Sketching Blogs Archive

  • One of my first attempts at oil pastels – I had great fun playing with the big, gooey chunks of pastels. Feet are one of those taken-for-granted sort of body...

    Beach Toes in oil pastel

    One of my first attempts at oil pastels – I had great fun playing with the big, gooey chunks of pastels. Feet are one of those taken-for-granted sort of body...

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  • My third attempt in oil pastels – a rousing success! I thought, why do just a cat portrait? Penny´s a circus performer at heart – so through the hoop she...

    Cat´s Afire!

    My third attempt in oil pastels – a rousing success! I thought, why do just a cat portrait? Penny´s a circus performer at heart – so through the hoop she...

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  • Village Italy Travel Journal In 2003, I enjoyed a three week trip to Italy – a week alone in Venice and Verona, and two weeks on a tour with a small...

    My Italian Travel Sketchbook Journal

    Village Italy Travel Journal In 2003, I enjoyed a three week trip to Italy – a week alone in Venice and Verona, and two weeks on a tour with a small...

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  • Way up north close to France on a remote spit of land lies the Cap de Creus lighthouse. I first visited it with my Catalan buddy Beth just this time...

    Way up north…near France!

    Way up north close to France on a remote spit of land lies the Cap de Creus lighthouse. I first visited it with my Catalan buddy Beth just this time...

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  • At the Pedrera building’s FREE gallery in Barcelona - It’s the work of cartoonist, illustrator Javier Marascal – and there are doodlings of all types, a wall screen composed of hanging magazine...

    Doodling at the Museum!

    At the Pedrera building’s FREE gallery in Barcelona - It’s the work of cartoonist, illustrator Javier Marascal – and there are doodlings of all types, a wall screen composed of hanging magazine...

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  • Spent the afternoon sketching in a sweet little hideaway on the hill, the outdoor cafe now closed, but seats and tables perfect for a quiet afternoon alone with my sketchbook.

    A Day in the Park

    Spent the afternoon sketching in a sweet little hideaway on the hill, the outdoor cafe now closed, but seats and tables perfect for a quiet afternoon alone with my sketchbook.

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