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How Many Sketchbooks in a Year?
Facebook recently alerted me to 10 years using watercolors in a sketchbook. I had to share that anniversary — it surprised me — and as a result I was asked how many sketchbooks have I gone through in ten years. … Continue reading
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VSW: Porto Blue Tiled Cat
How can I NOT paint a building that has a GIANT BLUE TILED CAT on the wall of the alley? Lotta lotta sketching then paint! Middle of the night images of Porto, from Virtual Sketchwalk on FB. And my quickie … Continue reading
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VSW: Porto
The colors and textures of the buildings drew me to the image. Middle of the night from images of Porto, from Virtual Sketchwalk on FB. Omigoddess I have never overworked any image like I did this one… I just kept … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #porto, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #watercolorsketch, art journal, Platinum Carbon pen, water, watercolor
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VSW: Galway Blue
The deep blue of the water drew me to the image in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep. Fast sketch in the middle of the night from images from Virtual Ribble on FB. Hahnemühle 100# Cotton Watercolour … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, landscape, painting, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #boat, #galway, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #virtualsketching, #virtualsketchwalk, #water, #watercolorsketch, art journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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VSW: Guildford Town Hall
DANG DANG DANG! I forgot to take a picture of the bare line drawing…. And it was such a nice drawing of this lovely Art Deco building in Perth AU! Guildford Town Hall, part of our Virtual Sketchwalk in our … Continue reading
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How Do I Use My Journals? What Do I Write About?
Facebook recently alerted me to an anniversary of 10 years using watercolors in a sketchbook. As a result a friend asked me how many sketchbooks have I gone through in ten years. After counting, I found it is between 6-8 … Continue reading →