Tea Time in Hanoi(2) - Work in Progress

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The sugar pot and the plate of biscotti are done.

I started to draw and paint this picture without knowing how time-consuming it would be.

Gray, gray, gray, brown and brown.

I'm missing bright colors.


Colored pencils used: SUPRACOLOR SOFT (CARAN d'ACHE), Albrecht Durer (FABER-CASTELL)

Tea Time in Hanoi(1) - Work in Progress

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When I lived in Vietnam, I used to walk to a nearby hotel to have some tea at the lounge. Tea came with a small sweet treat and I loved it.

Now I'm painting the tea set as I look at a photo I took eight years ago. And the teapot is done.

This is my first attempt at painting a metallic object. I've been having lots of first times lately.

Colored pencils used: SUPRACOLOR SOFT (CARAN d'ACHE), Albrecht Durer (FABER-CASTELL)

MARKS&WEB herbal oil

This is a bottle of jojoba oil from MARKS&WEB, a Japanese skin/hair-care products manufacturer. I've been a fan of their herbal oil for over 10 years.

This is the first glass bottle I've ever painted.

Colored pencils used: Albrecht Durer (FABER-CASTELL)