Tuesday, June 7, we were at the Owen Rose Garden again — simply a beautiful day. Sketching and sharing.
(Tuesday, June 14, we attempted to sketch at Hendricks Park, but it was overrun with graduation celebrations. )
Laura’s drawing.Laura and Pat.Daisy and Sharon.Barb’s watercolor sketch.MarshaEva and friend.SharonDaisy#77 Zoom, 6/10BarbSoBev(clickto see whole image)Daisy (click to see whole image)(click to see whole image)Laura: Birthday cards.Rita’s travels.
Zoom #78 BarbSo: Raining cats and dogsLilliesBev: Just watercolor, no pen!Daisy observing.Jane, back from her travels.Marsha: Frilly PoppiesTV people (click to see whole image)Bitty (click to see whole image)Laura is making birthday cards. She’s an inspiration to us all.
The hometown crew of the Top Drawers met at the Owen Rose Garden on Tuesday morning. BarbSo, Daisy, Marsha, Tricia, Katie and Eva.Barbs So showed her work at our weekly Zoom.Bev’s pages are always full of interest.Bitty is back from Alaska. Her observations are so elemental.Daisy drew everyday on her trip to Virginia.Laura added a lot of drawings on her trip to Kansas.Marsha was taken with her neighbor’s Poppies.Danita is posting about her travels in the Southwest when she can get WIFI. This is Mesa Verde.
At La Romita in Italy, Ken is keeping the sketchers busy. Ken. Lynda. Barb.
Jane, Hugh and Sandy are keeping us up to date with travel pictures on Facebook. We’re looking forward to seeing their sketchbooks as well. Hugh. Pat. Jane.In the classroom: Hugh, Pat and Sandy.
On Tuesday, a small group (BarbSo, Pat, Daisy, Jim and Marsha) of us sketched outside together at the Norma Pfieffer Park in Coburg. Lynda joined us by bike, but couldn’t stay long because she was getting ready for La Romita.Marsha sketched the trees in the sunlight.Daisy paid attention to the nearby Holly Tree.BarbSo sketched the park and a little girl playing. We’re looking for an update with color. Jim says he’s sketching places he wants to go!Pat concentrated on the truck parked nearby.Hugh and Sandy send their greetings from Rome.Jane and Pat sent this from Rome. Gelato was mentioned.The “at-home” group met on Zoom on Friday.Bev’s sketching group at the coast is participating in the Azalea Festival this weekend. This is her sketch of the art center’s mascot.Marsha’s trip to Schreiner’s Iris Garden inspired this sketch of her favorite bloom.A “circles” challenge in another group lead Daisy to one of her favorite subjects.Daisy documents the happening in her neighborhood.
Many of our members are traveling this month, but we keep on sketching!Bev is experimenting with new materials and a looser style.Daisy’s sketchbook is a chronicle of her trip to Virginia.Marsha is using a Carbon fountain pen and Prisma colored pencils on pages prepped at the stamping party at Jane’s in January.Peggy’s week included long waits for car repair, her detailed ink work helped pass the time.
Jane brought her collection of pens and colored inks for us to try out on Tuesday.
Sandy (and Hugh) joined us briefly on Zoom from Boise where they were painting with the local Plein Air group.
Instead of drawing together on Zoom this week, the TDs met in person. Jane brought her extensive collection of fountain pens and colored inks for everyone to try out. Jane, Marsha, and Pat.Peggy, Jim , and Satoko.BarbSo and Daisy.Eva enjoyed painting in the sunshine.
