‘Tis the season, from holiday gnomes, to the annual quilt mystery! Capturing the bits and pieces during this cold, wintery season. One of my gifts was 238 dot card set from Daniel Smith, so you know I had to make a color chart! On the sketchbook design front, I noticed when I scanned these just… Continue reading Yule
Tag: 2021
Wrapping up Buildings, Looking forward to Foundations
Buildings was great for me this year. I didn’t quite manage to finish. Again. But I got farther than I have in previous years, and had a number of breakthroughs. Seasonal depression is a thing, and in the middle of a pandemic its far worse, so I will be kind and forgiving with myself about… Continue reading Wrapping up Buildings, Looking forward to Foundations
A Holiday Palette
I love the idea of seasonal palettes, and color stories. For this holiday season I am inspired by these tones and colors, and I suspect one could do quite a lot with this colored. My watercolors are all Daniel Smith. The gold gouache is Winsor Newton. After all, the holiday season needs some sparkle! Then… Continue reading A Holiday Palette
Edges, Shapes, Volumes
I seem to “getting” the lessons of this buildings course more than I ever have in the past. Learning how to sketch really is an ongoing process. You think you get it one time, but then you realize there was so much more to get. I keep getting more and more every single time! My… Continue reading Edges, Shapes, Volumes
New Brushes, a Fountain
An actual, on location sketch of the fountain that I had a take-away lunch near. I very much want to develop a daily sketching habit and capturing the stories of the day and this is a page with that intention. The buildings were from the show I was streaming and is an abandoned lighthouse in… Continue reading New Brushes, a Fountain
Collage Pages
My new mystery box has started and this inspired some collage pages in my sketchbook! (If you are doing Curse of Humanrah by Cosy Killer, there are spoilers in these images!) I like the double page spreads much better than the side by side but very different pages. I’m still challenged by the mental block… Continue reading Collage Pages
Buildings Begins
Sketching Now Buildings begins and I couldn’t be more excited! I sketched my home and the first of the intro assignments, which I’ve done before. I’ve never finished the course, so I’m determined to do so this time! It is really interesting to see my own growth in these exercises. If you’d asked me, I… Continue reading Buildings Begins
September 2021 Sketchbook
More lost days, then a little Bob Ross inspiration. Since I’m really keen to learn how to paint landscapes, I decided to try Bob Ross in watercolor. I learned a lot about how different oil paints are from watercolor! Ha! Then a second attempt. Yep, I need a whole different set of techniques than Bob… Continue reading September 2021 Sketchbook
Lockdown Blues
How long has it been since I scanned and posted? Since I sketched? I don’t even know. Far too long! In fact, I’m even going to cheat and post date an entry or two! So here is the rest of August, in my sketchbook, such as it was. The landscape is a view from the… Continue reading Lockdown Blues
Getting My Sketch Mojo Back
Time to get my sketching mojo back, and dust off the sketchbook. (And let go of my negative self-judgment about dropping the ball.) What better way to get back to it than to dive in with something colorful! There is little more colorful than Aloha Shirts! I bought an alphabet stamp set for my dates.… Continue reading Getting My Sketch Mojo Back
Jamie's Sketchbook 