Ever since I left home to go away to college, I’ve relied on my grandmother’s gingerbread recipe when I had a hankering for something spicy, warm, comforting, and yummy. Imagine my surprise when I gave a new ginger cake recipe a try and found I liked it even better than our old family favorite! 5-1/2″ […]
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“The Best Years” – A Timeline Painting
In a town north of Chicago lives a young woman who knows just how much her husband loves her. Mike spent months secretly planning a surprise tenth anniversary celebration for his wife, Peggy. He contacted me last winter about doing a special commissioned watercolor timeline painting that would illustrate the highlights of their ten years […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 71-72
The last two sketches from our August beach vacation … Several times a day, I took the meandering path from our house, through the dunes, to the beach, and each time I admired the colorful red and yellow blooms of the sturdy gaillardia growing in the hot, dry sand. Finally, with our vacation drawing to […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 69-70
A few more sketches from Oak Island, NC… From my bedroom on the second floor of our rental house, I had a great view of the beach on the northern side of the island. Families and fishermen seemed to love the calmer waters of the river there, and provided me with endless drawing possibilities as […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 67-68
Our Oak Island, NC, vacation, continued… I woke up really early one morning, in time to see the dark sky slowly brighten in the east as the sun peeped over the horizon and began its slow climb. The house was quiet as I slipped out onto the deck, down the steps, and through the dunes […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 65-66
Sunday afternoon at the beach… 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Lexington Gray ink and watercolor Having done three pages of beach scenes, I decided to try something a little different … 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Lexington Gray ink and watercolor … my grandson playing in his inflatable pool on the deck, and granddaughter, Lilly, helping him make “soup” […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 63-64
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, ink, watercolor, and stamping Oak Island, North Carolina, has been our beach vacation destination for the past ten years or so. We love the beautiful beaches, warm, clean water, and laid-back family atmosphere. This year we rented a house at the far end of the island, with perfect sunset views and beaches […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 62
When we headed for the beach a few weeks ago, I was hoping I’d be able to keep up with my sketching while I was away, knowing it wasn’t going to be easy with all the commotion of sharing a beach house with extended family. But I figured that, if I managed to sketch almost […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 56 & 59-61
Continuing with my project of sketching all the rooms in my house, here are a few views of the breakfast area that’s part of my kitchen… This antique cupboard is filled with old china… All sketches are 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, drawn with a Noodler’s flex pen & Lexington gray ink A slipcovered chair in one […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 58
I think I like the idea of a picnic more than I actually like picnicking itself. Lounging around on a patchwork quilt, looking out over a beautiful view, nibbling on cheese and crackers, and sipping a glass of Chardonnay – that’s the way I picture picnicking… relaxing, idyllic, and maybe even romantic. Thus, my request […]
