I am often asked about my process when sketching during my travels. Although it varies depending on the time I have or the places I go, I do have some basic guidelines I follow. To help you get started “sketching on the go,” I have outlined a few tips to send you on your way to creating treasured journals of …
#everydaymatters Week Six
For my Every Day Matters Sketchbook, I use the Global Arts Square Notebook – just a little 6″x6″ I can carry around with me and my beloved Pitt Pens by Faber Castell. I don’t typically draw in pencil first – I go straight for the ink and embrace my mistakes! For my watercolors, I use theSchmincke Horadam Watercolor Set but you don’t have …
#everydaymatters Week Five
Metamorphosis Series . . . Butterflies! For my Every Day Matters Sketchbook, I use the Global Arts Square Notebook – just a little 6″x6″ I can carry around with me and my beloved Pitt Pens by Faber Castell. I don’t typically draw in pencil first – I go straight for the ink and embrace my mistakes! For my watercolors, I use theSchmincke …
#Everydaymatters Week Two
Another week of sketchbook peeks! Enjoy! For my Every Day Matters Sketchbook, I use the Global Arts Square Notebook – just a little 6″x6″ I can carry around with me and my beloved Pitt Pens by Faber Castell. I don’t typically draw in pencil first – I go straight for the ink and embrace my mistakes! For my watercolors, I use the …
Take Me Away . . .
June Theme Travel Journaling June 6 – Week 23 Art Challenge: Illustrative Art Journaling Journal Prompt: Take Me Away These are some of my travel journals. I love these books more than anything I’ve created. They are chronicles of my adventures … tiny moments and sketches of things I might not have remembered if I hadn’t documented them. I love to …
Can You Feel It?
May ThemeTouchy Feely (Texture)May 30 – Week 22Art Challenge: Textured PaperJournal Prompt: I’m So Not Feeling It! I guess I could say that I wasn’t “feeling” this challenge for the week. It took me a long time to get into it. I have stacks and stacks of textured and handmade papers but I just wasn’t inspired by them. {That’s probably …
Getting Cocky
Week 38: Draw, paint, doodle, sketch or incorporate a real feather onto your page Ugh! I really didn’t want to do this challenge – I’m just not a feather person! Besides, they’re kinda hard to draw – at least for me! But a challenge is a challenge and how do we grow as artists if we don’t try? I scoured …
Villa Villekulla
Week 22: Draw a House I was so very excited with this challenge and knew EXACTLY what house I wanted to draw! When I was young, I dreamed I would live with Pippi Longstocking at Villa Villekula! We would be best friends and adventure together and live in this beautiful house with NO PARENTS! This is exactly how I envisioned …
Quote Unquote
Week 18 – Add an Inspiring Quote to Guide Your Week I spent all week trying to find a profound and inspirational quote to share in this challenge. I have a Pinterest Board, a book and a file on my computer full of quotes that I love. Nothing seemed to move me this week and then I realized I have …
Hotel Sketches
It’s a very rainy day here in San Antonio, Texas! Typically, when I visit here, (which is quite often), I stroll down the River Walk and usually find a nice spot to sit and sketch. However today it is very wet and very cold so I find myself stuck in the hotel room. Looking around for inspiration, I just grabbed …
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