Cards 376 & 377 for the Safehouse Project!
Both were created with pastel pencils in about 1.5 hours.

A Quiet Moment created with chalk and charcoal. :)

Card 374 for the Safehouse project. Created with pastels and charcoal.

I’ve always loved working with pops of color! I just started another HUGE portrait with some color isolation and I can’t wait to share some sneak peeks with you all.

This is what my sister and I do on nice spring days - sidewalk art with soft pastels - It’s messy and beautiful and way too much fun!

Day 366 - The last card of my 366 Project! I can’t believe it. Thank you ALL so much for sticking with me, encouraging me, and helping me raise money for a very much needed Safehouse. The project goes on in 2013 with more cards, so stay tuned!

Day 289 of my 366 Drawing Project by *secrets-of-the-pen

Created with pastels and charcoal in about 2 hours.

Day 251 - ACEO Drawing for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

Love these colors!

Created with soft pastels and chalk pastel pencils in about 2 hours.

Day 234 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

One of my favorite colors!

Created with pastels on blue paper in about 2 hours.

Day 229 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

We used to have these in my old yard.

Created with colored pencils in about 3 hours.

Day 174 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

I needed a happy mountain landscape today. The wildfire close to my hometown really took off in the heat today. 102 degrees, high wind and severe drought in my area. It’s burned over 75,537 acres. And just under 200 families have lost their homes. We’re all praying for rain here!

Created with pastels on blue paper in about 2.5 hours.

Day 172 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen


Created with Colored Pencils in about 4.5 hours.

Day 162 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

Needed some springy colors today!

Created with pastels and detailed with colored pencils in about 2.5 hours.

Day 139 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

I was talking about planting flowers this morning and remembered these cute little yellow daisy bushes we used to have in our front yard a few years back. They didn’t quite make it. So I drew them instead. :P

Created with pastels and detailed with Prismacolor colored pencils in about 1.5 hours.