BarbSo, Tricia, Pat, Peggy, Eva, Marsha; Katie, Laura, BarbSo, Tricia, Pat, Peggy, Eva, Marsha, Daisy, Jim, Sandy, Hugh. (Sharon in the field, Jane behind camera.)
Pat, Sharon, Peggy; Marsha, Katie, Laura; Jim, Hugh, Sandy.
BarbSo got a sketch of the iconic Thistledown barn & windmill, then vignettes.
Daisy’s got the standing up sketch down – nice choice of interesting flowers!
Eva is tying different strategies with her pastels & watercolor pencils – nice old wagon!
Where was Gail? See the windmill upper left? She was sketching in the barn!
Hugh does a careful grid of the colors of his tools, & it pays off – nice sketch!
Here’s Jane taking photos – she did a black & white sketch of what she saw here.
Jim had a different angle of the farm produce building to sketch – with gazebo!
Katie got a new landscape oriented sketchbook, so did a new frame format for it – nice!
Laura took a different approach to her page -” it’s like a collage, someone said!” Yes!
Marsha used Caran de’Ache crayons & water brush for her sketch of the barn & windmill.
Pat showed how she tied her last sketch together (wow!), then did a wide landscape view.
Peggy’s really getting into watercolor exploration – fun with these fig leaves!
Sandy borrowed husband Hugh’s colored pencils for this sketch – how handy!
Remember Sharon was in the field? Here’s why – she got up close to the scarecrow!
Tricia is so skilled with that Goliath watercolor brush – a quick rendition on the spot!
Gathering for the sketch review – we enjoy seeing our different foci and styles.
Laura, Jane (muted because dogs), Peggy, Bev (being zoom moderator), Marsha (relaxing a bit from zoom responsibilities), Daisy (probably knitting), Rita (back home & on zoom!).
Bev, getting “peopled out”, turns to her cat & collage!
Daisy’s focused on other things, too, & back to drawing on quilt blocks (finally, she says),
Jane, for all her resistance to sketching people…sketched people!
Laura hasn’t given up on people, but broadened her focus & even did greeting cards!
Marsha continues to refine her people sketching, loving using TUL pens & water.
I think we’re going to have to do a people intervention with Peggy….having too much fun!
Rita has sketched her way down the coast & is now back home – wonderful sketches!
We were so excited to be back together this Tuesday, but didn’t have the name or address correct – it’s AMAZING what determined artists can do to show up! Here’s Jane’s continuous (mostly) line drawing of us waiting for stragglers: BarbSo, Sandy, Hugh, John Darland (our host), & Katie. Also joining us were Daisy, Bitty, Lona, & Satoko! Way to go! Afterward we were invited to John’s place to sketch – what wonderful treats both places!
For clarification – we were at Global Creative (wholesale art supply). See their websites – https://www.globalcreativeinc.com and www.markeruniverse.com.
We didn’t have a lot of time at John’s but Sandy managed two quick sketches.
Hugh was excited to get into his new supplies – Karin markers, with his Lamy pen.
Bitty had a blast with the Karin markes, including some metallic ones!
Jane was curious about some of the plants, and there were lots! Tombow markers here.
Laura captured some of the more whimsical items at John’s. Pen, colored pencil.
Lona tried some of the markers, but plans to add watercolor.
Peggy reverted to using her old Koh-i-Noor 6B pencil for these drawings – nicely done!
Folks dropped off along the way due to commitments, but here’s the sketch in review: Sandy, Peggy, Bitty & Hugh. We had a fabulous time! Thanks John!
Partly here & not: Marsha, Jane, Danita, Laura, Hugh, Barb So, Peggy, Daisy, & Bev. Not, but submitting sketches: Bitty, Rita, Sandy. We had a wide range of sketches, as usual, but now begins the 100 people sketches in August!
Barb So started with a self image, then moved on to other folks, including the roofers!
Bev dutifully sketched people, then got fascinated by local trees.
Bitty tried several approaches to sketching people (love the Olympic gestural studies!).
Daisy is still doing “collections” of things, and here’s her collection of sketchbooks!
First Danita’s landscape sketch of the golf course, then people sketches – her family!
Hugh sketches people wherever he is, including looking at Adam Grosowky’s painting!
Jane is getting a kick out of sketching photos taken by Italian friend Stefano Marcovaldi.
Marsha did an in person sketch at the golf course, then a shot from tv – who is it?Then Marsha got brave to do a “Daisy” – standing up to sketch people she saw around her.
Peggy’s honing her chops – from a landscape, to sketches of people in action!
Rita is on a road trip, but sketching all the way – you go, girl!
Sandy, like her husband Hugh, sketches people wherever she is – quite a diversity!
Rita wanted to capture the whimsical nature of her poppies, and kept working at it until she reached the ultimate in essence!
Jane started with head sketches, did two versions of her ginger (grocery bag, & Stilllman & Birn Nova paper), finally a people sketch from a photo.
Peggy demonstrated what a difference a spot of color makes!
Marsha found her paper rumpled with water on the first chair, so went back to plain ink on the second. Her quick guy sketch was on a handy pad of paper in her kitchen.
Bev was aggravated by water rumpling paper, too, so back to Pitt markers, and then on to collage. So there!
Danita & hubby have been exploring backwoods – from a long time burn, to Danita’s fascination with wooded paths.
Daisy is seriously into collections of things – can you see a theme here?
BarbSo started with a sweet sketch of her hosta, then branched out with people!
Hugh used water soluble crayon for his lighthouse view, then back to water soluble inks to recapture a scene from the car, and from 5th St. Market.
Bitty’s has gone from a focus on landscapes to capturing people in action, and then her favorite mimosa tree at her favorite coffee shop.
