I am trying a new idea. I would love to visit all of Canada’s national parks and so at this time I am looking on Google Earth and then visiting the parks that way.
Naarsjhchoh National Park
Abstract Jasper sketch
Jasper Alberta
A little sketch from Jasper
Recently I pulled out my sketches from Jasper, and have added some colour to them. I am quite pleased with the outcome.
Finding my Northstar
At the present moment I am stuck. I feel like I have pushed myself into an area which is not comfortable for me, and not that I mind being in an uncomfortable place because I feel that makes me grow, but I have stalled me to the point of being stuck.
So I reach for a couple of new books. At the moment I am reading Dare to Sketch, a guide to drawing on the go, by Felix Scheinberger, and Felix Scheinberger’s Urban Watercolor Sketching. I think it’s time to get back to sketching and I look forward to sharing those with you in the future.
Artists’ struggles
So I spent the past few days on an art weekend in Jasper National Park, and, well, to say the least, I feel defeated and frustrated with what I produced. After the first couple of days of plein air and using colour, with all efforts being downright awful, I resorted to pencil sketches. But I thought I would leave you with a nice Jasper picture until I can get my pictures off my camera. I also plan to add some paint to some of my pencil sketches, and then I will share them. But that is the way of an artist, you must paint many many paintings before you get one good one! What you see below is a stock photo off the internet just to give you a taste of what I was looking at.
Stuttgart
Louis Vuitton Museum Paris Sketch
Loon Bay Resort
A trip to Sheridan Lake in beautiful British Columbia produces some beautiful paintings
Print Your Favourite Artwork
If you are running out of wall space to hang every piece of the artwork you love, may I suggest printing it out on something else? I found this website and have not used it, but it sure does look promising.
http://spoonflower.com/ – to print out artwork on material or wallpaper etc
Tell me what you think. Check out my downloadable art and see where it takes you. If you can imagine it …
What about corks on a tea towel?
What about a clock on a t-shirt or apron?
Mushrooms as a sign of fall
Mushrooms mystify me. I know of two kinds in our neck of the woods which are edible – morels and red caps. They come out in the spring and the rest of them signify to me that fall is coming in Alberta
