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Travel Sketching Tips

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 …

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#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 …

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#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 …

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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 …

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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 …