In July, John and I drove up the Gorge to do some hiking and so I could do some sketching. This was my first sketching expedition since the RS Workshop so I wanted to try my new skills. We walked to a beautiful waterfall that I thought about sketching but my courage failed me. I […]
From Pencil to Pen
September 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
I was greatly helped in my sketching recently when I went to a Sketching On Location Workshop taught by Richard Scott this summer. Previously I had only done pencil sketches but he gave some very simple but effective tips on how to sketch with pen and watercolors. Since then I’ve done all of my sketches […]
Veggie Sketch
September 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Here is a lovely cabbage I found to sketch in a nearby community garden last week. The real cabbage had deeper blues, purples and pinks but since I am new at water colors, I didn’t realize that the paint colors would lighten so much as they dried.
My First SketchCrawl
September 21, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Today I went to the 24th World Wide SketchCrawl–my first time participating in this event. This is an opportunity for sketchers to get together and do their thing in cities all around the world. The Portland group met at the Japanese Garden. I felt inspired by the enthusiasm of the other sketchers I met today, […]
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).