Tag Archives: #virtualsketch

VSW: Sunflowers South of France

Direct watercolor. No lines, just wet paint. It is really so hard for me not to use lines! It isn’t that I don’t like my linework images — I do. But I also like what happens when I manage not … Continue reading

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VSW: Washington Irving’s Home NY

Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook went to upstate New York to paint Washington Irving’s home (the author of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.) From scribbles to watercolor, the finished product didn’t please me; I like the scribbled version better. I … Continue reading

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VSW: Disaster Sketching the Lyndhurst Mansion

I wanted to tackle this image from our Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook. This is a lesson in positive critique… I want to paint the light. I’m a novice. Nothing wrong with being a novice… But dang how to paint … Continue reading

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VSW: Montpellier Carousel

Debi posted this just for me! A carousel in Montpellier, France, from our Virtual Sketchwalk group on FaceBook, All glitter and bright colors and oh wow! Started with a line drawing, fairly fast sketch. Decided to show it with a … Continue reading

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