Speedball Elegant Writer Pen and Watercolor
This little elephant was my first time playing with a Speedball Elegant Writer Pen to do my line drawing for a watercolor painting. The pen bleeds and shifts colors nicely. It's so easy to use. I'll definitely get a lot of use out of it.
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| Watercolor with Elegant Writer pen |
Welcome to the World
Momma finch's fledglings hatched! They look like little disgruntled fuzzballs. Watering the fern is definitely a challenge these days. Hopefully, I'm not giving them an unwanted shower each time. 😨
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| Baby finches |
Out to Sea
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| Seascape in pastels |
The Eyes Have It
I've been practicing different facial features, starting with the eyes. These sketches were done in colored pencils. I'm using Prismacolor and Derwent brand pencils.
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| Colored Pencil Sketch - Eyes |
Random Sketches
The following two sketches are pretty random. I was flipping through the book "Drawing Using the Right Side of Your Brain" and decided to try a couple of them. We had terrible weather yesterday, so it was nice to curl up in a comfortable spot and spend the afternoon drawing.
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| Sketch of Knight on Horse |
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| Portrait sketch of random man |
Beautiful spring
Spring is here in a big way. We are having wonderful weather today. Mild and sunny. Everyone seems to be enjoying it. It's the sort of day that makes you take your shoes off and sink your toes into the grass. I'm sitting on the back deck with a cup of coffee, living life.
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| Wee lizard friend |
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| Tiny weed in backyard |
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| Unripe dewberries |
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| Geranium bud |
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| Impatien bud beginning to open |
Roxie Part Two
Here's the finished sketch of Roxie. Also shown is Roxie as a Impressionist print.
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| Finished Sketch |
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| Print of Sketch |
Roxie (WIP)
My latest project is a sketch that I hope to develop into a larger canvas for either pastels or watercolors. I call her "Roxie". She's coming along, but I almost burned the family dinner working on her stripes. Oops.
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| "Roxie" in progress |
Lovebirds
Whenever I need to quiet my mind, I love to sketch with graphite pencil. Here's a recent one:
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| Graphite pencil |
Wabi Sabi
Lately, I've been interested in Wabi Sabi or "The Art of Imperfection". It's a Japanese concept of finding beauty of the imperfect. An acceptance of transience and imperfection. What's old and worn, tattered and torn, can be beautiful and inspiring.
On the Way to the Park . . .
It was another busy Saturday. A list of chores in my hand to get done before a quick trip to the park with Mercedes, the loudmouthed dachshund. I wasn't in the mood for a walk, but the weather was beautiful. Sunlight sparkled in a clear blue sky. As I headed out the door, I grabbed my camera on a whim. So glad that I did.
As I made a point to take a deep breath and look around, (fortunately, Mercedes is a bit of an ambler, herself) here are some of the tiny treasures that waited for me.
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