Garden Gate by Amanda Bates

You have some glare on this one Amanda, but can still see enough to know that it is lovely, super work on the wooden gate

Thank you, Ros. I can't change the picture on here, but I have found a better photograph for the blog post ( http://amanda-bates-artist.blogspot.com/2013/08/garden-gate.html )

Ok will take a look at that one, cheers Amanda

Good pastel work Amanda.

Thank you, Carole... but it isn't pastel. I'm not sure what is in the very poorly named* Drawing pencils from Derwent, but they're not chalky or dusty enough for pastel. Not greasy enough for oil pastel, either. I think that they are somehow related to coloured pencils, but better. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Well, can you think of a pencil that you wouldn't draw with? That *nobody* would draw with? (I wouldn't draw with a 6H, say, if there was a softer alternative)

Sorry Amanda, typical me, not reading correctly! I know the pencils you mean, I bought a tin years ago, haven't used them much at all. They certainly show up well on black, I will have to a go with them again.