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Make Your Mark by Lee Pierce

Reader Submissions: September 2010 Painting Project: Miniature Still Life

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 Make Your Mark by Lee Pierce

Make Your Mark

Title and Medium

"Make Your Mark" an ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inches done with watercolor on CP paper and shown with a US Lincoln Penny.

Artist's Statement

Looking around for give things to put in a mini still life, I got no further than my art table. After drawing in the silhouettes I decided I needed smaller brushes, magnifying glasses and maybe a different idea. Then it became a challenge and I had to finish.

The Rotring art pen is the only item I'm not happy about. It's too wide. Not because of the drawing but the size 6 brush.

This was a fun learning experience.

What I'd Do Differently

  • I'd probably pick organic items instead (without labels and fine print) but if I were to do this one again, I'd overlap a few tools... like they were dropped or pushed aside.

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