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2024 Marks a Special Anniversary! Wowza! If my first journal was a piece of furniture, it would be considered an antique. That’s a weird feeling. My dearly departed urban sketching buddy, Doug Corkern, would always answer the infamous question: “How long did it take you to draw that?” with his age. ie: 81 years and […]
The 2nd year of my journey begins On January 1, 2023, I began my first perpetual journal. What is this type of journal? One in which you make weekly entries year over year on predated pages. There is a bit of planning and prep work for this type of journal. The journal has to have […]
The practice of keeping a perpetual journal has been around for awhile. I’m just now jumping in!
When I’m planning a plein air workshop, I dig through old journals to get a feel for what the weather conditions were over the years for the date selected. That’s a lot of journals to…
Pam Johnson Brickell shares the art adventures (aka challenges) she had when creating a journal page using ink and watercolor.
Goodness! Did summer really slip by without me posting? Big oops! In my defense, I have been learning new tech things to get my online workshops up and running. While you are here, I’d be honored if you check out what’s new on my workshop page . Summer highlights follow… All are live sketches except […]
Sketching from life – especially moving subjects – is the best exercise for learning to trust your eye – hand coordination and mark making skills! At the last Bluffton SketchCrawl, I arranged for the Bluffton Urban Sketchers to meet at Okatee River Farm. It was a true delight to be on this property that runs […]
