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Gallery Lights
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
Arches and Shadows at Balboa Park
I painted this morning at Balboa Park with the San Diego Watercolor Society Plein Air group. I forgot my sun shirt so I stood in the shade and painted the sunlight coming through the archways. I like the composition and … Continue reading
Posted in Cityscape, Landscape
Tagged Balboa Park, Gouache, Light, Plein Air, San Diego, San Diego Watercolor Society
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Primates
I sketched along the Monkey Walk this morning at the San Diego Zoo. I noticed how much we enjoy our cousins and showing them to our children and wanted to capture this familial feeling in a sketch. This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story
Tagged Charcoal, Gouache, Live Sketching, Primates, San Diego Zoo
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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
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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.