Sketching with the Hampton Roads Urban Sketchers last Saturday.
Urban Sketching at Mariner’s Museum
Month: August 2019
Buddha Kitty
This 5×7 sketch will be going in my Etsy store “soon”. Watercolor, ink, some sparkly gold paint, on 300lb 100% cotton paper.
I made three total: I did one for my niece first, then liked him so much, I decided to try one to sell, but TORE IT removing it from its block! (grrrrr) So did a third… there are parts of each of them that I like best, but the one I’m listing is the top one.
I have been putting off listing any items… it’s time to get moving!!! More on the grand opening later!
City Block Sketch 8/21/19
Just ink on 300lb cold press watercolor paper… I may add some color, but I’m undecided. This one will be for sale in my Etsy shop soon… I’ll make a post for that when it happens!
Did you find the kitty? Or the bird?
Little Blue Truck
Idea stolen by request of my 2 1/2 year old grandson. He wanted it to hang in his room. If you haven’t read Little Blue Truck to your kiddos, do give it a try! Written by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry.
8×10, fabriano watercolor paper (140lb, cold press) using various watercolor paints (daniel smith, holbein, schmincke) I copied as faithfully as I could, not trying to reinvent an already perfect wheel, with the exception of my ink lines. (Although looking at it now, I can see some errors I made!) Illustration is really my favorite way to use watercolor.)
Thirty More Everyday Sketches (2)
Santa took an adorable selfie with Ellis at the Christmas in July event we hosted last month at the Chick-fil-A Virginia Beach Blvd. There were a ton of great moments I could have chosen to sketch, but this was a highlight for me. 🙂
Thirty More Everyday Sketches (painted)
Finally colored it in today!
Thirty More Everyday Sketches! (1)
Obviously I haven’t added color yet, but thought I’d go ahead and post the beginning of my next art journal. I am determined that these layouts will look more “complete” than the last journal. I’m using a Strathmore 400 series journal, in a larger format this time. (found HERE on Amazon) (not 100% cotton paper, which makes it slightly less fun to paint on. But this is one of the first watercolor journals I tried, and even with all the awesome types I’ve tried, I still love it! At about $15, (currently), it’s more affordable than some, and quite nice to use.)
I’ve only started the title page and one entry so far, but I’m pleasantly surprised by how much I’m enjoying the larger pages!
This page is from Saturday July 27th, our Christmas in July event. That’s Santa, taking a selfie with Ellis! I’m both eager to see this painted and also afraid to do anything else to it:
(It was a GREAT event, by the way)
I’m particularly pleased that Ellis looks so much like Ellis to me here. Also, that’s why I’m afraid to add color. 🙂
I’m not going to do one page each day this time, but hopefully still quite often. I’m wondering, though, if I will keep myself on task effectively without that self-imposed deadline each day.
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