Sunday Show and Tell August 2nd!

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Watercolor journal page 1.

I have 16 pages in the new watercolor journal and I have finished my first entry in the book! Wahoo!

I took this photo of a bumblebee at the Edgefield McMenimins Just outside of Portland Oregon last summer. I thought it was so cool that I was able to catch the bee sitting still and see the shine on it's wings.

I remember when our son was little he used to pet the furry bumblebees hanging around the lavendar bushes in the front yard. He would always laugh and then run to tell us about the soft bumble bees. :)

Here's to summer memories!
cheers, SB

Tuesday and flowers!

I got the flowers finished that I started yesterday! Wahoo!
these are for EDM 76 draw some flowers. I really had fun with these. I inked the stems and leaves then prismacolored every thing. :) Lots of layering of the colors to get them 'right'.

I figured that by not inking the petals I would keep them softer and more petal like. Do you think it worked?

I am really enjoying using color pencils again. It has been a few years since I really used them. I feel like I have way more control over them than the watercolors at this time. That's why I'm really looking forward to Cathy Johnson's CD watercolor pencil magic lessons. I'm hoping to learn how to have more control with them when they get water.

But until then, I'll have fun with my Not soluable pencils and blend and burnish to my little heart's content!

cheers! SB

Saturday afternoon and I got something done! EDM #112

Well, it is a hot sunny, breezy Saturday and I knew that I had stuff around the house to get done. Mundane life certainly can get in the way of being creative sometimes.

The kitchen has been super cleaned--even the table top UNDER the coffeepot and the coffee machine too. Dishes are done and my table near the easy chair has been decluttered, I can actually set stuff down again!

I was feeling a bit low this morning so My Hubby decided to cut me some roses from the front garden. I figured that you couldn't get fresher than flowers that were just picked. I decided that that would be my challeng for the day. I have a long way to on my drawings but I fugure the only way to get better is to just sit down and draw! It was done with Pitt superfine pen, Prismacolors on smooth flat 125 lb cover stock (similar to bristol board)

I have noticed that I expect my drawings to be 'wonderful' the very first time I sit sown to work on them. Why do we put such High Expectations on ourselves when we would never expect someone else to be able to be perfect from the get go?

till later! Cheers SB