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This used to be the Townhall of Oppède. I don't know many of these buildings where you can pass underneath and acces the village.Sketch is a bit to heavy on the 'crépi'.
“It was amazing what an hour with her sketchpad could do for her mood. She was sure that the lines she drew with her black marker were going to save her years of worry lines in the future.” ― Victoria Kahler; ‘Their Friend Scarlet’.
“Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as such, it should be as free, and happy, as a song in the bath”. ― Mervyn Levy.
Daniel Pemberton – Sketches and plans ♫ (From Space Dive Soundtrack) youtu.be/eA8KvC9Pubw
Photo taken with mobile phone (Nokia Lumia 930) and edited with Fotor.
Höfefest / Courtyard Festival
This festival is one of my favorite events in Wiesbaden. Biebrich is a borough situated near the Rhine-River. There are a lot of interesting and picturesque courtyards you usually can't visit because they are private. During the courtyard festival they are open, bands are playing, you get homemade food and everyone is enjoying the good atmosphere. For the sketches I used different cardboards, in some cases collage and acrylic foundation.
ca. 15,5 x 21 cm
It’s was a bit of an adjustment to sketch in New York City. The horns are honking constantly, people are yelling, and every few minutes a fire truck flies by with a siren going at full volume. I went out early before the stores opened in Soho and found a quiet spot near the corner of Grand.
CALIFORNIA POPPY & LUPINE MEMORIES
This is a quick sketch of a memory of the foothills and roadsides of California.
It was a breathtaking experience sometimes to come around a bend in the road and find a sight like this for as far as you could see.
These are ''real'' California Poppy'' colors...Orange/Gold....and mixed with bright Blue/Purple Lupine it is a spectacular sight.
Seems that Nature does a pretty good job of combining colors...:)
They can be found along the highways and byways in California, and especially in the Antelope Valley around Lancaster where a Poppy Festival is held, and the Tehachapi Mountains has glorious displays of them, and I think more Lupine with them in the Tehachapi area.
I did this painting with Ink, Watercolor, & Neocolor Wax Pastels...:)
These sketches show a little dude affectionately referred to at the moment as 'Chubba' - who's sort of a mix between a four-legged mammal and an interminably smiley Blythe ^O^
This isn't the project I'm currently working, but maybe I'll have a go at this one sometime...
Sketch of the mandrils from Moscow Zoo.
The signature blue nose and big buttocks of male mandrils was not that obvious because there were mostly females on the exposition. They played with the stones, rolling and throwing it to each other. They also too pleasure in throwing a rubber ball. I've noticed a grooming behaviour between baby mandril and the mother.
Barbezieux, the only spot in the sun, so I sat there, just drawing what was in front of me.
Barbezieux, son seul endroit avec un rayon de soleil, alors je m'installe là et dessine ce qui s'offre à mes yeux.
I generally sketch and journal using watercolors extensively. So for this kit to work, it had to fit in my favorite colors. Even half pans were too big but when I saw this lip gloss case in the cosmetics section of the Dollar Tree for a dollar, I knew I'd found the perfect solution.
First, I removed all of the lip gloss product and labeling. Then I filled the 10 small wells with my favorite colors. Wasn't quite enough, so I divided the long well with stripes of glue to create more wells. After the glue stripes dried (well, almost--I got a little hasty with the rose madder and you can see how it blended a little with the glue), I added some more lemon (because I used it so much) and three other colors I like.
Then I made a small color reference chart for inside the lid and covered that with plastic so any contact with wet paints wouldn't mess it up. You can see the one screw-up by color 14 before I got smart enough to add the protective plastic. The reference chart is attached with double-sided tape.
Finally, I decorated the top of the tiny watercolor box with more alcohol inks and a gold leaf pen. You can get a glimpse of it in the "Neatly Packed" image.
just outside the wall of firenze lies the piazza michelangelo. it's quite a hike to get up here by foot..but once you do, its just this vast open space that has a spectacular view of this historical city. up top by the steps sat a student who was sketching the duomo..possibly for some architecture or perhaps for art. whatever his intentions are, there is no doubting that this city, rich in art, history, and culture, can truly inspire anybody.
St Denis square, Montpellier, a buzy, full of life spot, and a spot where the sun manages to get in. With fellow sketchers Antoine et Didier, a few hours in the sun.
On big sketch book 27 cm / 50 cm.
Place St Denis, Montpellier, un coin animé avec du traffic tram et voiture, mais surtout un des endroits que le soleil arrive à atteindre l'hiver. Avec le groupe de sketchers, quelques heures au soleil.
Double page grand carnet 27 / 50 cm.
This sketch depicts how humans are incomplete, no matter how much they try to make themselves look complete. I have given up midway while sketching this person.
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...this card is based on Shari's Sketch #1..turned on its side
I was in the holiday spirit a bit after all the sneaks...though I am not sure what is up with that knot nest I tied up there?! :o)
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B4847 Happy Bird Witch
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Another Hibernia model sketch for 1:35 scratch building. This time based strongly on this build. I really liked the simple, boxy shape of the original, and I think it lends itself very well to stryrene modeling.