Sitting in the Drs office

I had some more skin cancer and had to have it removed.  I knew it would be a long morning so I took my sketchbook.  I drew a couple people in the waiting room then drew from phone pictures.

These rabbits seem to pose for me. They were so cute. 

The cat is Harry waiting on me to get through painting.

Taco Truck

I was asked to do a taco food truck, and this is just a sketch trying to get ideas.

May Sketches

I am way behind scanning and posting my sketches! Just fun stuff for me to draw!

Fun Sketches

This flower sketch goes to show you can paint with anything that has some color.  I bought a bouquet for Mother's Day that had pink dyed flowers.  One of the leaves fell off and it was full of the dye. I took it and pressed it in different places in my sketchbook, and then a couple days later, drew the flowers using the pink as centers, petals and leaves.  It is all form the plant.  No paint.

Ken had some skin cancer removed so I sketched him waiting on his Dr.  We got a big laugh out of it. it was fun!  The rest are like 5 seconds sketches because these people were on the move.

The taco soup was a surprise in the mail from my aunt!

Farm Scenes

more daily sketches. Just going through photos and drawing from them.

In the country

I took this photo somewhere in Texas! I love landscapes and Texas! I drew this with a Platinum fountain pen. It has an extra fine nib. I am using a landscape 8.5x5.5 sketchbook. 

I am convinced the type of brush you use make a difference.  I love the splotchy look. I am using a cheap joes pseudo sable brush in sizes 12 and 6.  It holds the color and water.

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.

Old Stuff

A fun sketch. In 1973 my husband and I went on a mission trip to Tuxla Mexico. We brought this little toy back for our son who was just 3 at the time. I put yellow and white casein down first, then painted with gouache.

This old building is the Feed Store I painted previously.  This is the other side. This one also had an under-painting of casein.  I dearly love these old buildings. They are our past!

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!

New Sketches

I am taking one of the Sketchbook skool classes, and the lesson was on Cross hatching.  I didn't do too many on this old building but it's mainly for shadow and shapes.  I did it in ink, and took a photo, then I decided to put color on it. I love color!  The Cafe is an old building on the way to Carlsbad NM. I had to turn around and go back for a picture!  For this little painting I did a different technique.  I painted the page with yellow and white casein.  Then I drew with pencil after it dried, and painted it with watercolor and some gouache.
It was a fun piece to do.

Kenyon and Cash

This is a quick sketch of our grandson, Kenyon and his dog Cash. He loves his dog so much! They pretty much stay together.  They are so cute together. (of course)

Carlsbad New Mexico

While I was in New Mexico I did get a couple sketches done.  This is part of a beautiful Catholic Church.