Statue at the Local Mission

This is one of the statues at the local mission.  

Birdhouses for March 6

Just a few from my collection of birdhouses.

Pine Cone March 5

I have never been able to draw a pine cone.  I have tried several times as I have a pine tree in my front yard.  My husband started it as a seedling and it is now probably 25 ft tall.  I decided today I would try again.

Blink March 4

4x6 inches.  Blink from the Wetcanvas RIL.  Graphite and colored pencil.

March 3 Sketch

Yellow-throated Miner. Reference photo by Rozzi on Wetcanvas. Graphite on watercolor paper in graphite.

March 2 Sketch

My Daffodil blades and a succulent I am rooting in the same pot. Watercolor and colored pencil.

Sketch a Day for March

 Ok so I'm a glutton for punishment.  I have decided to join Jeanette in a sketch a day for March.  This one was from a view on Google Street view in Vilnius, Lithuania where the Virtual Paintout is going this month.

Here is a young man who noticed the Google car coming his way and waved at it.  Graphite, watercolor pencil, and a water brush.

75 Days in Ink

Here are 2 more of my ink sketches.  I only have 9 more to go.

Scavenger Hunt #302

1 hot - candle
2 cold - penguin on skis
3 thick - hippo on towel
4 thin - praying mantis
5 tall - birdhouse
6-short - elephant
7 red - lady bug candle
8 green - rock
9 yellow - rock
10 purple - rabbit in cup
11 blue - cup
12 orange - rock
13 open - zip drive
14 closed - zip drive
15 square - box
16 round - green rock in back
17 quiet - phone that no longer works
18 loud - little truck
19 dry - towel
20 wet - water brush
21 dark - blue rock
22 fast - roadrunner
23 slow - turtle

Watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink on watercolor paper and about 11x14.

Scavenger Hunt #301 WIP

 I did the graphite sketch, then put some color down first with watercolor paint.  I added some watercolor pencils and regular colored pencils, then went back in with watercolor, colored pencils (both regular and watercolor ones) until I had the result that I wanted.  It's about 11x14 inches in a Strathmore watercolor pad of paper.  I'm out of practice and this didn't turn out just the way I wanted.  But good practice.

Scavenger Hunt #301

This is my next project that is set up on a wooden tv tray and will be sketched from life. 24 of the 26 items for the latest Scavenger Hunt #301.  Plus one of the challenges.  Here is the list:  

Scavenger Hunt #301 - Feb 1-9
something smooth
something bumpy
something squishy
a vehicle
a building
something with a cap or lid
heavy
light
a landscape
a figure Challenge #! - 3 or more figures
leg(s)
arm(s)
a bottle Challenge #2 - Draw it with the lettering on the label
an art tool
a cooking tool
a tool for making repairs
a tool for cleaning
made of plastic
made of glass
made of metal
from your fridge
from your closet
from your kitchen
from you bedroom
man made
natural
Challenge #3 - Do one item (or more) as a continuous line drawing.

Cityscape

About 3x5 inches. Colored pencil on black card stock. just playing around with colors on black.

 

 

Friday

This is Friday my Golden Retriever who passed away New Years Eve 2009.  this is about 3x5 on colored card stock with colored pencils and a little water added to some watercolor pencil.

Bozo and Ducks in a Row

Here are 2 pieces that I did today in colored pencil.  One is some ducks from a reference by Anne Kelly from the UK.  The other is my cockatiel Bozo who passed away a couple of months ago.  I miss having her voice in the house.  Makes it much lonelier.

I'm working on a commission for my dog groomer Nancy.  She and her black lab River compete in Dock Diving competitions.  They made a trip in November to a combination and she got a photo of River sitting in front of the Mississippi River.  She wanted a painting of it.  Here is where I am so far.  It is watercolor and will have pen and ink and colored pencil probably.  Will fit in an 11x14 frame.and mat.

35-37 of 75

Moo in Ink

Watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink

Yosemite

More of the 75 Day Ink Art

Virtual Paintout - The Isle of Man

 Each is 5x7 inches on watercolor paper.  Mixed media of watercolor, colored pencils, and pen and ink.