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The hope of the ginkgo tree. A watercolor study for a much larger acrylic painting. Ginkgo trees have been a sign of hope for centuries, actually prehistoric in there biology. Six actually survived the first A-bomb, the only trees that did.This is one of the buildings I have wanted to sketch, I went to the door after sketching only to find it is no longer in business. Still a beautiful spot in Mukilteo #mukilteo #mukilteosketchers #usk #urbansketchersStudied new growth on rhododendrons, never saw the new growth like this. Nature sketching is like having new eyes. #naturesketch #naturetogetherFlowers in a bowl, acrylic on canvas, 11x14 #acrylicpainting #fineart #flowersSomething a bit different, actually planning a larger one soon. For you painters, this is watercolor with only a pallet knife #watercolor #abstractpaintingAnother great group of Yes! You can travelsketchers! At Red Cup. Fun time and some nice work #thetravelsketcher #sketchingArchives
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Nice work at Yes! You can travelsketch!
Saturday six travelsketchers joined me for a workshop at the Red Cup in Mukilteo. The wind and the temperature made it unrealistic to be outside so Kris at Nature Together generously opened their space for us to use. This one … Continue reading
Posted in sketch, Workshops
Tagged how to, sketch, travelsketch, travelsketcher, Watercolor
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Graphite and pencils revisited
Ink, specifically a fountain pen, is my go-to sketching implement. My first sketches were with Rapidograph and Micron pens, no watercolor and rarely any pencil. Over the years the Rapidograph was retired as being too difficult to keep clean and … Continue reading
Travel sketches vs urban sketches, and what about plein air?
The teapot in Bath, and a street in Kyoto are both travel sketches yet they do not qualify as urban sketches. The teapot was done on location yet it does not qualify for an urban sketch due to the content. … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, sketch
Tagged Acrylic, how to, ink, ink and watercolor, painting, sketch, travelsketch, travelsketcher, Watercolor
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Testing a new tripod
Most of the time my lap has supported my sketchpad and paints. I like to travel light so that works well. Yet after seeing so many urban and travel sketchers use a tripod for sketching I had to give it … Continue reading
Posted in Tips for the Travel Sketcher
Tagged how to, ink, mukilteo, sketch, washington, Watercolor
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Painting a tree in Loch Ness
Here is the process I used painting a 2″x2″ canvas using acrylics and a pallet knife.
Posted in Acrylic, Scotland, Tips for the Travel Sketcher
Tagged Acrylic, autumn, how to, Scotland, travel, travelsketcher
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The Royal Crescent, Bath, England
Travelsketching while on the trip forces you to slow down and savor a time and place, flipping through sketchbook journals after the trip rekindles the feeling of a place better than just photos. TheTravelsketcher has discovered that doing a sketch … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, sketch, Travel
Tagged England, fountain pen, how to, sketch, thewinesketcher, travel, travel-sketch
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A quick sketch of Crichton Castle
I did this in about 10 minutes as an experiment with a technique to make travel sketching easy and teachable.
Posted in Europe 2017, ink, pen, Scotland, sketch, Tips for the Travel Sketcher, Travel, Travel journal
Tagged how to, Scotland, sketch, travel, travel-sketch, travelsketch
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