the indoor garden statue

I'm not one to have paraphenalia sitting around in the yard, so I put this gift of a small garden statue in the house. S/he moves around from place to place, reading.

Pencil in a PaperBlanks journal.

that green jungle

So many perspective problems here, but this captures the general layout of the terraced hillside.

Pencil and w/c on 90# paper.

practicing portraits

I found an old book called Character Studies in Oil by Joseph Dawley.

On a w/c postcard, I did a watercolor version of this unidentified man painted by Dawley.

dots and smears

That stencil again, plus swipes from a stamp pad.

In the journal.

painting from photos

I'm starting an online class in which the instructor posts photos and we paint from them, as practice for travel sketching. Here's a cropped bit of my first assignment, a statue in a cemetary.

Pencil and w/c in on Arches 140# paper.

draw what's around you

There are always feet nearby to draw.

Pen and w/c in the journal.

the joy of acrylics

One of the things I love about acrylics is how they strengthen thin paper but it's still flexible.

This unimpressive bear feels like thin canvas fabric--done with a layer of gesso and then paint on the very thin journal paper.

red mist face

Drawing on an acrylic background, w/c to emphasize some areas afterward.

I did this after watching an episode of Eureka where evil red mist came out of vents and encircled the victims.

on 140# paper.

suitcase

Watching someone else pack.

Pencil, in the journal.

big dots

Daubing through a stencil.

In the journal.

Derwent's keep calm poster

A British blogger posted that Derwent brought this ad out during the recent riots in London. Love it! The original is bright red.

W/c in the journal.