Artwork by Carey-Lynn Melnychuk

I had a great weekend attending an art workshop put on by Gail Adams (my mentor & founder of the art school that I now own). I have recently begun a pastel piece of an elephant, close-up on the face focusing on the eye. I chose it partially because of the beautiful colors in the reference photo that I am using but also because the wrinkles looked like they would be a challenge. I enjoy challenges in my artwork as I see them as a learning experience. Well, so far I have not been disappointed! I did not get as much work done as I would have liked, but am quite pleased with how it is turning out so far. I am planning on doing a blog article of the piece as a "work in progress" to see the progression of it from start to finish. I will post photos soon, I promise!