Sketched this from a photo I took of these two loving cats when I visited a Cat Cafe in Kyoto. They had this position down very well and it only took them a matter of seconds to get the paws meshed and the heads just right. I was so impressed with their wonderful bond.
Weekend Upstate. Front view from my house.
I haven’t had time to draw lately!! Bummer…so I’m uploading one or two older sketches.
This was done the same day as the other Jamison Creek, but it was an experiment in composition. Usually a creek is done in a horizontal format, but I was sitting in the shade and had this view of the creek through some bushes on either side. I thought it looked sort of like a layer cake, and so I painted it that way. Maybe my mind was just on dessert?
Last time I was in So. Calif I spent a whole day in San Juan Capistrano taking hundreds of photos. This is a watercolor from one of my photos. I had no idea how difficult it would be to paint a ruin, and I’m seeing mistakes now that it’s on the screen. Funny how that happens. Anyhow, this is the original church which was ruined in an earthquake and they have since built a new one and just left the old ruin there since it’s so picturesque. I liked the juxtaposition of the old and the new growth in the gardens surrounding it.
Last week I drove to Lake Tahoe. As usual, it was VERY beautiful, very crowded, with heavy traffic. I shouldda gone during a weekday, but since it’s summer I’m not sure it would have made a difference. Winter is just as crowded with skiers and nowhere to park a car because the snow is piled up everywhere. Anyhow, I only did one painting and finished it at home, and glad to get home too. I go into a glassy-eyed coma when there are too many people around. And yes, the water really is that color.
This is a difficult plant, both to draw and to paint, and I try to do one every year when they bloom just to see if I can finally get it right. It’s a blue penstemon, and they bloom in June near roadsides and in open places where it’s quite dry.
international cottages, balboa park, san diego, ca. watercolor and pencil in a moleskine cahier
Watercolour and ink and a beautiful day in Guardo (Spain)
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