Tuesday, January 08, 2013

from my sketchbook ~ winery visit

from my sketchbook
from my sketchbook ~ by Jane LaFazio

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Husb and I sketch together
Husb and I went over to Bernardo Winery to hear the free Jazz concert and do a little sketching. Oh, oh yeah, it's a winery, so why not a glass of wine too.
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I did all the ink drawings first, straight to ink, no pencil first
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Then I sketched the vine, in water soluble pencil right over the ink drawings. (I didn't mean to have it centered, but oh well. It's a sketchbook!)
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When I got home, I knew the page needed something else, so I tried something new. I drew circles in pencil, on the background, then filled them in with different shades of green, in watercolor.

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Not the most successful page in the world, but the concept is a good one, and I'll pursue it.
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not sure how Buddy feels about it.

8 comments:

  1. I'm trying to get better at sketching and painting in my journal. I always take a sketchbook and watercolor pencils when I travel. It helps me to see the steps you followed. Thanks for taking the time to post the separate photos.

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  2. Buddy is lovely..we have no cats at the moment but our neighbours two cats seem to think this is their home!

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  3. Really enjoy seeing your sketches - Buddy looks like a Triffid might leap out of the page at him !! Happy new year ! Ali x

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  4. Aha, Buddy is a critic, I see! Well he's beautiful so I guess that's part of his charm!

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  5. You get better at this all the time. I like to watch how you experiment and develop new ways.

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  6. That is wonderful! Music(and free at that!), great company(your hubby), wine(yummy!) and your art journal...beautiful artwork cause by creative juices...a delicious and delightful outcome! Great idea!

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  7. I know this is not strictly art 101, but I can't tell you how much my brain just loves "centered" motifs.

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  8. Nice!!! Jane you are so inspiring :-)

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