Watercolor Markers! Okay, I admit, I saw these and they were a total impulse purchase last month. I will also admit, I gleefully squeed when they finally arrived! I have not worked too much with markers, though I have some Copic markers. I’m excited to play with markers that won’t bleed through the paper! The… Continue reading January Miscellany
Tag: Everyday Sketching
Yule
‘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
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
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
Sketch Kit and Color Blocks
Things are moving a bit slow around here this past week. I’m back to a tighter lockdown situation as COVID-19 cases are on the rise and I’m in an “extreme high risk” area. I have lots of unfinished pages but a few finished ones. Some random sketches and collage, little bits and pieces from my… Continue reading Sketch Kit and Color Blocks
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
Early Summer
May, June, and July had very little sketching. This was an attempt to paint water and trees. Oh did it fail hard! Collage page with wine labels. More collage and some pen sketches. I do love the TWSBI pens!
POV Sketch, Bougainvillea, and more
April, not much sketching happened, but some… My second clutter sketch, and my first sketch using the POV method. Inspired by Stephen Reddy and Paul Heston for this one. I did sketch over a photograph on my iPad in Procreate in order to teach myself what kind of lines and drawing is needed to achieve… Continue reading POV Sketch, Bougainvillea, and more
Time Team & Montezuma’s Castle
Foundations lessons, and inspiration from Time Team! I fell in love with those medieval maps! Need to find a way to learn how to do that! I copied this one from the screen! I was too overwhelmed to sketch Montezuma’s Castle while on location, so sketched this from a photograph. Clearly I need more practice,… Continue reading Time Team & Montezuma’s Castle
Jamie's Sketchbook 