Sept. 14, 2021 – Thistledown Farms
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Farm to sketchbook
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. -
Who are these masked sketchers?
Sept. 7, 2021 – Oakway Center Courtyard
We just kept gaining sketchers as the morning went on – we’re so happy to be back sketching together. And now, in order of appearance (more or less): 
Bill, often at the coast, is discovering the fun of water soluble fountain pen ink – nice! 
Jane, camera & mask in hands, sketched a photo of basil given to her by a neighbor. 
Jim, truly an urban sketcher, caught the interplay of building and lamp post lines. 
We’re enjoying having Sharon back with us, & she enjoyed the courtyard flowers. 
BarbSo looked over the book list Bill brought, & did a potted flower sketch, more at home. 
Katie made a coffee run before getting down to watercolor business – what fun! 
Marsha used Derwent Chromaflow pencils to get just the right leaf color. 
Pat was fascinated with business signs – now, how to link them on the page….hmmm… 
Peggy is having a blast using the vignette frames – quite a charming page altogether! 
Eva is getting more adept at using pastels & colored pencils to get darks – lovely sketch. 
Gail sketched Marsha & Pat – then she said she just gets started with dots & can’t stop! 
Daisy, our stand-up sketcher, sketched sketchers: Peggy, Marsha, & BarbSh. 
And here’s BarbSh sketching Bill & Jim – love the final touch on the page, hands on! 
Last, but not least, Tricia zeroed in on the hanging baskets full of blooms. 
Our reviews are mostly gather around and chat – how did you do that? -
TD Zoom
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! -
Hot & Cold sketching
Aug. 31, 2021 – Oakway Center Courtyard
Stay in the shade, stay in the sun? Pat, Laura, Peggy, Tricia, Marsha, BarbSo, BarbSh, Penny (Eva getting coffee, Jane behind the camera). 
Pat is new to the group, so she sketched everyone & asked for names! How clever. 
I don’t know if Laura is tired of drawing people, or if she was just taken with the flowers. 
Peggy is definitely not done with sketching people! I think she’s over the 100 mark! 
Tricia is a straight to watercolor sketcher with her Goliath water color brush – wow. 
Marsha took the 100 people in August sketch challenge seriously, & it’s so good! 
BarbSo is still sketching people, too, and loved adding Eva’s dog Mickey! 
BarbSh took a Cosmic Smash class (egad!), then did sketchers in water soluble ink. 
It was great to have Penny M back with us, and she dove right into sketching. 
Eva added water color pencils to her usual pastels, and it’s making a difference. 
Jane added the name of the place after she got home – Hermann Kilian font. 
And of course no sketching session is complete without the review of what we’ve done. -
TDs back to a Tuesday sketch schedule!
Aug. 24, 2021 – Gobal Creative, & John Darland’s
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!
