I’ve been trying out a new sketchbook lately, the Khadi 6-1/2″ x 5″ hardback with 140 lb. rough paper. I’m enjoying the highly textured surface and the way it handles multiple washes with ease. Pencil lines erase easily, and all of the pens I’ve used in it glide across the handmade paper easily. The modest […]
Category: Summerhill Sketching Retreats
Summerhill Sketching Retreat Recap – Part 2
The first inaugural Summerhill Sketching Retreat continued with a day-long field trip to Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater, which was recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Click here to catch up and read Part 1 of this two-part post.) Fallingwater is located in the Laurel Highlands, about an hour east of us, and it […]
Summerhill Sketching Retreat Recap – Part 1
Is this heaven? No, it’s Summerhill. Beverlee Moreno-Ring (Summerhill Sketching Retreat guest) That quote from Beverlee sums up the euphoria felt by all of us during the first Summerhill Sketching Retreat that I hosted in July here at my home. It was perfect from start to finish. What a relief! I’ve been planning for it […]
