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| 8/7/14 Platinum Carbon ink, watercolor, Caran d'Ache Museum water-soluble colored pencil, Lanaquarelle 140 lb. paper |
The last time Natalie and I sketched together from her deck
(I call it her en plein air studio),
it was the spring equinox, and the sky was full of luscious, dramatic clouds that were so much fun to paint.
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| 8/7/14 Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi, Fuyu-syogun, De Atramentis Moss Green inks, Museum pencil, Canson XL 140 lb. paper |
Not so today – the sky was mostly cloudless, at least facing east
over Lake Washington, so I had to settle for sketching a tree with the placid
water behind it. On the other hand, today I could sit out there for hours in a
T-shirt; in March, I wore Polartec. No complaints here! Especially when Natalie
pointed out the bald eagle flying by and when I spotted a hummingbird lighting
on a nearby bush several times.
Technical note: A potted snapdragon plant slightly past its
prime was an excellent subject for sketching with my trusty Sailor pen filled with DeAtramentis Moss Green ink. That pen was made for drawing the thick and thin
lines of leaves.
I like that you have a "plein air studio" to visit once in a while. Nice cloudless sky and good job on the snapdragon plant that is losing its snap!
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