red Sharpie brush on Kraft paper in a Watercolor Moleskine

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Beach People

Beach people while visiting a friend in Oceanside, California. Fountain Pen and watercolor.

Moleskine Monday

watercolor moleskine flip

April - August 2011

life drawing

I went to my friend's house for life drawing. There were only 3 of us but it was fun just the same. The model is also an artist so we had fun talking about art shows, techniques and materials. Too bad I didn't take some pictures of the other artist's work. One artist did pencil drawings from different angles and the other artist worked with oil crayons. Here is my work:

Oil on a 6x8 inch canvas panel

oil in a moleskine sketchbook

a sketchbook page

Jury Duty

These are some of my sketches while in the jurors lounge, waiting to be called.

Map of the jurors lounge.

I wanted to be called but I was very happy when I got excused about 10:30 a.m.

Life Drawing

Life drawing today!

20 minute pose
pencil and watercolor in a moleskine

tv and life drawing

Drawing from the model and earlier from the tv.

Mixed media in a moleskine.

rancho bernardo winery

This week I got to meet with some friends to draw and paint at the Rancho Bernardo Winery. this is one of my sketches done in a moleskine

General James Jones

General in watercolor.

Hillary

Hillary in watercolor.

Timothy Geithner

Watercolor with pencil. Timothy Geithner, future US Secretary of the Treasury.

Sketchbook Journal entry 8

Notes and drawings from the first day of figure class with Annette Paquet
We will be doing black and white so I practiced from a photo. These are my brothers but it doesn't look like them in my drawing. Too bad. Drawn in a Moleskine with Micron pen and Japanese Brush Pen.

Paul Gauguin DVD

A thumbs up for this DVD from Blockbuster - The Post-Impressionists: Gauguin.

" Paul Gauguin was thirty-five when he made the momentous decision to abandon his lucrative career as a Paris stockbroker and devote himself full-time to painting. Gauguin’s bold use of flat, unmixed color gave his paintings a strong sense of personal expression, but his work struggled to find acceptance at the time. Poverty and obscurity dominated Gauguin’s years as an artist. Not even a move to Tahiti could bring him happiness. Yet the paintings that he created there are now recognized as masterpieces of the Post-Impressionist age." Quoted from Amazon.com DVD description.

Everyday Matters Challenge #11

EDM Challenge #11 is draw your glasses or sunglasses. I tried to draw them with out wearing any glasses and it was like doing a BLIND contour drawing while seeing double.

It was drawn with a Koh-i-noor Rapido Sketch Pen which is my current favorite drawing tool. The color was done in watercolor.

Four Facts: They are worn on the nose, they are worn on my neck, they were not worn while drawing them, I need them.

Everyday Matters Challenge #81

EDM Challenge 81 is draw a street light. My light is a boring rectangle shape. It was hot outside and my dog kept dropping his ball at my feet, waiting for me to throw it . . . poor thing.
This is pen and ink with watercolor drawn in a Moleskine.

EDM #131 Draw a spray bottle

Everyday Matters Challenge #131 is draw a spray bottle.

Sometimes when I draw people from life, I draw their heads really small. I guess I do it on spray bottles too!

I didn't want to draw a 409 bottle. I wanted to draw my water bottle that I use to spray my watercolor palette, but I couldn't find it.

Note: I DID NOT mean to draw my fingers in the "flipping off" position.

Drawn with waterproof ink and watercolor pencil.

Sketchbook Journal entry

Dead Sea Scrolls

My friend and her family treated me to lunch and the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit in San Diego. These are some sketchbook entries from my Moleskine.