Partridge

And A Partridge Not In a Pear Tree

Graphite Pencil Sketch

Not in a Pear Tree came to mind when a friend made the comment "well, where is the pear tree" - in case you forgot . . . it's the well sung, well loved Christmas song . . . The Twelve Days of Christmas.   In reality, I only wanted to sketch a bird to see if there was any interest in sketching birds! Eh, maybe not too much!

Just saying . . . .

Just Saying . . . .I share this because I love it.  I hope that I live it.  I try to.

She's so Fine . . .

She's so Fine

It's All About the Teenage Girl

Watercolor Fun!

May 2016

Art Words from Andrew Loomis's book on Illustration

Andrew Loomis wrote this in 1937 and it still holds true for today . . . .

About Art . . .

Making Art Cards . . . .

Watercolor cards for my plant sitter and kitty sitter . . . 

Sketch of the Day - April 11, 2016

F.U.N. 

In all CAPITAL Letters . . . 

Because the use of Capital Letters in writing means the beginning of a new sentence/thought.  Or shouting when used in text messaging, or in this instance, excitement and fun!

First I sketched this with graphite pencil - a light image.  Then I bravely, but nervously,  picked up my Micro-Line Studio Series ink pen - .005 and finished the sketch.  Using ink is a brave step for me - no erasers!

Going to add some color using watercolors!  You will see another post of this!

What Artist's are really Thinking . . . .

Another Just Saying . . . . . .The Power of Words

Just Saying . . . . 

The Power of Words 

Sketch of gym class - water aerobics

Water Aerobics

Sketch in graphite pencil

Fun - ladies of all sizes!

A day at the beach

sketching 

A Day At the Beach

Graphite pencil sketch and then a vert light watercolor wash

Sorry for all the wrinkled paper but this paper is for dry mediums only.  It doesn't like water!

Unlike the character in the sketch who seems to be having quite a good time in the water!

Just saying stuff about art . . .

Just Saying  . . . .

 This message is certainly about me and my journey through art and creativity!  There are plenty of erasers, paper, paint, fabrics  . . . . whatever products your creativity causes you to use!

Home drawing completed

My Home

Built in 1996

Graphite Pencil

My Not So Finished drawing of my Home

Home Sweet Home

Graphite Pencil

Built in 1996

About an Artist

About an Artist

Spring Flowers in a Water Pitcher - Watercolors

Spring Flowers in a Water Pitcher

Watercolors

Lemonade - Watercolors

Lemonade Anyone

A quick sketch and then watercolors to finish up this glass of lemonade.  Lemons - Lemonade is very good for one's digestive system and it also aids when used as a cleanse.  

Watercolor Wild Flowers

Watercolor daisy and forget-me-nots

watercolor wild rose and scabious

Watercolors!

My Watercolor Palette!

So many of my friends have asked about my watercolor palette.  I set it up to be similiar to the color wheel.  Beginning with different tones/shades of yellows - then oranges - then reds, moving around to blues, greens, browns and I save the last two cups for Payne's Gray and Titanuim White.   All my paints in this palette are squeezed from tubes.  I do have other palettes that come in hard squares that you just pop into the palette.

Actually this is a fairly basic palette.  I like to use strong colors and then mix to create new colors that will be all my own - never to be matched by anyone else.  

A few fun pieces

Always having fun sketching and watercoloring 

This one is of three friends on the beach front

These are geraniums from my front garden that I sketched a pot to add demension.  First I sketched it with graphite pencil and then did a light water color wash. 

I call this In Her Easter Bonnet!  Cute!  Taken from the Art of Vogue 1909 - 1940.  Pencil sketched  and then did a light watercolor wash.  

This is my home - a work in progress.  Sketching with graphite pencil. It was built in 1996 and I thought it would be fun to add to "the wall" . . . I hang my work all over my home!  Much to my husband's distress!  LOL. 

And this cute little bird was a Art Trading Card event held each month (or so) by Grumbacher.  I entered and then they post all the entries.  Fun.  Oh participants also get a trading card in return.  After a number of trades you receive free product from Grumbacher!

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Sketches

Having Fun with Sketching!

March 2016

The next sketch was taken from the cover of The Art of Vogue  1909 - 1940.  Its a fun source to find interesting people and fashion to sketch. This is a young girl checking her makeup in a hand held mirror compact.