The other day, Chris and I went to LongHorn® Steakhouse for dinner. For some reason, the hostess always seems to seat us in one of the booths in the bar area. This was my view and I fell in love with the color on those boots! Of course, I pulled out my sketchbook and started to draw them in pen and after our...
She fought her way to Chris in a torrential downpour because she wanted to live. She was feisty and she was willing to fight for what she wanted. She was little, maybe 5 weeks old, soaked to the skin and cold as ice by the time Chris picked her up. We didn't know if she'd make it home. She did. She was chewing...
PamplemousseBFK Rives PaperWatercolor withwhite and brown-black inkClick to enlarge I don't know about you, but I've been around citrus all my life and I'd never heard the word "pamplemousse." Today, when I needed a subject for a quick paper test, I decided to use some grapefruit that were sitting on the kitchen counter. I was rather surprised to find that pamplemousse is French...
Kitten and YarnWatercolor and Carbon Black InkBFK Rives 175 g paper With the upcoming trip to New Orleans getting ever closer, my search for a sketchbook paper that makes me happy is picking up pace. The kitten above was sketched in carbon black ink and then painted with watercolors. The BFK Rives is a printmaking paper and accepts watercolor well. The paper has a very...
Autumn arrived in Florida on October 1st with much cooler temperatures and lower humidity! I didn't need much more of a reason than that to get outside and get in some sketching. Osprey Drive ParkStillman & Birn SketchbookWatercolor and Ink7 x 7 inchesClick to enlarge I didn't get a particularly early start, but it didn't seem to matter. I went to one of...
