Every time I paint a page that I really like, I get all excited and think, “Oooooh! This one is my favorite!” But then a few days later, I finish up another one that turns out better than I ever expected it to, and I think, “No, really, I think this one is my favorite!” […]
Category: Sketchbooks
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 11 (Tuscany…finally!)
Warm sunshine, rolling hills, olive groves, and cypress trees – where else could we be but Tuscany? Everywhere I looked, it was prettier than a calendar picture! I started sketching as soon as we checked into our B&B near Siena. Our villa overlooked the idyllic scene that I sketched on the upper half of this […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 10 (Last Evening in Northern Italy)
On our last evening in northern Italy, we headed to our favorite restaurant for one more yummy dinner and were seated in a private alcove with a balcony, overlooking the outdoor patio. We felt so-o-o-o special! 10″ x 7″, ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta series sketchbook Even though I had done several […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 10 (A Dreamy Little Lupia Landscape)
It was an overcast day in early spring when I did this page in my travel journal. Driving through the countryside near Lupia, we had turned off the main road onto a dirt track which led across the fields to an old farmhouse surrounded by outbuildings. Suzie and I sat snug in our little Fiat […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 10 (Sketching in Lupia)
After spending the morning at the market in Vicenza, we decided to take it easy in the afternoon. It was our last day in Northern Italy – we’d be leaving the next morning for Tuscany – and we wanted to do a little sketching. 10″ x 7″, watercolor and brown Pigma Micron pen in Stillman […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 10 (Market Day in Vicenza)
This journal page starts out with a continuation of my day in Venice, then I wrote about market day in Vicenza, which was great fun. 10″ x 7″ ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta series sketchbook The town was bustling with crowds of people, everybody happy and excited about all the goings-on. Housewives […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 9 (Venice Canals)
So much to see, and so little time! That’s what it felt like on my one day in Venice. Of course I toured St. Mark’s Basilica, visited the Rialto Market, and strolled along the Grand Canal, but one of the best things I did that day was to take the time to wander off into […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 9 (Pigeons in Venice)
Can you imagine Venice without pigeons? They’re such a part of the city that I felt they deserved a page in my travel journal… These four are making the loveliest shadows as they perch on a lamp support on the clock tower in the Piazza San Marco… And this group has found something worth investigating… […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 9 (Rialto Market, Venice)
While winter winds howl outside and the temps hover around zero here in Pennsylvania, I’ve been contentedly ensconced in my studio, painting the colorful fruits and vegetables at the Rialto Market in Venice. 10″ x 7″, ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta series sketchbook I did the drawing on this page in […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 9 (Venice + Time-Lapse Video)
10″ x 2″, ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta series sketchbook As I rode the train from Vicenza to Venice on Day 9 of my Italian adventure, the colors were soft and muted. Church spires peeked above the fog as we passed by small towns and farms. It was a quiet, relaxed trip, […]
