Blue Lilies
My sketchbook time unfolded on lined paper today, a real travesty! Or, it would be if we lived back in an era before Photoshop. Thank goodness for the Spot Healing tool. This study with waterlilies
Weird Burger
original sketches The first thing that I started working on when I left my job in food service was polishing up a set of line drawings that I’d sketched for a friend while working there.
Picnic Progress
a picnic, gouache sketch Any followers of this site will notice a big change to its appearance over the last few days. Along with it comes big news – I opened a storefront on Etsy
Coming This Summer…
I’ve been hard at work this spring behind the scenes with a big, BIG project – my own print shop, where I can sell my art and handmade goods. It’s been a long haul. I
Beasts & a Seat
Today’s drawing started while I was flipping through one of my favorite books: The Styles of Ornament by Alexander Speltz. This thick little number, which I found at a Boy Scout rummage sale, smells like
Green Peas
Drawing over brush tests and color swatches is one of my favorite ways to work in my sketchbook. There’s something fun about these “garbage” pages that I’ve always kind of hated throwing away – they
Bridesmaid’s Breath
I’m still loving my new-ish gouache palette. Today I have another limited-color painting from my little book of color palettes. It’s slowly filling up with little painting studies, and it’s at the point where it’s
Blue Lady
Earlier this week, I felt like practicing some portrait drawing. It ended up being this pencil sketch with a textured, monochromatic background. My inspiration was “apprehension” – the feeling that I saw in my inspiration
Gallery of Doodles
Sometimes I spend my drawing/painting practice time in my journal. This morning, for instance, I drew a bunch of berries, daisies, and greenery on this floral sketch. It decorates the inside cover of my notebook’s
Canyon Colors
Today, I finished another little page from my sketchbook of color palettes! This one is centered around a deep, vibrant shade of olive that I decided to contrast with a bunch of warm colors for