A few weeks ago I conducted a 3-day Travel Journal Workshop at Coastal Art Supply in Beaufort. We made 2 simple practice journals. One from a sheet of 18 x 24 Strathmore drawing paper, the other from a half sheet of Canson Edition paper. I wanted my students to feel less intimidated about making marks […]
Category Archives: Sketching with Pen
Maypops – a page of many days
Click to Enlarge Much to my delight, I found Maypops on one of our morning dog walks. The vine was/is growing in a tree and spreading onto the ground near an uncompleted house in our neighborhood. The vine is quite large but the flowers were not real showy. Yes, I took a clipping 🙂 It […]
I’ve Got A Secret……..
Or, I could title this post “I Must Confess.” Last week I added this journal page to my Flickr account and also blogged about it. Many of my Flickr friends marked it as a favorite – I’m so honored! But, the image….. how do I say this? Oh heck, it wasn’t the original rendition! No […]
Pentel and Prismacolor
Stopped by ‘The Art Store‘ in Henrietta, NY. What fun. So many pens and markers to try. I came home with Prismacolor Brush Markers in black, blue and sepia. A Pentel Outliner Marker in silver/blue and a Pentel Hybrid Technica 0.3 mm roller ball pen in black. I like the various widths I can achieve with […]
In Honor of Two Trees
Back in March I finally had the opportunity to sketch 2 trees (very dead) that I enjoy keeping track of. This spring, every time we walked this trail, more and more trees had rotted and fallen due to unnatural standing water. Poor judgement or lack of care in this housing development turned a Bottom Land […]
Skullcap and Out of Practice
In April, I discovered my first Skullcap. A delicate mass of blooms upon a single stem. I snipped the top off of one stem and took it home to sketch. I was pleased with the sketch and waited (not patiently) for time to add words. I am saddened that last week I did not honor […]
