Next Painting,Not Your Normal Frog...

 Here is my painting for 30 painting in 30 days.

Meet Archibald my cement frog with an 

attitude. He is very chubby and lives in my

garden in the summer and my studio in

the winter. He is a watercolor.

 I also joined a Flickr group called

The Sketching Diet. Lots of fun. Thought I'd 

show you what I've done so far.

Jan.1st

Jan.2nd

Jan.3rd

Jan.4th

I don't think one has to do the Sketching Diet

everyday, I just was having a little fun with it.

As for Archibald , well he wasn't very cooperative

and I found him a bit difficult to paint.

Ever onward.

The Sketchbook Challenge for March

The challenge for March is spilling over. I am taking that

to mean as example a sketch spilling over into another 

project. Such as a small fiber art quilt.

So this is my starting sketch that I have just started

work on. I am playing around with the idea of a 

small quilted piece. We will see...

I love lilies and bought  many a week ago. I sit 

here waiting for all the snow to melt, planning

my garden and decided to draw one. It was suggested to

try to look at the lily 80% of the time and at your 

paper only 20% of the time. I wasn't to sure ,

but gave it a try. I think it works!!! Now back to

painting. I'll keep you posted as to my progress.

The Sketchbook Challenge Seashells

Added seashells to my sketchbook today.

Above is my start with a Micron pen of a

Spider Conch I found on a Maui beach.

Then I put some watercolor to it.

Here on the Pacific coast where I live we are always

finding sand dollars.

I did this one in colored pencil and added a green mussel.

Whenever I go to my favorite sushi restaurant I order their

fabulous baked green mussels with a mmm good sauce on top.

Then I bring the shells home and scrub them. They a gorgeous

with their iridescent green. I guess I collect everything!

The Sketchbook Challenge

I decided to push myself this year with a few

new challenges. So I signed up for The

Sketchbook Challenge. (You can find the link 

button on my sidebar). So for January we are suppose to 

think of things we "highly prize".

Of course my family, pets and friends come first but 

I also love nature and highly prize it in my life. So I chose nature.

This is my first and there will be many more. This was done with

micron permanent pens and watercolor.

I don't know about you but I always struggle with a fresh

blank sketchbook. Getting started is a challenge for me...

but once I start it gets easier. So this is my challenge to myself

this year. Check out the challenge as you might like to join in.