tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21738808139336555052012-02-16T15:10:38.494-08:00My art journey beginning in 2009. This site includes my artwork created for Everyday Matters, Watercolor Wednesdays, and the 2Things challenge.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-80926247102046885612009-01-26T08:46:00.000-08:002009-01-26T08:49:50.912-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SX3plox6_vI/AAAAAAAAEFs/XglLc5KLo1I/s1600-h/IMG_3187.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SX3plox6_vI/AAAAAAAAEFs/XglLc5KLo1I/s200/IMG_3187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295645569668808434" /></a><br />Comments and suggestions appreciated.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-8092624710204688561?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-47648637073997323572009-01-26T08:42:00.001-08:002009-01-26T08:46:28.427-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SX3oWz8sIlI/AAAAAAAAEFk/8TxrkgcLbPY/s1600-h/IMG_3188.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SX3oWz8sIlI/AAAAAAAAEFk/8TxrkgcLbPY/s200/IMG_3188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295644215457096274" /></a><br /><br />Discovered I don't really like pastel pencils that much! It was very hard to get the colors the way I wanted them. Comments, suggestions appreciated!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-4764863707399732357?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-79199962893132777012009-01-15T07:18:00.003-08:002009-01-15T07:19:39.948-08:00This week's challenge was paper/plastic. Here's my interpretation. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW9T619TPlI/AAAAAAAAEAw/-w95ex5EHcQ/s1600-h/paperplastic+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW9T619TPlI/AAAAAAAAEAw/-w95ex5EHcQ/s200/paperplastic+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291540357565333074" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-7919996289313277701?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-72591194941769019552009-01-15T06:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T06:45:22.196-08:00Was sitting at the pool yesterday looking at some art work on the wall and was inspired to try this. It is ok. I think that I'll try it again another time and see if I can improve it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW9KtBpQDLI/AAAAAAAAEAg/D_o14fVsPf0/s1600-h/IMG_2656.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 90px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW9KtBpQDLI/AAAAAAAAEAg/D_o14fVsPf0/s200/IMG_2656.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291530224579644594" /></a><br /><br />I played with it a bit on photoshop too and liked the effect of liquifying it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW9L1cJ2ZII/AAAAAAAAEAo/x-CSMiipeqE/s1600-h/IMG_2656+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 90px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW9L1cJ2ZII/AAAAAAAAEAo/x-CSMiipeqE/s200/IMG_2656+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291531468646278274" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-7259119494176901955?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-53423069712432828082009-01-15T05:34:00.000-08:002009-01-15T06:09:29.649-08:00The Everyday Matters topic for this week (EDM #206) is "We Call It." You are supposed to sketch something that is called one thing in the US and something else in another place. So, I picked two things:<br /><br />1. Bandaids in the US -- In the UK, they are called plasters. <br />2. Diapers in the US -- In the UK, they are called nappies. <br /><br />Would love your comments/suggestions. I had trouble with the people on the diaper package. Anyone have a good source for learning quick watercolor people? <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW8-QWvhWZI/AAAAAAAAEAY/gv5Opx409x0/s1600-h/IMG_2655.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW8-QWvhWZI/AAAAAAAAEAY/gv5Opx409x0/s200/IMG_2655.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291516537887349138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW8-Pxc02gI/AAAAAAAAEAQ/LUaYTYPMicw/s1600-h/IMG_2654.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SW8-Pxc02gI/AAAAAAAAEAQ/LUaYTYPMicw/s200/IMG_2654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291516527876823554" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-5342306971243282808?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-87405184086150436552009-01-12T10:21:00.001-08:002009-01-12T10:25:27.475-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxynosTI/AAAAAAAAD_M/I8BVf97jK4I/s1600-h/IMG_2647.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxynosTI/AAAAAAAAD_M/I8BVf97jK4I/s200/IMG_2647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290474775283020082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxozqpwI/AAAAAAAAD_E/u3EH8ig67J0/s1600-h/IMG_2646.