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| 7/12/14 Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa and Diamine Grey inks, Stillman & Birn Gamma |
During my busy weekend attending Shari Blaukopf’s workshop, I did a couple of sketches just to relax
without the pressure of trying to apply concepts I was learning.
One was done around 10 p.m. Saturday night as the “supermoon” was rising. (Not exactly an
urban sketch – I viewed it from our front deck, but it was too dark to sketch
out there, so I went into the house and sketched it from memory.)
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| 7/13/14 Diamine Chocolate Brown ink, Canson XL 140 lb. paper |
The second was late yesterday afternoon after I finished my
last workshop exercise. I sat back (well, as much as one can “sit back” on a
three-legged camp stool!), took a couple of deep breaths and then sketched
Ashley and Peggy finishing up their sketches before the final critique. I think
this is the type of sketch that Liz Steel would call a “reflex sketch”: something that can be done without hurting
my brain too much and that feels relaxing even when it’s challenging.
Love the moon in the sky sketch. It is hard to do moon sketches outside when it is so dark unless you have a flashlight that can attach to you while you paint.The "reflex sketch" looks good...glad it didn't hurt your brain.
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