Usually I start thinking about creating Christmas cards early. With a son living in Switzerland and a daughter in Ontario, I'm buying presents, packing parcels and making trips to the post office well before December. Once those jobs are complete, I settle down to play with the Christmas card ideas I've been mulling about. I started out working way too small and tight and soon found myself ... continue reading...
Eye Rolling…
I’m not generally an eye roller but when people say to me, “I can’t draw”, like the ability to draw is something some of us are born with and others are not, I have to mask impatience from showing up on my face. When a coffee shop customer comments on the sketches of the espresso sipping models that I have just recorded in my sketchbook, what I generally hear is, “Wow, you’re ... continue reading...
Sketching Garlic Scapes
Sometimes you don't have to look far for sketching inspiration. One day earlier in the summer, when strolling around the Metchosin Farmers' Market, I came across a big bucket of garlic scapes, surrounded by hand packaged herbs and young zucchini. When I saw the beautiful, looping, snakes of stems and unopened flower buds of the hard-neck garlic, I ... continue reading...
On Choosing a Sketchbook
I’ve been plodding along trying to complete my Canson™ mixed media journal. My pens seem to drag across the paper, which is absorbing the paint quickly and the colors aren't mingling the way I would like them to. The paper is fine when I paint small areas but tends to buckle when painting larger ones or when trying to attain a rich wash. Most of this sketchbook is a record of my trip ... continue reading...
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