Little Inspirations

Here's my latest Colored Pencil of the Month Club piece. If you would like info about the Club you can check my website.

I wanted to do another glass piece after the success of Seashells (teaching this at HOOT this year) so went shopping for a glass container. I fell in love with the ruffled edge and knew it would be a challenge to pull off but I think it turned out pretty well! I added a nest, feathers and some eggs but it was missing something. I went to my junk drawer and low and behold, found just the object - a tag with "inspire" on it, perfect. Arranged the still life, took a lot of pictures with various lighting, angles and started drawing. The title reflects the tag and the nested eggs, who wouldn't love this combo?

Glorious Light

The blue skies have returned letting the sun shine here all day and after several months of dreariness it is very welcome. This photo represents light in all its glory creating interesting values throughout these little white blossoms. The transparency of the petals along with their incredible shape just comes shining though. I especially like the far left bloom whose center creates a five pointed star. Who knew that was how the center of the flower was? Again, another one of natures inspirational moments for us creatives to share - amazing! Add the delicate stamen, the puzzling shadows and the addition of the leafy greens, its definitely a photo worth sharing. Enjoy and let yourself feel the sunshine!

Expressing Yourself

When creating any piece of artwork, I think it should express a bit of yourself. What to include? Is there a special color, object or sentiment you would like to share? I have been adding decoupage articles to the last couple of painted pieces and have personalized them when teaching so each one is individualized. When you take the time to paint a piece, why not make it special by adding a personal touch. Here I've included a "garden walk article" that features my last and maiden name. The piece also features seed pods which I absolutely love. The color is nice and muted giving you a aged patina look that fits into my french country decor. There is also a paint chip swatch taped to the board in green, one of my favorite colors. Add the dimensional quality of the shadows and the trompe l'oeil effect and the piece is just perfect. So the next time you are designing, painting or decorating add a piece of yourself to your choices!

Glitter Bird

Here's a photo of the January Colored Pencil of the Month pattern - don't you wish you were a member now? I am exceptionally pleased with the textures on this piece and had a great time at Nell Hill in Kansas photographing all the great decorations. I wasn't sure I could make the ornament look like glitter but once I broke down the color variations, the rest came quite easily. If you are interested in becoming a Monthly Colored Pencil Club member please visit http://www.kellyhoernig.com/ for more information.

Website Excitement

I want to thank you all for visiting my website and leaving comments for me to view. I am just so excited to have an actual website that I keep pinching myself to make sure it's real. Although I have been working in the Creative Industry for the past 15 years, I finally feel like a legitimate business. The web offers a lot of limitless exposure and I can't wait to see what happens next in my business life!

My Website

It's finally up and running YEAH!

We have been working very hard and I'm pretty pleased with it. We used a template so importing was extremely easy to do. So, if you are looking for colored pencil or acrylic patterns to do or want to join my colored pencil of the month club just visit http://www.kellyhoernig.com/.

This colored pencil rendering is called Nuns Orchid just in case you would love to have it for your own!