I've finished another of my 19"x25" colored pencil drawings in this "Stronger Together" series! I have two more planned - Class and Ability. (If you're interested, you can check out the other three I've completed: Race - at this blog post, Gender - at this one, or Sexuality - at this post.)
This newly completed one is called "Religion Bouquet." The two-dozen flowers I chose for this bouquet are all symbolically used or associated with a modern or ancient religion (including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Wicca, various Native American religions, and/or Greek/Roman mythology), or else symbolize Atheism, Humanism, or Science, to be inclusive of non-religious people who are often left out of discussions on religious tolerance.
Here is the finished drawing, which uses a general yellow-purple-red-white color scheme, with hints of oranges and greens:
And here is the original plan, sketched out on newsprint, next to the final drawing on black paper:
I used 28 different colored pencils, ranging from warm reds, oranges, and browns, to cool purples, blues, and greens, as well as sunny yellows and high-contrast white and black.
This is not yet available for sale, but I will probably list it (and the others to-come in this series) in my Etsy shop at the end of the year.
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To read about religious discrimination, and why I think it persists in being a problem in the United States, I invite you to read this blog post. I've also recently written posts on the Separation of Church and State and a call for secularism, as well as a post in defense of Atheism, which you can read at the links above.
To read about the idea behind this colored pencil drawing and an explanation for the symbolism of the specific flowers used, check out this post.
To see "the making of" photos of this drawing, please visit these:
This newly completed one is called "Religion Bouquet." The two-dozen flowers I chose for this bouquet are all symbolically used or associated with a modern or ancient religion (including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Wicca, various Native American religions, and/or Greek/Roman mythology), or else symbolize Atheism, Humanism, or Science, to be inclusive of non-religious people who are often left out of discussions on religious tolerance.
Here is the finished drawing, which uses a general yellow-purple-red-white color scheme, with hints of oranges and greens:
And here is the original plan, sketched out on newsprint, next to the final drawing on black paper:
I used 28 different colored pencils, ranging from warm reds, oranges, and browns, to cool purples, blues, and greens, as well as sunny yellows and high-contrast white and black.
This is not yet available for sale, but I will probably list it (and the others to-come in this series) in my Etsy shop at the end of the year.
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To read about religious discrimination, and why I think it persists in being a problem in the United States, I invite you to read this blog post. I've also recently written posts on the Separation of Church and State and a call for secularism, as well as a post in defense of Atheism, which you can read at the links above.
To read about the idea behind this colored pencil drawing and an explanation for the symbolism of the specific flowers used, check out this post.
To see "the making of" photos of this drawing, please visit these:
- Preliminary sketches ("In Progress 1")
- Drawing and lightly coloring in the first 12 flowers ("In Progress 2")
- Drawing and lightly coloring in the last 12 flowers ("In Progress 3")
- Adding detail and dimension to the ti leaves, cattails, enchanter's nightshade, violets, plumeria, and black-eyed susans ("In Progress 4")
- Adding detail and dimension to the holly, tulips, lychnis, morning glories, pomegranate, and acanthus ("In Progress 5")
- Adding detail and dimension to the amaranthus, birds of paradise, orchids, irises, lilies, and zinnia ("In Progress 6")
- Adding detail and dimension to the lotus, daffodils, gladiolus, sage, jasmine, and roses ("In Progress 7")
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