Kind of hit a wall, artistically speaking, after quite a fruitful season, too. So, my default is to go back to doodling and sketching in my journal. What’s new is I’m going outside to find inspiration. And I am also receiving inspiration from Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing by F ... Continue Reading
Dolores & Michael in their beloved Channel Islands 9″ x 12″ birch wood panel (1/2″ thick) gouache and pastel, some ink My dear friend, and mentor, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki is turning 80 in June, and I was truly blessed to visit her and her husband, Michael, in their ... Continue Reading
Hot off the easel…each sky painting is 5″ x 5″ mixed media on Hot Press watercolor paper, underpainted in gouache, and accented with pastels. Inspiration is from the photographs of my world-travelling dearest friend, Giovanna, (oil painter extraordinaire) who ... Continue Reading
“The Kiss” 5.5″ x 10.5″ HP watercolor paper Charcoal, gouache , and pastels I painted this one after I got frustrated with the realistic version below. This came together so quickly, because it’s more my style…loose, inexact, fun. Capture the essence, ... Continue Reading
Finding inspiration, and some nice shadow and light, at the local cemetary. Pentel brush pen, light washes. a2a_config.linkname="Sketching at the Cemetary"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/05/12/sketching-at-the-cemetary/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
Yellow Taxis 5 x 7″ on 140lb CP paper mixed media: gouache, pastel, acrylic ink My entry for Different Strokes From Different Folks . PRICE: $25 a2a_config.linkname="Yellow Taxis"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/05/07/yellow-taxis/"; a2a.init("page" ... Continue Reading
Adoration 5 x 7″ on 140lb watercolor paper gouache, pastels Now is that love, or is that love. My Boomer, a British Shorthair, aka “Lord Handsome Hunk O’Fur” – I am his goddess! And yes, his eyes really are that big. : ) a2a_config.linkname="Adoration"; ... Continue Reading
Cactus Blooming 5 x 7″, 140lb watercolor paper gouache, pastels Cactus growing at Luther Burbank Gardens in downtown Santa Rosa, Ca. PRICE: $25 a2a_config.linkname="Cactus Blooming"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/05/06/cactus-blooming/"; a2a.init ... Continue Reading
Day One – drawing and more drawing A Victorian that caught my eye on Marina Blvd. Squint and Measure! Way too much detail, this was supposed to be a wee thumbnail. I have a v challenging time doing thumbnails, but am determined to get GOOD at it. Ha. Palace o ... Continue Reading
Mystical Trees 22 x 30″ my first full paper painting, watercolor It was actually really cool to work this large….and the inspiration came from a dvd i saw (Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner with Mark Willenbrink) and I think I saw the same idea in an art book while bro ... Continue Reading
Cameo approx 6″ x 11.75″ gouache on 140lb wc paper, pastel I’ve had this sketch taped down to a board for a few weeks now, not sure what i was going to do with it. The the idea of sepia tone came to mind, and I was ready to proceed. I was keenly aware of how easy it ... Continue Reading
Nude Entering Archway 7.5 x 11.5″ approx. 140 lb wc paper gouache, pastel pencils, brush pen Started out with masking fluid since i am TERRIBLE at keeping whites. Then just got loose and sloppy with my paint. Turned out kind of nice, I like this one. Well, this went thru q ... Continue Reading
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