Charcoal...

Okay..until last week I had never used charcoals before in my life so its all very new but I think I'm doing quite alright with them considering.
I started an art class 2 weeks ago and am thoroughly enjoying myself so far.
Our assignment last week was to colour a massive sheet of paper completely in charcoal and then use paper and paper sticks to take the charcoal off and 'hopefully' create a picture. I highly doubted I was going to be able to achieve this!! lol But in the end I'm really quite happy with how it turned out. The photo I had to copy was of an old statue of Jesus.
What do you think? I like it! :o)

Jesus - Charcoal 60cm x 81cm

Cordyline Fruticosa

This is a painting I started quite a while back but got distracted with lots of other things along the way so I never got around to finishing it...until now that is! :oD
Yayyyyy!!!! Finally!!!
Its going to sit on an easel in my family room. I love the colours...they're so bright and vivid.
I got the idea for this painting from a photo that was in a garden magazine years ago. The photo was so eye catching I knew I had to paint it. Anyway, here it is...hope you like it.
Shirley   :o)

Cordyline Fruticosa - Acrylics - 90 x 74

Closer view