One of the features of our house that I like the best is the kitchen and breakfast area. It’s the space where everyone gathers to eat, play games, and just hang out. The breakfast room opens onto the sunroom, which offers great views of our yard and the fields and hills beyond. The color scheme […]
Category: Sketches
Hand-Painted Blue & White Tile Backsplash
When we were building our house eleven years ago, I had my heart set on having a classic blue and white kitchen. I found some beautiful, hand-painted blue and white Delft tiles at a local tile and stone shop, but when I started adding up the total cost to do the entire 30 linear feet […]
Holding Onto Summer
It was a perfect summer morning when I stepped outside onto the patio to give our little grey kitty, Genevieve, a scratch behind the ears. The temperature was just right and a gentle breeze ruffled the leaves on the trees. The deep blue sky was dotted with puffy white clouds. Birds were chirping and flitting […]
Sketches Along the Way
We made our annual trek to Oak Island, North Carolina, two weeks ago, and the day we drove down there just happened to be the date of the 32nd Worldwide Sketchcrawl. Artists from all over the globe were holding sketching marathons in their hometowns, getting together in groups to draw and paint their local scene. […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Colorado: Page 7
The final page of this vacation sketchbook is probably my favorite. It brings back memories of one perfect day filled with glorious scenery, sunshine, laughter, and fun. 9″ x 12″ I love, love, love this painting! The colors, the subject matter, the light and shadows. It says “Colorado” to me: aspen and pine trees, mountains, […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Colorado: Page 6
One of the highlights of our week in Colorado was the day we spent hiking at Mueller State Park. There were wildflowers everywhere! I sketched just a sampling of what we saw. 9″ x 12″ Even though there were 5 or 6 wildflower books at the house where we were staying, and I searched through […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Colorado: Page 5
This page features another sketch from our visit to Garden of the Gods, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. An afternoon thunderstorm had blown through, leaving a spectacular sunset in its wake. I captured it in my sketch, with the “Kissing Camels” rock formation in the foreground. A closer view of the sketch … One of my […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Colorado: Page 4
I really enjoyed painting this sketch of Garden of the Gods. It’s such a spectacular place, and no painting could ever do it justice, but this page reminds me of how I felt, being there in that awesome place. This page is a little different than the others. I didn’t use my ink pen for […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Colorado: Page 3
The farmer’s market in Woodland Park is fantastic! Held every Friday morning during the summer, there must have been over 50 vendors set up the day we were there, selling everything from silk skirts to tamales. (I bought a skirt and skipped the tamales.) Everyone was so friendly! It was one of the highlights of […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Colorado: Page 2
Woodland Park, where we stayed during our vacation, is a funky little town with some nice historical buildings on the main street. It’s up in the mountains west of Colorado Springs, and there are beautiful views in every direction. It was a good base camp from which to see the area. 9″ x 12″ I […]
