Paints Pens-N-Pencils

Not tea cups like Liz Steel draws, but great practice in finding and losing edges.

     Liz Steel's class Sketching Now Edges began this past week. Our first sketching assignment is a pair of shoes. We practiced using line to define hard edges and then color for surface edges defined by color changes and values. The second part was for an outside object. I found a metal sculpture in a center square of a shopping mall. It was hot out, 98 deg, and humid, so I worked fast and the glare on the metal made it hard to see the edges. I am still not comfortable working out on location, but I am working on it.

As seen in InStyle magazine. Since I can't or wouldn't spend the money on them, at least I can draw them!

I planted a couple of these yesterday!...Grow babies grow!!!

I love taking walks in the park in my neighborhood and seeing all the early spring flowers just displaying all their beauty in the full sun. I can't even come close to capturing it with my sketch.

The task at hand was to make a detailed drawing on location. Since the weather didn't cooperate, I sketched our fireplace. I can believe I drew all the bricks.

The assignment is to get out and do a sketch in public.Well, here is my "Urban Sketch" from my home office window of my neighbors pine tree. We got 7"+ snow fall overnight. It started our as rain snow mix yesterday and proceeded to dump on us. So is has not been optimal to get out and sketch, or for that matter, to get out. I will be drawing from the comfort of my home, waiting for the plows to come by.

The day we spend with family, giving thanks for each other and our blessings. Also stuffing our faceswith food! I bet this guy is thankful for acorns! Thanksgiving blessings to everyone!