30 day sketchbook challenge

We have been sketching for 3 weeks now.
it has been a challenge for sure!
Days 17-20 with an extra one thrown in!

17 Clock/time
18 quote
19 fairy tale
20 people

Western Sketches using watercolor and gouache

 For some reason is hard to keep up. I am still trying to sketch but haven't been as successful! A lot going on lately.  I am having a workshop this next week end, and have been working on getting new pieces for a show in Ft.Worth, TX.   I am just going to try to catch up. It may take two posts!
These are on toned paper using watercolor and gouache, as well as some other sketches. 

Grape experiment

I had some grape photos so I experimented using a background and no background. Drawn with ink that ran when wet.

May Day Flowers

I have been drawing the beautiful tulips my daughter sent me when I had surgery. There was 60 red yellow and purple and so pretty!
When they started opening really good they started laying out.  I loved that look.
I took a lot of photos from the top too.

This sketch was an experiment. The first two were drawn upside down.
The #3 was drawn right side up. I used a very fine point pen.

Corners of Home

I am doing the Sketchbook Skool class, and one of the lessons was draw squares on your page, and fill it with little spots in your house. I had so much fun with these. My furniture outgrew the squares though! is hard to draw that small, but so enjoyable. Probably a little cartoony!  I plan on doing some more!

March 14

This man was drawn from Sktchy. It is an app that has people to draw.  I want to learn to draw people fast. May take a while!

This girl was in a Magazine. I just used her for the practice.

Still Trying!

I still want to learn more about drawing so I did 3 more tonight. One is my cousin, one is from a magazine and one off of a tv program.  Still so much to learn!

#oneweek100people2017

I am mad at myself that I didn't make the 100 people in 5 days! After messing up the first two days, I couldn't catch up!
But I have the last day done. Next time I will number each one and try to be more organized! HA!

Iowa Barn

This is a barn in Iowa...I took it going down the highway.  Some of us went to help during their flood disaster.  I think it was 2008.    The barns there are so pretty.  And white!  And Big!

I just put down some blue and pink and left some of the paper showing, not knowing what I would draw on it.  I decided the white barn would work.

Dick and Jane

We have friends in Lubbock whose names are...Dick and Jane!
so for their 25th Anniversary I sketched them 'Dick and Jane' 
It was fun to do. I sure remember the Dick and Jane books.  Run Spot Run! hahah
See Spot Run. all those fun 3 word sentences!

Feburary 2 sketches

I got two sketches done tonight.  An old Church and a garage in Andrews, TX
I used a paint marker for the church, and tobacco ink for the garage.  Anytime my subject is in browns, i use that ink.

New Sketches

Some new sketches..just whatever I can find to draw. The old restaurant is done with ink and tombow marker.  The Cow were in Midland, TX.  I was getting new glasses and saw the cool sign ...
the barn and sign were somewhere near Fredericksburg.

Renfro Street-Brownfield TX

Another sketch to go with the gas attendant!  This is on Renfro Street in Brownfield, TX, and the family that lived here was named 'Renfro'.  They owned a gas station and another shop on Main Street.  So many memories in these old photos. I love these old houses and hate to see them disappear!  Thanks to Glenda for sharing them with me.  There is one more Sketch to come...
soon!

Fun Sketch

This is a sketch for a friend. It is her Dad. She wanted her home, car and Dad sketched, so this is the first one. I used a tombow marker.  He definitely brought back memories for me.  I remember the Gas station attendants who came to your car, washed the windshield, checked tires, etc.  Whatever happened to those days! They always opened the hood and checked under there too! 

A new Year-2017

After sketching every day in December I sort of took a break! I have not done much since then, so here is a Panda Bear that was at the Atlanta Zoo. Such a cutie, just lying there watching people snoozing off and on.

Day 23

Well i skipped day 22 because it was a reindeer!  Day 23 was fun though.  Draw a toy.  Our kids had a jack in the box and it was our favorite toy!

Catching up

Well I missed day 10 and 12 so here is Day 11 and 13.
Day 10 was supposed to be a sweater
Day 11 was the Poinsettia
Day 12 was a Cake
and Day 13 Lights.
On the Poinsettia I put down reds and yellows along with splatters.
Then after dried I drew the flower with ink and painted with watercolor.
For Day 13 i wanted my lights to be different, so I added the cotton and called it the color of cotton. I miss farming. We grew cotton for 40 years, and I love seeing the harvest. 

Day 4

Day 4- Ink and watercolor in sketchbook.

Day 2 and Day 3

The Sled and Christmas Boots
I am still sketching these in my 5x5 'hand Book. Then painting.  I am having fun drawing Christmas stuff. I have always enjoyed the Christmas images.

December Challenge

December Challenge is drawing, sketching or painting something each day that pertains to Christmas or Winter.  There is a list online, and I will try to follow it.

Day 1 was peppermint.  I didn't want to do something normal. How many ways can you paint a candy cane or a star light mint, so I decided to do something more fun.  This is called 'Peppermint Farm
and it makes cute Christmas cards.  It is done in a 5x5 Sketchbook, then i removed the middle of the pages with adobe photoshop.