Category Archives: Interior

Cactus with Inktense Pencils

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

I set up this still life to explore using gouache with Inktense pencils. I wanted to work with both smooth and textured surfaces and a limited palette so I would not be distracted by lots of color choices. I put … Continue reading →

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A Yucca Plant, I think

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

I sketched today at Balboa Park’s Desert Garden. It is a delightful place on top of the mesa, full of succulents and cactus. Unfortunately, there are no name plates so I am not confident that this is a yucca. Regardless, … Continue reading →

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First Poinsettia of the Season

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

I love those huge poinsettia plants that appear in stores just about now, and could not resist buying and painting one today.

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Gallery Lights

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

Every now and then it’s my turn to volunteer at the SDWS gallery so visitors can see the current show. Today was kind of slow at first, so I had a chance to pull out my crayons and color pencils. … Continue reading →

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Flowers on a Table

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

  Here are There is something beautiful about flowers on a table, and I wanted to capture this in this quick gouache sketch.

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Five Sunflowers

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

I wanted to make this a little abstract by emphasizing the geometric shapes of the water in the vase and the windows in the back right. I wonder if I should try placing the vase so that it is a … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

We drove north from Bonn late this afternoon and stopped much later in Flensburg for the night. Since this was not a good day for sketching, I decided to post some sketches from the past week. One of the pleasures … Continue reading →

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