North County Society of Fine Arts Sketch and Paint Out

I haven't been feeling up to par. I think you can tell by the sketches and paintings I did at the NCSFA Sketch and Paint out Oct. 6th. I had to go because I am the chairperson. Luckily there were 4 people there. That would have been sad if I was the only one. I tried 2 little pieces on the same sheet of paper, Joan (center) worked with acrylics on canvas board, and Margaret worked in watercolor. Clementine took pictures of the scenery which was awesome! We met at the Orfila Winery in Escondido.

One of my ink and w/c pieces on watercolor paper.

Sketch book journal entry.

Japanese brush pen with watercolor.

The 2 sketches above are just HUGE sketchbook entries.
11 x 14 inches.

The Weekly Painting #3

La Jolla, Californa
Original Watercolor

Image: 5.5 x 8.5
Click here to bid.

EDM Challenge #4 - Draw a mug or a cup

This is my current favorite mug.

When I went to Arizona I bought everyone in my family a little souvenir.
I found the perfect gift for myself at this little shop on the way home.
I know it's a messy drawing. I don't use an eraser.
This habit has helped me to not care
about being a perfectionist with my sketching.
"It's just a sketch"

I could never be a mermaid

Docs waiting room

The 19th and 20th Borrrrrrrrrring

Boring = The drawing NOT the work

Fear of Flying (or EDM Challenge #70)

I am afraid of flying. VERY afraid. That's why I didn't sign up for the BIG training seminar in Dallas, Texas. My manager was kind enough to sign me up so. . . up . . . up . . . and away . . . I went. I calmed my nerves by drawing. My doc also gave me a pill to calm me down during the flight. This is evidenced in panel 5 of my cartoon journal.

The Weekly Painting Number 2

The weekly painting blog didn't turn out so weekly. This is number 2.

Thin, Crinkly, Sketchbook Paper

North County Society of Fine Arts Sketch and Paint Out
Wow, there were 4 people at the paint out today!
It was fun painting, drawing and talking art with the group!
The weather at the winery was perfect in every way.
We sketched and painted in the patio,
checked out the new shops and walked around the loop.

DOUBLE DOUBLE

never
NEVER grocery shop
when you are hungry
or order fast food
when you are starving

Sunshine makes me happy

Sunshine on my shoulders
Makes me happy
Eating fruit
Makes me sleepy

Meeting Money

Another Painting of the Week - Part 1

In the spirit of A Painting a Day and Sketchbook Drawing a Week (Other sites on the web)
I have decided to try my hand atpainting and posting a painting a week.
This first piece is Cows, Oil on Canvas, 8x10 unframed.
Click here to bid.
Thanks for looking.

FAT pencil, part 2

Drawing from TV

BIG FAT Pencil

I met a kid in Texas that turned me on to my current favorite pencil.
It's called the Koh-I-Noor Hardmuth Magic.

It's a big, fat, fun pencil.
If you haven't used one yet, I suggest you give it a try.

Waiting for food again

EDM Challenge 3 Purse

Waiting for food.

Pot Lesson 6 - Glazing

Spraying is one technique for applying glaze.

Valerie ran the glaze through a sieve to make it smooth and creamy then used her air compressor and a wheel that turns while she applied the glaze. In this picture she is applying a transparent glaze over my Chinese lettering pot that says Eternity (not Harmony).

The red lid protects the bottom from being sprayed and the rock protects the red lid from being blown off.

This pot had a lot of texture so I tried Valerie's suggestion of painting on the glaze while the wheel was turning it round and round. The indented areas are left without glaze.

The glazed pots ready to be fired.

People shopping

Dogs

Panera

Panera: a great place to draw people.
Though I'm not used to filling in darks like this

I like the way Crack Skull Bob does it.

Hattie

I cannot believe I haven't drawn since Friday at the NCSFA Sketch and Paint out - I usually draw every day. I was so happy to see my friend Susan, I just visited with her instead of drawing. Well, I did draw the back of her dog, Hattie.

Arizona Adventure page 3

2 of the friends I will see on my trip.

Pot Lesson 5

2 more brush or pencil containers.

This shows painting on the slurry (formally called goop)
to a scored piece of clay. This is how the bottom is attached.

This says harmony in Chinese Calligraphy.
The stuff I painted on is called ON GO.

This is pretend Chinese Calligraphy.
It says, PAINT BRUSHES.
Check out Valerie's cool brush,
it's made of wolf or goat hair.

EDM Challenge #2

This is
Every Day Matters
Challenge #2

Draw a desk lamp.

It grew in size as
I worked toward the bottom.

Arizona Adventure page 1

Tarantula

The cat didn't want him so we took him
way, way, way, way, way, down the hill.

Pottery Day 4

I wanted to make containers to keep brushes and pens.
Valerie taught me a slab technique.
We rolled out the clay, cut rectangles and
rolled it around pipe tubing wrapped with newspaper.
The tubing is shown below behind my containers.

I pressed a piece of stone into the container on the left
to give it some texture, then smoothed it out a bit.
A cone or some dried plant thing
was used on the jar on the right.

This black tool was custom made for Valerie.
We used it to cut an angle on the edges of the slabs.
We scored the edge with a fork and
brushed wet goop on the scored areas.
This helps the two sides seal nicely.

Fast sketching practice

Draw fast, a few lines, shade afterward.

Simplify with about 3 values.

Frida Kahlo

"I paint self portraits because I am the person I know best."
Frida Kahlo

NetFlix has TONS of art DVDs.

Pottery

3rd pottery lesson with Valerie.

I made a saucer for my flower pot.
I needed a lot of help with this saucer,
I kept making air bubbles.

NOT with my mouth, in the clay.

DOUBLE HUGENESS

My sketchbook is so HUGE
I can't scan a whole page.
I get a little self conscious
when I take it out, open it,
and set it on my lap.
Now, it's DOUBLE HUGE.
There were only 3 of us
in the waiting room
so I had the courage to
sketch this man across from me.
He reminded me of a pirate.
He wore a striped shirt,
matching pants,
and an extra wide leather belt
almost up to his chest.
I wonder why he was there.

ARTZTK

Got it!

Red, White and Blue

This man was at the
Old Fashioned Fourth of July event in my community.

We have an old Railroad Barn which runs a 1907 Baldwin on the weekends.

There was a Dixieland Band

and a craft fair.

This man was selling his hand crafted furniture.

Self Portrait Marathon Part 4