Painting at Double Peak Park in San Marcos

I got to paint with a new group at Double Peak Park. It was very cold and I kept wanting to quit but I kept at it.

Me and Kathryn

Kathryn

Kathryn's piece

 

Kathryn

Joyce

Joyce

Joyce's watercolor

Me and Joyce

Sketching with 2bornot2bcollective

 I'm glad I found this virtual drawing group based out of the UK. They meet 3 times a week and always have great models. This week I sketched with Derwent Watercolor Pencils and watercolor.  @2bornot2bcollective Model was: @helenroeten

2-minute poses

5-minute poses

10-minute pose

15-minute pose

15-minute pose. This sketch was done with a water brush filled with ink then painted with watercolor.

Heidi Swapp Book Structure

 I took this #bookbinding course from @heidiswapp to learn a new #bookarts structure. Her book was a #memorybook made with #decorativepaper of different lengths. I made mine with my #vwbus #sticker old #watercolor #paintings and #pastepaper my book pages are all the same length and blank so that I can use it for a #sketchbook @ San Diego, California

Bermuda - Map Crunch Drawing

I recently started doing value studies when painting. This sketch was created from Map Crunch. The value study was done with 3 water brushes filled with various amounts of ink and water.  
The colored sketch was done with a pencil and watercolor. 

Button Hole Stitch

 

These are two buttonhole stitch books I made using the instructions from Ali Manning's (Vintage Page Designs) monthly project. 

Sketchbook Flip August 2019 thru October 2019

 

This is a sketchbook that was made for me by my friend Alicia Hallett. The sketchbook is made with watercolor paper and is 10 x 11 inches. 1:42 minutes.

Portrait Party with SF Sketchers Meet Up Group

 The focus was on wigs and hair. I was surprised by how many people possessed wigs. It was a fun session with some great poses. The poses were 1 minute, 3 minutes, 6 minutes, and 10 minutes.

I drew with a Platinum Preppy with brown ink and a mechanical pencil. I painted with watercolor.

My latest mini zine is now available on Etsy.

This zine is made from one sheet of paper and contains 6 pages.
It is made from copies of my original artwork which consisted of collage, pen and ink drawings, hand-carved stamps, and watercolor.
The zine will answer the question, What Good are Vultures, and How Do Vultures Digest Bones?

The mini-zine is approximately
4.25 inches x 2.75 inches

Vultures

$2.00 for one zine

Sketchbook Flip May 10 2020 August 14 2020

This is a handmade Coptic stitch book with various papers. The cover was made with a Gelli Print I made with fern leaves. The latch was constructed with leather and a little piece of wood. The book contains direct watercolor practice, urban sketches, plein air sketches in watercolor, quotes, and notes from Eric Rhoades' morning talks on Facebook. During this period I also attended many Zoom sessions of portrait parties and life drawing.

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Vulture Mini Book

This is the 3rd mini book I created using the binding I learned in the Seth Apter Class, "Mini Book Madness. I focused on Vultures this time. The book contains orginal drawings, watercolor, mixed media and collage.

Lake Dixon With Inland Painters

 

My watercolor of the vending area at Lake Dixon

Since I photographed everyone I thought I would take a "self-portrait".

Kathy Aldrich water-based oils.

Kathy

Pat Titus Oils

Pat

Marlene Tague Watercolors

Marlene

Sue Ann Daffara Oils

Sue Ann

Cheryl Watercolor

Mini Book Madness Part 2

 

This is the 2nd book I made from the class I took from Seth Apter. The structure was made using  a binding bar, creating mixed media pages and gluing them in to form the book. 

San Francisco Sketchers Meetup at Zoom

The San Francisco Meetup Group Zoom meeting today had the subject of teeth. All of the models were to show their teeth. We started with 1 and 3-minute poses.

We went on to 6 and 10 minute poses.
I was able to add a bit of watercolor due to the extra time during the 10-minute poses.

Urban Sketchers - Draw Your Kitchen Zoom Meeting

I drew a little corner of my kitchen.

Felicita Park, Escondido

These are from a paint out at Felicita Park in Escondido. We all wore masks and stayed 6 feet apart. There were a few families passing by us on the trail because we painted close to the bridge by the little stream. It's a nice place to walk with plenty of shade.

My watercolor of the path ahead.

Kathy Aldrich

Pat Titus

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