Wash Day

This is an old sketch, done on location in New Mexico. Such fun memories here!
Don Getz taught the sketching plein air workshop, and was one of my favorite workshops ever!
Wish I could go again.

New Sketches

These are just some more Santa Fe sketches. For the fish and the cactus I put down swatches of color, let it dry then sketched on the color. 

New sketches from New Mexico

 My Daughter and I spent the week end in Ruidoso NM and had a lot of fun. Here are some of the sketches from that trip.
Flower and Church from Hondo, NM
Hobo Statue from a junk store.
The old stove in our cabin
Pizza at Cafe Rio
Old barn in the country

The Green Door

 

This was a sketch from one of my photos.  It is in a small sketchbook.  I was at a workshop and needed it enlarged so I went to Fed Ex and had it enlarged to the size of half a sheet of watercolor paper, transferred it over Then  did the pouring technique.

Sketches at Rock'n N B and B-Plains TX

 Saturday was the day to go out to the B and B and pick your own Lavender. It was a gorgeous day!
I stayed about 4 hours, taking photos and sketching.  It is such a fun place to be.  Lots to see....and smell!

This is a side view of the house.

Fence posts with old boots!
and a wagon wheel hub, laying in the wild flowers

Wild Flowers sketches

 

Small Folding sketchbook

I made a folding accordion sketchbook, and sketches the wildflowers that we have here now, 

because of all the awesome rains! I have never seen that purple flower, 'Horse Mint'

It is truly a gorgeous unusual flower.

I am teaching a sketchbook class June 12-13. Come join us!

New Sketches

My favorite flowers! Tulips. I put some color down first, then drew the flowers.

The little camper was in New Mexico. I took this photo several years ago and just wanted to sketch it yesterday, in honor of Memorial Day.

The old barn is behind our house.  It is over 60 years old, and is falling down! Due to the wonderful rains, the sunflowers are growing like crazy back there.

June 12-13 I will be teaching a sketchbook class. Come join us! If you are interested, email me.

Sketchbook Workshop June 12-13

 We will have a sketchbook workshop June 12-13.  Keeping a sketchbook will help you learn so much about drawing. I have room for 10-12 in my Studio. Let me know if you are interested in joining us. The cost is $60 for both days.  You can just do one day if you can't make both. Sketching is so much fun! The first day I plan on working inside and on the second, go out and sketch out doors. Now that is really fun!
email me if you are interested.  All you really need is a good sketchbook, a pen, small watercolor palette if you want color! I like to use water soluble markers too.  We will cover the different kinds of things you can use.

suzy_pal2000@yahoo.com

Workshop Sketches

 These are the colors we used in the workshop this week with Linda Baker. Cheap Joes of Cheap Joes art Supplies furnished our paint.  The sketch of the door is the sketch i used to paint from.  It is 1/2 Sheet on arches watercolor paper.

New sketches

Fun Sketches

 This was done with the sketch and wash pencil. I really like using it.
You draw, shade, etc. and then use water with a brush!
The bottom one is done with a tombow water soluble pen. I really love using these for darks and grays.
It is used the same way.  Draw, then use water on parts of it.

Two Sketches

 I enjoyed both of these sketches! I love adding color to my ink drawing.
The Camper is in Plains, and I love this old camper!
I think it would be fun to redo it.
I just used the ink, and tombow with some water on it, then added the red flowers.