Pete Scully

I received my original Pete Scully in the mail this week! Too bad the photo doesn’t show it’s true beauty. The packaging was quite fun too. I’m very pleased. Thank you Pete!

Painting at Judy's

Painting the landscape around my friend's house in Ramona. I had a lot of trouble with this one. Watercolor 5 x7 inches. With Bei and Janene.

Sketching at Balboa Park

 Technical pen and watercolor.

The sketch group, Stephen, Graham, Francesca, Rachel, Carol, Linda. Seated: Lydia and Elaine. (Graham and Frncesca were here visiting from London!)

Ramona Open Studio Tour

GARY AND I went on the Ramona Studio Tour. Today we mostly concentrated on the pottery studios. All of the artists shared their studio set up and talked to us about their techniques. We visited the Begents, thee Vargos, Dave Lambert and the Snyders. We learned a lot and got VERY inspired.

I purchased pottery from Dave Lambert and a little knit coin purse from Patricia Pharr-Snyder.

If you are interested in the tour you can still get tickets.It runs all weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Check at www.ramonaart.com.

Mike and Rob

Life drawing in Encinitas with my friend Rachel K.

(top) Charcoal pencil with watercolor on Canson. (lower left) technical pen with watercolor on watercolor paper. (lower right) diluted brown ink in a water brush, watercolor, on canson pastel paper.

Skull Eraser Carving

 SKull Carving 1 x .5 inches

My eraser carving from last night. Stamped in a line sketchbook journal.

San Diego Zoo's Safari Park

I did these pencil sketches while visiting with Francesca and her husband who were visiting from London. I was going to color the sketches when I got home but I was too tired. I filled about 7 pages in my sketchbook today.

Friends

Coffee with friends and something I need to keep remembering.

Figure Drawing at Encinitas Library

Figure drawing at the Encinitas Library with Rachel. Meet Virginia, and Pam. (left) Watercolor crayon on background  drawing with charcol pencil, and painted in watercolor. (Right) Drawing in technical pen and painted with watercolor.

Birds

Yesterday I went outside to sketch a planter made in the shape of birds. I decided on this subject because the real birds fly away when I sit out in my kitchen patio. Not this time!  I got to sketch a few real birds eating out of one of the bird feeders.

Clickers and Flickers

Thank you Dawn Stevens for giving me a shout out in your Clickers and Flickers magazine for my Pirate.

Clickers and Flickers Photography Network just celebrated 27 years promoting photography and passionate photographers! Check out the website to find out more about their guest speakers, dinners and other events. www.clickersandflickers.com.

mosaic with kate O'Brien

This is a mosaic I did at Kate O'Brien's class at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas. It was sponsored by the San Dieguito Artist Guild. There is a short video of the other artist's work also.

 This mosaic was not created with tile. It was created with glass and not I haven't put grout on it yet. The size is 12 x 12 inches (wood).

Lindo Lake, Lakeside, CA

Painting with the San Diego Plein Air Painters at Lindo Lake, Lakeside, CA

Celebrate Women

Poway Women's Club hosted the “Celebrate Women" art show which is a community service project featuring the creative talents of local women in any medium and all levels of expertise. It was held at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts and runs February 28-March 26.

My piece, Santee Rocks en Plein Aire is the tiny one.

attitude adjustment

Mc Donalds

dentist appointment

studio lighting

Junipero Serra Museum

Painting with the San Diego Plein Air Meetup Group at The Junípero Serra Museum, in Presidio Park, I had to stop, I was starting to not care what I did to it. I made some new friends and a VERY OLD FRIEND came to visit.

I used Gesso Board which took a little getting used to. It is smooth unlike a regular canvas.



sketchbook page

a sketchbook page from earlier this week:

Japanese Prints for books

Today I got to attend a Lecture: Japanese Prints for Books, at the San Diego Museum of Art.  Dr. Masato Nishimura explained Japanese woodblock-print books, including those in the museum's permanent collection. It was hosted by The Asian Arts Council. Aside from all the members of the AAC in attendance there were many docents and an art appraiser I sat next to.

I learned about characteristics of Asian art as well as the history of Japanese block prints used in books. The photos I am posting are pages from my sketchbook done while in attendance at the lecture.

Home Depot

Gary got me new lighting for my studio.

VW BUG at the Escondido Art Partnership Gallery

Gary looking at my piece, "Gary's VW Bug" hanging at the Escondido ARt Partnership Gallery. It's a paper mache piece then designs drawn with marker and paint.

wearing shorts

on wearing shorts

Balboa Park Cactus Garden

My sketches, my friends and a video of the Cactus Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego.

Life Drawing at Encinitas Library

My friend, Rachel and I met for lunch at the Subway in Encinitas then headed over for a few hours of Life Drawing at the Encinitas Library. Two 20 minute poses and an artist.

Life drawing at judy's

Little Mosaics

feb 6 2013

sold!

SOLD! at San Diego Watercolor Society gallery.

Life Drawing at the Encinitas Library

Figure drawing at the Encinitas Library. They have 2 clothed models and there is a $10 donation. These are 5 minute warm ups.  It's a beautiful library with tons of windows, coffee shack, and seating areas outside with a view of the ocean!

Turtles at the San Diego Zoo

I went to see the baby panda at the San Diego Zoo but all I could see was a little white fur ball in a stump. He was sleeping.

Chicken Stamp Carving

This is a page of "tests" from the stamp carving I did after work. It's supposed to be a chicken. It might not look like like a chicken but that's what it is... thank you very much...

Waiting Room People

Waiting for my husband in the waiting room of Rancho Bernardo Surgery in San Diego, California.

Tacks

Chopsticks

Balboa Park

I got to visit the San Diego Museum of Art after entering a few pieces in the San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist . They have a new sketchbook exhibit called Alternative Accounts: Plains Indian Ledger Art from the Nineteenth Century to Now. A bonus was getting to see my friend Stephen the Magician (aka Sleeveless the Magician) after his performance. Sketches done in pencil with watercolor.

Vista, CA

Houses in Vista, view from a parking lot. Makers.

Virginia

Life drawing at Judy's

San Diego Plein Air Meet Up Group at Point Loma Tide Pools

I painted on something i found at Dixieline it was a sample of something. I don't remember what it is. My painting is not done. The video shows the area and other artists:

San Diego Pirate

A great way to start the year! My "San Diego Pirate" was accepted into the San Diego Watercolor Society's January member juried show. It also won the Juror's Commendation award! the Reception is Friday, January 4, 2013, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM 2825 Dewey Rd., San Diego, CA

(the photo shown here was taken for my records only. It shows a LOT of reflections)