Maderia Beach Visit with Terry and Jim Watercolor, Ink and Gouache 5.5 x 8.5 inches in Stillman & Birn Zeta Sketchbook Despite a cold front, rainy, gray skies, horrible (and I do mean horrible) traffic, a truck hitting a power pole and knocking over a live wire across the road, I finally managed to meet up with Terry and Jim for a visit...
Graphic used courtesy of © JetPens.com Every once in a while I come across a fabulously useful post about tools we all have in our collections. Sometimes those tools are underutilized because we purchased a so-so tool and we can't figure out what all the big noise is about. White pens fall directly into that category. If you don't have a great one,...
Hard Working Chucks© Laure FerlitaWatercolor and InkStillman and Birn Bound Zeta Sketchbook5.5 x 8.5 inches It sometimes take seeing someone else sketch something to open our eyes to what is and has been around us all along. Take for instance these dilapidated, falling-apart Chucks that belong to my husband. They are his yard shoes. The ones that aren't good for anything else, but...
Persimmons on watercolor paperWatercolor and Ink Not too long ago, I found some gorgeous persimmons at the grocery and I decided they would make wonderful sketching models. And they did! They didn't move a bit. They held their poses and didn't seem to mind at all when I became distracted or had to go and hunt for tools. Rather than sketch in my...
Check out that helmet! To step outside of mainstream, to show originality takes courage and whenever I see someone who has stepped away from the safety of the herd, I always take a minute to salute them. I passed this couple on my errands the other day and when I noticed his helmet, I had to smile. I may have even laughed out...
If we keep our eyes and our minds open, we can often find texture in unexpected places… Texture From An Unlikely Source I often use small dishes when I'm working on a big painting where I need a large amount of paint. By using a separate dish, I'm assured I'll have a) plenty of paint; b) won't accidentally mix it up with another...
This post was suppose to go up on Monday. Then Tuesday. Then Wednesday…you get the picture. And here it is Friday! Time has a way of flying no matter if you're having fun or not, but let's not get off on that tangent. Several wonderful folks reached out to me to let me know their desks were messy too after seeing this post....
