Any visit to Provincetown is guaranteed to be memorable. It has interesting people, charming historic buildings, a bustling harbor, fun shops, and dogs everywhere! Ink & watercolor in a hardbound 5.5″ x 8.5″ Stillman and Birn Beta series sketchbook I tried to capture some of its quirky vibe in this composite page. The whimsical lettering […]
Category: Watercolor
Sketchbook Journeys – Cape Cod: Days 1 & 2
I’ve been away from blogging for a few weeks, finishing up my Cape Cod sketches and working on a new business venture which I’ll be announcing soon. I also managed to slip in a little trip with my mom and sister, to celebrate my sis’s birthday. I’m back now and anxious to share my Cape […]
Step-by-Step Watercolor Painting: Highland Light – Cape Cod
When we were in Cape Cod last week, I did a quick vignette sketch of the Highland Light near Truro, and I thought you might enjoy seeing a step-by-step of how I added the watercolor back at home. Here’s the completed sketch… “Highland Light”, 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta […]
Sketching the Time Away
A twelve-hour van ride is enough to drive me bonkers if I don’t have anything to occupy my time. I get antsy and impatient and tend to snack too much, just to break up the monotony. But last week, when my husband and I were packing for a trip to Cape Cod, and I was […]
A Gift Filled With Memories
For thirty years, the Waynesburg True Value Hardware store was a fixture on the main street of my hometown. Carl Duffield, the genial owner of the store, always had a smile ready for anyone who walked in the door, and we got to be friends over the years. Customers could always count on finding just […]
Experiencing Stillman & Birn’s Zeta Series Sketchbooks – PART 3
After spending some time getting to know my new Zeta sketchbook from Stillman & Birn, I took it along on a family vacation to Maine. (To see Parts 1 & 2 of my review, click here and here.) Although I packed several sketchbooks for the two-week trip, I found myself reaching for the Zeta more […]
Experiencing Stillman & Birn’s Zeta Series Sketchbooks – PART 2
After playing around with Stillman and Birn’s new Zeta series sketchbooks for a few weeks (see PART 1 of my review here), I decided it might be worthwhile to do a few pages of test samples to see how various watercolor techniques work on the Zeta paper. In the sample strip below, the first two […]
Experiencing Stillman & Birn’s Zeta Series Sketchbooks – PART 1
When the Stillman and Birn folks asked a few months ago if they could use my hydrangea sketch on the cover band of their new 7″x7″ Zeta series sketchbook, I was elated. What a thrill to think that artists all over the world would be seeing my artwork on an exciting new product from one […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 8 (Poianella, Lupia, & a time-lapse watercolor video!)
Day 8 of our stay in northern Italy was a hang-out day. It gave me a chance to do laundry and wander around the little village of Poianella on foot, sketchbook in hand. Of course, anytime I venture out to sketch, something interesting is bound to happen… 10″ x 7″, ink & watercolor in Stillman […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Bits & Pieces
Shutters, flowers, balconies, iron gates…interesting and beautiful little scenes were everywhere in Italy. It was a feast for my eyes and spirit. 10″ x 7″, pencil & watercolor, Stillman & Birn Beta series sketchbook. Each small sketch is 1-1/2″x 1-1/2″. I pretty much walked around in a constant state of wonder while I was […]
