A new pen and watercolor sketch

Oh my gosh! I didn't realize it had been so long since I'd posted on this blog! I didn't fall off the planet, just moved a good distance across it! :D We're still settling in after moving from Colorado to Pennsylvania for a corporate move.

It's so lush and green here! And humid! Colorado has about 11 percent humidity so this is going to take some getting used to. But it is gorgeous! All kinds of new things to experience - we have a ground hog (Philadelphia Phil) and a fox in our yard. New kinds of birds to sketch - Cardinals are awesome!!! So this is my first dark purple columbine that I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of Columbine! I had to do a quick sketch last night before the last few went to seed. I also painted an ACEO (artist card edition original) that it now listed for sale in my Etsy shop:

http://purplepaint.etsy.com/

Hopefully I'll be able to do more sketching here pretty soon!

Thanks so much for stopping by and now it's your turn, go sketch something!

Some recent sketches and trying something new...

March came in with a beautiful spring day so I just had to get out and do some sketching! This week I went over to Manitou Springs and did some quick sketches. Keep in mind these were really quick and really loose! The one of the buildings I have done large paintings of but of course that takes 30 hours just to draw it up. These are very loose!

This bottom painting is inspired by a workshop I'm taking online, Strathmore is putting it on for free and Pam Carriker is one of the teachers. I'm having a lot of fun with this loose style. And surprisingly I'm having fun using acrylics! Usually they dry too fast to suit my needs, but they're fun to play with!

Thanks for stopping by! Now it's your turn! Go do some art! :D

Mona

I'll be the first to admit, I'm not very good at drawing people, but I was so inspired tonight by Pam Carriker's

http://pamcarriker.com/

sketch of Mona I just had to try it! It doesn't look exactly like her but it does have some resemblance!!! For me that is something! Pam just came out with a new book, Art at the Speed of Life and she has several short video tutorials on her blog. She's very good at mixed media collage and she is teaching a free workshop through Stratmore, she has a link on her blog. The one I just signed up for is using your previous artwork in your collages, my previous artwork is packed so I have to make some new artwork... Anyway, hop over and check out her blog and her tutorials!

Thanks so much for stopping by, have an art filled day!

Urban Sketching - Guiseppe's Depot

Finally warmed up enough the other day that I got to go out and do some sketching on location! I chose to do a quick sketch of the tower of Giuseppe's Depot in Colorado Springs. Another 13 spreads and I'll be done with my first reloaded book! I played with my water brush and I love it!!! So much fun to use!

As you know, we're trying to sell our house so we can relocate to right outside Philly. I wonder if the house won't sell until I finish this reloaded sketch book? This was originally supposed to be paintings of just Colorado Springs.... jeesh! Talk about superstitious! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by! Now it's your turn - go sketch something! :D

My first sketch of 2011 and I just had to do it!

Some of you may remember this chocolate frog from a few years ago - these came out when the second Harry Potter book came out, I think. I got one of these for my brother-in-law and kept one for myself. It's such a fun little frog to draw! He's been living in my freezer for years ~ but since we're moving I just couldn't let him melt! And I must say, he tasted really good even after all those years in the freezer! :D

It feels good to be sketching again!

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I'm back!!!!!!!!!

I've decided to continue to post on this blog after all ~ I know, make up my mind already! LOL!

These are some roses I sketched before Thanksgiving, I didn't quite finish the one on the left, but I kind of like it that way... I was interrupted by the real estate company calling for a showing, yes we're still trying to sell our house, the economy is terrible! Once we do sell we'll be moving to Downingtown or West Chester Pennsylvania, just outside Philly. Lots of new stuff to draw!

I've gotten out of practice on my drawing and I'm hoping to get back to it! I'd love to set up my drafting table and do a real painting, but part of it is packed - the story of my life these last several months...

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Paintings and sketches will now be on my other blog...

It's just too time consuming to post my drawings and paintings on this blog, and all my other artwork on my other blog, so from now on, I'll be posting all my artwork: drawing, painting, sewing, quilting, mixed media, rubber stamping, etc. on my other blog:

http://purplepaintsmuse.blogspot.com/

Come on over and see what I'm up too! :D

And more fall leaves...

After raking up another 4 huge black lawn bags full of pine needles I had time to do a quick sketch of some maple leaves that I found. Maple leaves are just gorgeous!!! I hope I did them justice! This sketch is in my reloaded vintage book.

If you'd like to read more pop over to my other blog:

http://purplepaintsmuse.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and have an artful day!