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I love the color harmony found in nature. I picked these delicate beauties from the Native Plant Garden at the Nature Center on Spring Island. This is a watercolor sketch…. no pencil. I used a Micron 01 pen for the lettering and added the Ironweed’s white springs with a Signo uni•ball broad tip white pen […]
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More digital art fun. I started with a photo of this cutie – Otto is a 4 month old miniature Schnauzer that a co-worker brings to the office. At the time, Otto was sitting on my lap at my desk. I took a photo of him with my phone. Later, I transferred the image […]
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Last year, I found the Upside•Down Patio Garden container at the store Tuesday Morning. I thought it would be perfect for the condo we were living in at the time. But, as silly condo rules go…. I found out I couldn’t put this on the sunny front porch. This spring we moved into a house […]
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I love the look of charcoal sketches… just not the mess associated with the medium. Now, thanks to ASKetch app for iPad, I’m not covered in black dust! Oh, happy days 🙂 I’ve got a bit of a learning curve to tackle, but overall, I’m pleased with my first attempt. Grizz was beside me on […]
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click to enlarge I so love using minimal brush strokes to capture waterbirds. The Anhinga, or Snake Bird, is one of my favorites. It’s very calligraphic and begs to be sketched with a brush. I was looking through my old sketchbooks the other day and ran across this demo I did during a workshop. The […]
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Click to enlarge I love my iPad… it’s convenient and the apps that are available are incredible. Last week I downloaded iPhoto for iPad. This week, I was able to play with the possibilities 🙂 I have lots of canvas and a set of water soluble oil paints waiting for me to dig in. It […]
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