My house is surrounded by hydrangeas of all shapes, sizes, and colors. They start blooming in June and don’t stop until the first frost in October. All through the summer, I’m treated to those gorgeous blooms of periwinkle blue, deep pink, and soft ivory. This beautiful blue lace-cap grows next to our front porch, surrounded […]
Category: Sketching
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 44
Recipe for a perfect summer evening: A big front porch White wicker furniture with comfy cushions Wooden rocking chairs A porch swing Pots overflowing with flowers A big goofy dog At least one cat Birds Fireflies A good book A glass of wine or iced tea A gorgeous sunset Time to enjoy all of the […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 43 & 45
Here are a few more glimpses of spots around the house, drawn with my Noodler’s flex pen and Lexington Gray ink in my Stillman & Birn Alpha series sketchbook. The flex pen allows me to vary the lines in a drawing from thick and heavy to barely there. What it doesn’t do is correct lettering […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 41-42
Working in my sketchbook every day this summer has given me an opportunity to try out lots of different page layouts and text styles. It’s made me realize that, by taking a few minutes to think and plan before I draw, I can make a much more interesting page. Leafing through my sketchbook now, you […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 38-40
I’ve been finishing up the watercolor on some of my sketches from Smith Mountain Lake, since there just wasn’t time to do it all while I was there. I always kind of enjoy working on vacation sketches after I’m back home. It’s a nice way to keep the memories fresh. Here’s a view of the […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 34-37
There’s nothing like spending time with your girlfriends. Relaxing, laughing, shopping, eating – it’s the best kind of therapy. And if that girl time is spent at a beautiful house on the shores of a lake, so much the better! All sketches are 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, watercolor and ink Last week, my sister and I […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 33
When I took my car in to have the wheels balanced in mid-July, the guy mentioned that my inspection was overdue by two months – oops! I never even noticed. I’m blaming it on my husband – the cars should be his job, right? Oh, well, I have a brand new sticker on the van […]
80 Years and Counting…
Last week we celebrated my mom’s 80th birthday, and I thought you might enjoy seeing the card I made for her. I sketched a silly cartoon on the front… (click to enlarge) Pitt pen and watercolor and drew a funky “happy birthday” inside, with a personal note written below it. She got a kick out […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 31
July 9 was my father’s birthday. He passed away a few years ago, but I think about him almost every day. One of the first things I see when I open my eyes in the morning is one of his dog tags, hanging by its silver chain from a shelf in my bedroom. 5-1/2″ x […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 30
Despite our current drought conditions, my garden is thriving. I’ve been watering it every few days, and that seems to have helped. I have loads of ripe cucumbers, green peppers, and eggplants, and the tomatoes are just starting to turn red. The sweet corn is finally ripening, and the raccoons haven’t wiped it out yet. […]
