salt n' peppa shakas

Thought I'd start back at it with an easy subject only to be reminded that there are no easy subjects. These little shakers were quite a big challenge! 

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Indian Corn with a little pumpkin

This weeks entry to the Daily Paintworks Challenge which welcomes in autumn!

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More Italy Sketches!

favourite bridge in Venice

Trevi Fountain, Rome

Fountain at Tivoli, outside Rome

Here are a few more sketches from Italy.  I plan to get back to painting this weekend... when I'm all sorted out and the jet lag finally wears off!!

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Rome, Florence and Venice!

Beautiful Venice

Vespas line the streets in Rome

Lion statue, Florence

View from hotel, Rome. Tiny cars park sideways as Vespas fly past!

...love lion statues!, Florence

I'm home from Italy! With lots of sketches. Can't decide if I'll add a splash of watercolour to them now that I'm home... as was the plan. I kinda like them as they are.  Hmm. 
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I'm Goin' on the Road!

I'LL BE IN ITALY FOR 2 WEEKS!!! Sooooo Excited!

This is my 70th blog in 3 months - Perfect timing for a 2 week break.

SEE YOU SEPTEMBER 25th.

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Line Drawings - On The Subway...

GO WEST - pink frame

IN THE ZONE - green frame

NORTH SIDE SOUTH SIDE - purple frame

SLURP! - blue frame
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No lifting the pen... from S (start) to F (finish).  I usually do about 15 of these and generally 4 or 5 work out.  It's hit or miss, but that's the fun!
4"x6" pen drawings come in colourful 5"x7" frames.  Artists quality hot pressed paper with archival quality acid free pen

$35 each framed  

email me for more info

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You're a Shoo-in!

I decided to paint my favourite summer shoes before putting them away for the year...

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and the plot thickens

I'm continuing to turn my sketches into oil paintings, which means learning to sketch in a new way.  I love line drawings, but they don't give me the information I need to paint from.  So, my original sketch was made up of values and colour notes.

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Listen, I grab the money and you drive, ya' got that!

Plotting Piggies.  Daily Paintworks Challenge.

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yellowy orangey

Today I was thinking about the importance of incorporating pattern into still life setups. Well, maybe not the 'importance' of, but the impact of.

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