As my friend and I drove toward the Santa Rita Mountains on the final day of my mini-vacation, we were looking forward to starting our first sketch of the day. We found a pretty spot on the road to Madera Canyon and began to set up our gear, but high winds forced us to retreat […]
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Sketchbook Journeys – Arizona: Day 2
On the second day of my short visit to Arizona, we spent most of our time at the beautiful Mission San Xavier where I did this composite page in my sketchbook. (Click to enlarge) 9″ x 6″, ink & watercolor I enjoy designing gridded pages, because you can include so many facets of a subject […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Arizona: Day 1
You all know I love to travel, and when my friend, Suzie, invited me to join her in Arizona for a few days of sketching, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. I’ve been to the southwest before but not since I took up sketching and never to the Tucson area. I was really looking […]
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” […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 63-64
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, ink, watercolor, and stamping Oak Island, North Carolina, has been our beach vacation destination for the past ten years or so. We love the beautiful beaches, warm, clean water, and laid-back family atmosphere. This year we rented a house at the far end of the island, with perfect sunset views and beaches […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 62
When we headed for the beach a few weeks ago, I was hoping I’d be able to keep up with my sketching while I was away, knowing it wasn’t going to be easy with all the commotion of sharing a beach house with extended family. But I figured that, if I managed to sketch almost […]
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 […]
