As a dog lover there’s no surprise that I was able to sort out several meaningful books. No Better Friend was a gift to my brother-in-law for Christmas 2016. He used the gift tag as a place keeper. He was a life-long dog lover. My sister returned it to me when he passed away. Another […]
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Saturday Sketch
Sketchbook Skool instructor Cathy Johnson had us sketching birds this past week. I tried my hand at a cedar waxwing sketch with watercolor but was disappointed in the outcome. I’m pretty happy with this sketch of a raven though. Click on image for a larger view. I am also taking a class focused on sketching […]
Sketching Cats and Dogs
My first lesson with Val Webb on sketching cats and dogs was Monday. The first lesson is called Pencil Language. We started with a primer on how we were going to be using our 4B graphite pencils including warm-up exercises to become more familiar with how to create hatching, cross-hatching, scumbling and stippling. I love […]
Wearin’ the Green
My Sunday morning ritual finds me at the local farmer’s market. I do my part to give my greens to those who grow the greens I eat. It only seems right. Today there were bonuses everywhere I looked. For instance, this pup wearin’ the green A stroll through the stands reveals that just about everyone […]
