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 […]
Category: Watercolor
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 […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 7 (Vicenza – Monte Berico & a new friend)
Here’s one final post about our visit to Vicenza. (Even though we were only in the city for eight hours or so, it’s taken me two weeks to get the sketches from that day finished!) After touring the city proper, we climbed the 235 stone steps to the top of Monte Berico, where we rested […]
