Experiments in Sketching

Layers of ink, water color, and pen on watercolor paper. Inspired by Lascaux.

WIP - Bins

Will add more color, layers, and texture tomorrow, am much happier with hit now though, as compared to the earlier post from today.

Cottonwood Stand

A beginning sketch on cotton fabric, more pen and ink and then some stitching and then maybe I'll rust and compost it for some additional color.

My favorite Sycamore Tree.

Stand of Cottonwood Trees at Bjorkboda Marsh

Progression - Poppie Sketches

Now to add a little bit more background color and texture and then to finish the edges.  As you can see I need to update my sketchbook sketch of the poppies as well.  I started this small piece way back in 2009, I may finish it yet.

Thomas the Watcher

I was sitting at my table merrily away sketching images onto canvas cards, for my new thank you card series, and suddenly realized I was being watched.  I looked over into the suitcase and there was Thomas watching me sketch, he really does love sleeping on silk fabrics and is such a silly cat he'll even pull out a piece to sleep on, when I'm not looking! 

Poor Angel is trying to stay cool.

Favorite Colors

Just a few of my favorite copic colors!  The marker in the middle is the colorless blender.

Sketch Book - Motifs

I made my own sketch book journal to fill with various patterns and motifs I was finding around the house, this one is from a stencil I'm in love with.

River Valleys and Cliffs

Canyons of sorts - swallow nests high up on the canyon wall at Ledges State Park.

WIP - Prairie

WIP - Prairie

8x8 inches

machine stitched/sketched natural dyed fabrics on canvas

Exhibition Update - 6 of 8 pieces almost finished, these will be matted and framed. John is making the deep frames for me out of poplar which will then be painted black.

Birds

More Bird Paintings -- WIP - watercolor and gouache on acrylic paint.