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December 26, 2012
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Day 359 of my 366 daily art project! A lot more are on the way! Please read all about my project and charity below and in my journal.

Testing out a new set of pastels, recommended by :iconvolker03: - I love them so far!

>>Created with Derwent tinted charcoals and chalk on 2.5x3.5 ACEO tan 500 series Strathmore charcoal paper. About 2 hours.


:bulletred: See all my ACEO's in my gallery here: [link]





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♥ For every day of 2012, I will be drawing one ACEO sketch card. Every single one will be for sale - ALL proceeds to be donated to charity at the end of 2012.

My charity of choice is a local foundation called Alternatives to Violence, who is currently raising money to build a safehouse. This safehouse will provide a secure shelter to men, women and children who have recently escaped physical and sexual abuse.

With the safehouse, 312 individuals every year will receive crisis intervention, counseling, safety planning, advocacy and shelter.

Together, through art, we can help make a difference.

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If you love this piece and the safehouse project, you can see the card to purchase at Etsy for $8+ shipping: [link]
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~MissTessaHolmes Dec 28, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
It's beautiful, it's completely amazing
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*secrets-of-the-pen Dec 28, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Aww thank you!
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~mindsetteler Dec 28, 2012
butterfly with two different wing designs n colors :p
Must hv been a mutant :D

nice design on antenna is cool, gives it a roundish solid shape!
Hidden heart is cool, well its not hidden at all :D

i think the orange on lower half of the wing is nicely blended,
upper half is a bit sketchy!!!

This is very appealing :) and happy card :D

cheerz!!!!
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*secrets-of-the-pen Dec 29, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Ooo mutant butterflies? Imagine all the possibilities! haha
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*soarts Dec 27, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Gorgeous colors!
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Mood: Love *FlowerFreak Dec 27, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
LOVE the color scheme. I use Cretacolor pastel pencils but they don't look as deep in color as yours. (honestly I'd love to dive into regular pastels but boy they're expensive!)
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*secrets-of-the-pen Dec 27, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Haha I love the pencils because I love working with details and really sharp points help a ton with that. And so far the Derwents are lovely! I'm working on another piece with them as we speak and I'm tempted to invest in a bigger set!
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~BluLeone Dec 27, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Nice butterfly :)
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*secrets-of-the-pen Dec 27, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you!
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~Mayeaux Dec 27, 2012
Beautiful colors! Seems the pastels worked out very well!
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