Just a quick post to show that I still paint! Of course that is something that I would never give up.Having just been to Lanzerote I brought my faithful paints and brushes with me together with a couple sketchbooks.
I am still at a loss though with sketchbooks and will finally decide on the right one for me! But at the moment just have some basic watercolour ones and a couple cartiridge paper ones which I like the effect of but not the buckling of the paper when wet. I am also in the process of making my own sketchbooks, but that will have to be another post in the near future!
So here are some of my sketches.
The aim was no longer than 20 minutes and try and get some different heights going to exercise my perspective lessons.
Also bear in mind I was painting by the pool and the beach only in a bikini.....so I didnt want to hang around cooking only one side of me!!!!
Having just joined on a online perspective sketching course with Stephanie Bower (Craftsy - great value) I was determined to test some theories and was pleased with the results.
These are by no means works of art that are wall worthy or sale-able but did what they needed to do and that was to give me more confidence in recording what I was seeing and having a "reasonable" entry in my sketchbook.
All advice received gratefully on urban sketching and keeping a "good" sketchbook. Its what I am striving towards, so that when I finally do more travelling I can record in fab detail the things that stir me!
So if you you didn't know we do Art Holidays visit www.francepaintingholiday.com and book a week with us where we can go out sketching and come back to do the painting from the sketch in the afternoon.
We still have places left on Jane Minters workshop which I am really looking forward to this year so contact me now if you want to reserve a place. You wont be disappointed!
Till nextime
Bx
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