A couple of evenings ago, we had a stellar evening. Our favorite place to take the dogs to walk is down on hole number 17 of our neighborhood golf course. Yes, this is the view from the spot where I’d pitch my tent and grow old. The late day light was stunning with the sun […]
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Enjoying the Shade of Cypress Trees
Ahhhhh, nothing finer than to be outside in the shade with warmer temps and a light breeze. I had the opportunity to do this on Saturday. The shade was courtesy of a couple of cypress trees with knees galore. The far shore view of a small pond enticed me with the colors of new and […]
iPad/Paper 53 and Watercolor Workshop continued
Again, we worked from a photograph, using the iPad / Paper 53 app, to learn how to feather colors into each other like when creating a wash in watercolor. Oooooo, I’m really liking the new skills I’m learning using the Paper 53 🙂 Step two…. create a painting from the sketch. This exercise was on […]
New Ideas, New Work…. Great Workshop with David Rankin!
One of my artistic goals this year is to further my inspiration and learn new painting processes and techniques. I’m off to a great start! David taught us how our iPads and the Paper by 53 app are invaluable tools to have in our artist’s quiver. In our first exercise we worked from a photograph […]
Workshop Wednesday
I’m taking a workshop with David Rankin. We are sketching on iPads using the Paper 53 app, then using this image to create a traditional watercolor painting. Yee ha!
Stewardia malecodendron
My coworker has this southern native tree/shrub growing on his property and brought a cutting to work for me. It sat on my desk several days before I had the opportunity to make a sketch. So long so that it was now or never, as the blossoms were starting to fade. I decided to use […]