sketching
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Paint-Out at the Ford House
Today started off rainy, but fortunately the weather cleared up for the afternoon and we were able to enjoy the paint-out at the Edsel and Elenor Ford Estate. I got some great photos from the gardens and along the trail… Continue reading
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Zooming to Greektown
This morning during our zoom session I decided that I wanted to paint some buildings. I was drawn to this picture I took in Greektown, while catching dinner before seeing a show with my friend. I used some making fluid… Continue reading
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Detroit zoo paintout
Today was the first of our summer paint-outs with the Lakeside Palette Club. We met at the zoo’s fountain and started by sketching there together before branching out on our own and meeting back up for pizza at Buddy’s. There… Continue reading
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Mom and kid drawing time
For Christmas, ‘Santa’ brought my son and I a ‘Draw with Mom’ book. Each page contains two prompts, one for the kid to draw and the second for mom to add to or embellish their kids drawings. My son loves… Continue reading
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March Palette Club Meeting
This evening was our art club’s monthly meeting, and since we didn’t have an artist arranged to give us a demonstration, I came up with a fun art activity for us to do. I brought a variety of art supplies… Continue reading
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Big abstract bouquet
I wasn’t sure what to paint when I sat down with my paper this evening so I just started doodling with the paintbrush and it evolved into a big bouquet of flowers. There ended up being quite a bit of… Continue reading
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Revisiting the Pears and more good news
On Fridays our art club has a Zoom paint-along. Today I decided to add the watercolor to the sketch of the pears I did last week. These pears were sketched from my imagination so I had no real pears or… Continue reading
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Variations on a theme with new materials
I have been so busy lately that I haven’t had a chance to play with the materials in this month’s SketchBox. As part of my last year’s New Years resolution to make more art, I signed up for the Sketchbox… Continue reading
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Pear sketch
Some days when I feel a little stuck or uninspired, I go to my old standby of Pears. I love their shape, color, texture, taste… I have drawn, painted and sculpted various forms of pears, therefore I seldom require a… Continue reading
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