- Burrito Bouquet 4
At some point, I realized that what I'd put in as "table top" under her arm at the upper right didn't make sense and was actually the floor. It was the same color as the table in the photo. I covered that with black ink and worked the shirt a little to make it slightly lighter than black. - Burrito Bouquet 5
The initial linear scratches on the hands and plate to block in the values. - Burrito Bouquet 1
Transfer lines, some scratching and my experiment in the lower right corner to see if I could get the wood grain effect I wanted. To do that, I lightly scratched away the black with the flat edge of a #16 X-acto blade. It looked "scuffed" after that. Then I drew some lines at an angle, licked my finger and smeared the ink around. A highly technical process ????, but it worked! - Burrito Bouquet - 2014 ISSA Exhibition
On display at the 2014 ISSA Exhibition in Cary, NC. - Burrito Bouquet - CA State Fair Fine Art Exhibit
In the display case at the 2015 CA State Fair Fine Art Exhibit - Burrito Bouquet - State Fair Ribbon
The State Fair Award of Excellence ribbon for this drawing is HUGE! The one behind it is the previous year's Award of Merit for a different drawing. - Burrito Bouquet - Final
Stippling scratched to smooth out the texture on the hand. And this is the finished piece! "Cathy's Burrito Bouquet" Scratchboard, 5" x 7"