I am participating in a challenge to do a sketch every day in May from a list of subjects. The challenge is called Every Day in May, and is from a group called Everyday Matters. Here is the list of subjects. I am starting late so have a lot of catching up to do, but […]
The Circus with a Quill Nib
May 7, 2010 by · 11 Comments
I followed Sarah’s (Curious Crow) suggestion and tried a dip pen with a flexible crow quill nib in my quest for better line quality, and am having so much fun with it! As a way to give it a test run, I filled a page in my moleskin with images from the circus that we […]
Portrait of My Mom
May 5, 2010 by · 11 Comments
Drawing MethodsI was inspired way back in January by a post in Jennifer Lawson’s blog to try doing a sketch of my Mom using the upside-down method. The photo of her that I used was taken at college around 1945. In the upside down method, both the reference photo and the sketch itself is upside […]
More Quince Blossoms
April 19, 2010 by · 15 Comments
I used three different types of tools to sketch Quince blossoms during this last week. I thought if I treated the same subject in different ways, it might help me settle on one approach to concentrate on for awhile. I feel that I am always starting over and trying something new, which can be fun […]
Sketchcrawl on the Esplanade
April 13, 2010 by · 17 Comments
I met with our local sketchcrawl group on Saturday for an afternoon of sketching along the East Bank Esplanade that runs beside the Willamette River here in Portland. I got there late but at least I got one sketch done with the group. I always feel inspired by their work. Our group is amazingly talented so […]
This blog is about my journey as a botanical artist--what I am learning, what inspires me and what I am currently drawing or painting. My desire is to continually hone my skills to better express my wonder and gratitude for the beauty of the creation around me in the Pacific Northwest (USA).