As promised, here are more random sketches from my Monologue Basics sketchbook… I deviated from my usual technique in this marigold sketch. Instead of doing a line drawing, then painting light, medium, and dark glazes of color, I did a quick initial freehand painting with watercolor, then, after the paint had dried, I did my […]
Category: Watercolor
Impressions of the Monologue Basics Sketchbook + Random Sketches
A few months ago, the Monologue company sent me a few of their sketchbooks to try, and I decided to play around with the A5 hardcover to see how it handles the materials I normally use for sketching: ink, colored pencil, watercolor pencil, and watercolor paints. It measures around 5-1/2″ x 8″, and the paper […]
Sneak Preview! Step-by-Step Watercolor Painting: Terracotta Tile Roofs
In just a few short months I’ll be going back to Italy! I can’t wait to see the Tuscan hills again and enjoy the endless delights of fresh, delicious Italian food. And the gelato…don’t even get me started on that! October 3-10, 2015, will find me teaching a week-long workshop in Sketchbook Journaling at Fattoria […]
Winter Getaway: Sun, Fun, and Painting!
Five days of sunshine, warm breezes, and gorgeous aquamarine water are enough to lift anyone’s spirit. Stepping off of a plane in Florida in January is like emerging from a long, dark, damp, cold tunnel that you thought you’d never see the end of. There were palm trees and flowers and people wearing shorts! What […]
January Sketching – Days 10 & 12
Yes, I know it’s January 22, and I’m ten days behind in the Artist’s Journal Workshop January sketch challenge. That’s the way these challenges often go for me, and I know I’m not alone in that. I’ve been so busy preparing for my upcoming classes that I haven’t been taking the time to do a […]
January Sketching – Days 5-9
I’m always at least a day behind on this January challenge, but I’ve decided not to stress over it. After all, it’s supposed to be fun, right? Well, here are five more sketches that I’ve completed… Day 5 – Draw a bridge This is an old stone railroad bridge that spans Ten-Mile Creek in Jefferson, […]
A Very Chilly Morning
It’s been absolutely frigid here for the past week, and it looks like it’s going down below zero again tonight. Our house is perched on top of a hill, so we are buffeted by winter winds all season long, and it’s really been shaking the house today! But we’ve had some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. […]
January Sketching – Days 1-4
After a busy holiday season during which I took care of all the things I had to do, I thought it would be fun in the new year, to do something just because I wanted to. I didn’t have much time for sketching in December and when I don’t get a chance to draw and […]
Step-by-Step Watercolor: Winter Farm Scene
My Christmas gift to you…a new watercolor tutorial! The Minor Farm, Greene County, PA, 17″ x 10.5″, ink & watercolor on Fabriano Artistico 140 lb. paper Come on into my studio and look over my shoulder as I paint a rural farm scene from Greene County, Pennsylvania, where I live. This painting was done […]
New Class this Winter: “Advanced Watercolor Explorations”
Over the past few years, I’ve seen that many of my sketchbook journaling students would like to build on what they’ve learned in my introductory classes and become more proficient with watercolors. They don’t want to paint huge masterpieces, they simply want to be more comfortable with the medium and less frustrated when trying to […]
