Sketchbook Journal: Jan 12, 2011

Hey Cupcake! (an after school treat)



Sketchbook Journal: Jan. 11th

Evening view of backyard

Lily Farm

The weather was perfect and the location was too, with wonderful views and lots of shade to work in and a very friendly black lab to keep us company.

Gallery Painting Group Near Delaware

Today I finally got to use my new Eric Michael's plein air watercolour easel. It was wonderful! The GPG Tuesday paint out was on a farm on Sharon Drive. I enjoyed working with my new equipment very much and almost finished a painting until the deer flies and other flies made working impossible. ( insect repellent seems to act as a condiment for them!) I finished the painting below at home in my studio.

Tomorrow we are off to a lily farm to paint, weather permitting! Tonight I am travelling to the Sunset Arts Gallery in Grand Bend to move my paintings to a new wall. It will be nice to see all the artists again.

Back to Sparta with the GPG

GPG Paint Out: Sparta

I sat by the pond and listened to the bull frogs' and the birds' jam session. Again today the weather was perfect. This is the watercolour sketch I did of yellow flags blooming in the pond.