jun: Rose (Not Started)
Jul: Water Lily (Not Started)
Aug: Gladioli (Not Started)...although the back up for this is the poppy...I might have to go with that.
Sep: Morning Glory (Not Started)
Oct: Cosmos (Not Started)
Nov: Chrysanthemum (completed)

Dec: Narcussis (completed)

Oy...there's a lot more to do that have been done!

December Flower: Narcissus Completed

First of all, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I'm stuffed from the turkey dinner we had and am now playing on my computer, trying to figure out which digital image is the most accurate from my recent colored pencil flower.

This is what I have on my desktop:

I feel like a bug with multiple lenses...and realize that I'm really going to have to wait until I get back home to compare the real one with the photograph.

Charcoal Drawing: Bovine Curiosity SOLD

I looked through my blog and noticed I need to start posting the finished product of these things!
So, this charcoal drawing (18"x24") was from a reference on wetcanvas and has drawn a few fans in the gallery. The opening on Friday brought two people in the gallery to buy it...so I think I might have to do a Bovine Curiosity II.