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxozqpwI/AAAAAAAAD_E/u3EH8ig67J0/s200/IMG_2646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290474772649125634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxY1Y-vI/AAAAAAAAD-8/pChqx5skRcg/s1600-h/IMG_2645.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxY1Y-vI/AAAAAAAAD-8/pChqx5skRcg/s200/IMG_2645.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290474768361388786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxF2bIJI/AAAAAAAAD-0/sNnlj1ItYOk/s1600-h/IMG_2644.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWuKxF2bIJI/AAAAAAAAD-0/sNnlj1ItYOk/s200/IMG_2644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290474763265450130" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-8740518408615043655?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-24171218837459447852009-01-10T11:54:00.000-08:002009-01-10T13:27:29.464-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWj9SZOF-nI/AAAAAAAAD-A/5WdaCly6Dgs/s1600-h/IMG_2640+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWj9SZOF-nI/AAAAAAAAD-A/5WdaCly6Dgs/s200/IMG_2640+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289756254796118642" /></a><br /><br />I definitely need more practice with watercolors! Had some trouble with bleeding paint. I also need to work on mixing colors to get better matches. I am most pleased with the shadow and the spilled lemonade. I might try this one again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-2417121883745944785?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-63821316078653506952009-01-08T13:47:00.001-08:002009-01-10T13:27:10.866-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhjvRSPTmKU/SWZ8PA92_fI/AAAAAAAAAXg/UdMCIQoo-r8/s1600-h/IMG_2636.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhjvRSPTmKU/SWZ8PA92_fI/AAAAAAAAAXg/UdMCIQoo-r8/s200/IMG_2636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289051409792564722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhjvRSPTmKU/SWZ8Ovbds4I/AAAAAAAAAXY/_LWTuy74AmM/s1600-h/IMG_2635.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhjvRSPTmKU/SWZ8Ovbds4I/AAAAAAAAAXY/_LWTuy74AmM/s200/IMG_2635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289051405084898178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhjvRSPTmKU/SWZ8OPKSJ8I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/7-kDMrK4LRY/s1600-h/IMG_2634.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhjvRSPTmKU/SWZ8OPKSJ8I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/7-kDMrK4LRY/s200/IMG_2634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289051396422903746" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-6382131607865350695?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-15555272672848932912009-01-07T10:30:00.000-08:002009-01-07T10:40:04.968-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2j9gVpjI/AAAAAAAAD9w/_b_17LoaobI/s1600-h/IMG_2624.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2j9gVpjI/AAAAAAAAD9w/_b_17LoaobI/s200/IMG_2624.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288622960105858610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2jrjSwRI/AAAAAAAAD9o/hbu0MdBiR3k/s1600-h/IMG_2623.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2jrjSwRI/AAAAAAAAD9o/hbu0MdBiR3k/s200/IMG_2623.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288622955286413586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2iiI0tmI/AAAAAAAAD9g/tNcb2lHy9rQ/s1600-h/IMG_2622.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2iiI0tmI/AAAAAAAAD9g/tNcb2lHy9rQ/s200/IMG_2622.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288622935579604578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2iS3ksTI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/UfMuFp4T7LQ/s1600-h/IMG_2621.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2iS3ksTI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/UfMuFp4T7LQ/s200/IMG_2621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288622931480719666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2hlKwapI/AAAAAAAAD9Q/DOtdBJNFGGU/s1600-h/IMG_2618.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxSG9Q0Qk4Q/SWT2hlKwapI/AAAAAAAAD9Q/DOtdBJNFGGU/s200/IMG_2618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288622919213148818" /></a><br />I have a lot to learn!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-1555527267284893291?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173880813933655505.post-40159302477480437412009-01-04T09:40:00.000-08:002009-01-04T09:41:29.596-08:00One of my goals for 2009 is to learn to sketch and paint. I plan to paint 40 paintings and participate in the yahoo group called Everyday Matters. Look for posts every couple of days or so.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2173880813933655505-4015930247748043741?l=everydaysketches.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404077979886574957noreply@blogger.com0