Great cover Suzanna.  I like the contrast. Solid work.

Watercolor sketching

I'm putting together a sketchbook with 3 kinds of paper for people to experiment with and tips and techniques for watercolor sketching. Hope to have it ready by Vashon Island Studio Tour, the first two weekends in Dec. Here's the cover:













and here's a sketch from a couple of years ago that I rather like. They don't look like they were done by the same person!


Yay, Ginger! Keep up the sketching! You have a nice....um...voice? I mean, your style.

Found this Cispis sketch from earlier this summer and here are two recent sketches.

I love the work you both have posted.  Super!  I don't know about posting on Facebook--this is up and running already.  No new technology to assimilate.  In both cases we just have to do it.

Anyway here are a couple more from my trip...

Busy busy busy

Derwent watercolor pencil and ball point pen

I am posting daily on my blog,  http://suzannaleigh.net/  and often on my facebook page, but rarely here.

Pen and watercolor gesture

 I wonder if we did this as a facebook group if we would post more often?

Watercolor and pen

watercolor sketch for a sketchbook project

Doodling on the ferry

I've been doing either a sketch or a small watercolor--or at least a doodle--every day. It's paying off. My drawing and painting skills are improving.

I've been posting most of them on my blog but forgetting to post here. I think I'm getting in tune for painting every day in November, just not in the right format for the organized 30 x 30.

Estuary at KVI--illustrating watercolor techniques

I'm planning to publish a watercolor sketch book with paper to paint on and tips on watercolor painting. This little watercolor illustrates some of the tips.

Whew! Finally I'm able to post on our blog! Here is some of my recent work for the book "Sleep Baby Sleep".

I can testify that how I feel affects the art I make.  I been dragging since I got back from my trip.
Not thinking straight.  Not getting any art done.  Worked for dollars and the school system then crashing with a book.


This is the only color work I did on my trip.  Everyone was watching the Seahawks crash on Sunday morning and I went off by myself to make this.

I was concentrating on the rocks and inadvertently used what I learned from Chris when  we were at Elizabeth's.

Angelwing Begonia

My old standby model, my angel wing begonia. Had a hard time with this sketch, though. I got hit
with a cold, and I think it affects the way I see things.

Back from my trip to Ashland followed by a few days in Newport.  Going to post the first few drawings.  Then I'll post a few more tomorrow. Not keeping up with a drawing a day, but have about 2 for every 3. . .

Looks like the perfect opportunity to me.

Still discovering the ins and outs of my new phone.  I can take a photo of my sketches and I can e-mail it to you.  Is it possible to e-mail to the blog?

Ginger

Katrate Kids

I am so hungry to learn to draw people in action. What better opportunity than watching my grand daughter in her karate class?

Old barn

Hmmm....I was pretty disappointed in this at first, but maybe it isn't so bad...

Didn't have water with me to paint, So I pencil sketched on site and took notes and a photo for color reference. Finished it when I got home.

I do love color!

Looking forward to more of your work!

Digging through everything to find sketches and drawings since we met in April.
Remembering how to get them to blog.

One project I am working on comes from a sketch I drew and turned into a card which I sent to my sister-in-law and now we are working on developing it into a quilt.  She's my quilting coach. This is  the image and the quilt, if/when completed will be about 3 feet square.

(And I'm still making quick sketches like this in restaurants and taverns when I get the chance.)

I drew this last year in Ashland OR.  This is the future quilt.

Mason Lake this summer

Cispus this summer

Still going strong

Took me two days to draw/paint my Angel Wing Begonia. Four pencil sketches, two ink and Watercolor sketches (over pencil).

drawing #3, painting #1

drawing #4, painting #2

Anyone else doing any drawing or painting?

Yeah Suzanna!  Lovely!

Book Talk at the Vashon Tea Shop

So far I've been pretty good at doing at least a sketch a day. Not getting much else done.....

Talking Books, Vashon Tea Shop

The Sweet Bamboo that I dare not plant

Madrona and Doug Fir at evening

KVI Beach Bridge

Here's what I have so far.

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