I spent a relaxing Saturday afternoon filling in at Artbeat last weekend and had a free hour at the end of the day to do a little sketching. This is the sitting area in the back room where visitors are invited to kick back with a cup of tea and linger awhile. 3-1/2″ x 5″, […]
Category: Sketching
Sketching on the Go
Sometimes the biggest challenge with art is just finding the time to do it. Sketching solves that problem – it only takes a few minutes to record a slice of life. My days have been really busy lately, with lots of pre-holiday orders in my sewing business and two sweet babies to help care for, […]
Greene Scene: The Historical Society Museum
I occasionally join my husband for a flight in the vintage Super Cub that he flies out of the grass strip here at our house. I don’t go up too often, because I’m just not a big fan of small enclosed spaces (and heights), but it is fun on a summer evening, when the colors […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Completed!
I did it! I finished the 75 Day Sketch Challenge. I am now an official National Artist with my very own Artistic License! Okay, it may be a little silly, but it sure got me drawing last summer! Many thanks go out to Brenda Swenson for offering the challenge and encouraging people to dive into […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 74-75
At last! The final two days of my 75 Day Sketch challenge! I thought it would be a good idea to draw some of the summer flowers on our patio before the first frost nips them. These “Wave” petunias are my favorite. They’ve flourished throughout the summer, and are still thriving, despite the cooler fall […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 73 + A Recipe
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″ […]
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” […]
