Sketch Books-Tulip and Quilt

This is another watercolor sketch I found in one of my older books. I still love the way the sketches look. They seem to have a 'free-er' style than a painting. This one doesn't have the black ink lines like some that I do.

A Touch of Red

A Touch of Red is another attempt of doing glass. This is just a 5x7, and worked up pretty fast. I tried to add a lot of reds in the background but was distracting I thought, so I just added a couple little touches.

Fruit Cocktail 2

Actually this was the first Glass that I did, and it was red, with a white and gray background.
It just wasn't working, so after finishing the other one I reworked this one. Changed the background to black, and the umbrellas was blue, and changed it.

Fruit Cocktail

This is new for 2012! Looking forward to summer!
Especially since we had about 3 inches of snow today!
Everybody has had a fun summer drink with the little
umbrella in it! I wanted to see if I could do the glass 'look'.
I think the black and yellow/orange really works well together.
Next week I am flying to Tyler, TX to teach a 2 day workshop.
I know it will be such fun. Am looking forward to it.

White Challenge

I am with a group called Art Colony, www.artcolony.blogspot.com and it was decided to have a challenge each month. This month was 'White'. All of their work is beautifully painted and very realistic. This was what I did for my white challenge. I didn't have the time to paint on something, because I am getting ready to leave to teach a workshop. So here are my funny little chefs! I sketched them watching television from photos I have taken. I decided to just collage them instead of putting them separate. If you want to see them each by themselves, go to the art colony address above.

Sketch-booking is one of my absolute favorites! I just think there is a freshness and fun to sketch books. I have several that I have done over the years. One of my goals is to get back to using my sketch book everyday, instead of just when I think about it. When Watercolor Magic had a magazine called 'Sketchbook' I had some included in one of their issues! A few years back I got to go to Ruidoso, NM and do a sketchbook workshop with Don Getz, and we worked from life, and it was one of my most memorable times I have ever had! Don is the ultimate sketchbook/journal artist that I have met.

I really prefer to use watercolors on them when I get them drawn. Because I don't have enough self confidence, I use a pencil first, then a permanent marker, then paint. Sometimes I add the black marker when I am thru.
Everywhere I go, I take photos of chefs, statues, etc. I love the little chefs, and have several in my kitchen. Along with the big one that I collaged with magazine papers.

Christmas Art Exchange

I belong to an art group called Art Colony, and we drew names, and exchanged paintings this Christmas. I didn't open mine until after Christmas because the one I sent went to Canada, didn't arrive in time for Christmas, so I waited for her to get hers. This came from Ruth Steinfatt, from Canada.
http://wildwoodwatercolors.wordpress.com is her website address.
I haven't removed the plastic she put on it yet, but will when I get a frame.

Time to put the tree away

Another Christmas has come and gone, and is time to take the decorations off the tree, and put it all away for another year. I pray that 2012 will be a wonderful healthy and peaceful New year for us all. Happy New Year.