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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Beach Day!
What could be more delightful than the beach on the last day of September? I wanted to capture all the swimmers, birds, surf, splashes, waves, and fun of summer. This is a gouache and charcoal sketch on brown paper.
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Birds, Gouache, Swimming, Torrey Pines State Reserve
2 Comments
Three Giraffes
Here are three very sweet giraffes from the San Diego Zoo. This started off as a gouache and charcoal sketch on brown paper, and then I imported the sketch into Procreate on my iPad and added the gray wall and … Continue reading
On the Rocks at Yosemite
My cousin, who is an amazing artist, has been working with gouache on brown paper. She sent me a photo of a recent painting and it was so gorgeous that it caused me to paint the day away on brown … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Landscape, Learning
Tagged Brown Paper, Gouache, Yosemite National Park
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By the Pond’s Edge
We stopped by Loomis California to visit relatives and had the added bonus of a gorgeous pond. This is a 9 X 9-inch gouache sketch on black paper.
Waiting for Morning at Yosemite
This morning I got up early from my campsite and caught the early morning light as the sun began to rise over the mountains at Yosemite National Park. This is a 9 X 9-inch gouache sketch.
Posted in Landscape
Tagged California, Gouache, Plein Air, Sketch, Upper Pines Campground, Yosemite National Park
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The Romantic Came Next
Yesterday, the woman who posed for our figure class brought costumes. For the second portion of the morning, she dressed as a dreamy romantic and leaned against the studio wall. I made more use of the acrylic markers in this … Continue reading
Frida Dress-up Day
Our model today came with costumes and started the day dressed as Frida Kahlo. I used acrylic markers and gouache and had fun trying to capture the Frida spirit.
Deliberate Sketching 