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7-1/2" x 11"
140# Arches hot press cotton paper
10% watercolor for the foundation
90% Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencils for the magic
Reference: Union Station in Portland, Oregon
Background on this piece:
Many years ago when I first began using colored pencils I drew the train station in preparation for a painting. Because of all of the detail in this particular location it was a bugger to draw but that was when I was growing an appreciation for what colored pencil could do. When I was done with the initial drawing (below) I never did go back and paint the train station. I was that pleased with the drawing. This is not a very good picture of the original drawing from about two decades ago but it gives you the idea of what it was:
