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Tuscany Review

Tuscany Review

It seems like a year ago when my mother and I posed for this picture at Pittsburgh International. We hoped the next four weeks would bring wonderful new people and places into our lives. And they did! Me and my mother, Saundra, ready for another travel adventure! We were keeping our fingers crossed that there […]

Catching Up Before I’m off Again

Catching Up Before I’m off Again

It’s been pretty quiet around the Everyday Artist blog lately, hasn’t it? With three trips to Europe in three months, I’ve been a tad busy. I’m leaving on trip #3 tomorrow (3 1/2 weeks of teaching in Florence, Tuscany, Athens and the Greek Isles), but I’ve missed talking with you all and thought it would […]

Family Fun in the Sun!

Family Fun in the Sun!

Ahhhh, the beach! It’s one place where I can truly veg out and relax. I park myself in the shade with a good book and the hours pass without even noticing. Granted, when you add four grandchildren to the mix, there’s less uninterrupted quiet time, but that’s okay, too. They love the beach as much […]

France Sketchbook – Day 3 – Versailles

France Sketchbook – Day 3 – Versailles

The palace of Versailles began in the early 17th century as a modest hunting camp for King Louis VIII, but around 1661 King Louis XIV decided it just wasn’t quite enough for him. He embarked upon a period of expansion that lasted 33 years, making Versailles the world’s largest royal domain. 6″ x 8″, ink […]

France Sketchbook – Paris Edibles

France Sketchbook – Paris Edibles

Summer does get busy, doesn’t it? We were away at the beach in Oak Island, NC, last week, and I barely had time to get the laundry done before I had to start getting ready for a two-day “Sketch It Now” workshop here at Summerhill this weekend. Then on Tuesday I’ll be flying off to […]

France Sketchbook – Eiffel Tower Step-by-Step Watercolor Tutorial

France Sketchbook – Eiffel Tower Step-by-Step Watercolor Tutorial

Here’s the tutorial I promised you about how I painted the sketch of the Eiffel Tower that I did on location in Paris… I had sketched the tower lightly with pencil first to give myself a guide to follow. I was careful to use a center line, which helped me to keep it straight and […]

France Sketchbook – Day 2 – Paris (continued)

France Sketchbook – Day 2 – Paris (continued)

(Read part I of  Day 2 here.) After we left the Tuileries, we hopped on the bus and began to make our way to the Eiffel Tower. I wanted to see it up close and maybe do a little sketching, but the traffic in Paris that day was even worse than usual. There were all […]

France Sketchbook – Day 2 – Paris

France Sketchbook – Day 2 – Paris

6″ x 8″, ink & watercolor on 140 lb. Kilimanjaro watercolor paper On Day 2 of our Paris visit, we were feeling pretty energetic, since we had gotten a good night’s sleep and were recovering from the time change. My friend, Karen, who was coming to the workshop in Provence, was in Paris, so she […]

France Sketchbook – Day 1

France Sketchbook – Day 1

Hello out there! It’s been so long since I’ve checked in here that you might have been wondering if I got lost in Paris and never made it home. 🙂 No such luck. (Just kidding, Fred!) I’m back home safe and sound, just catching up on things and taking some time to relax with the […]

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