Hello Everyone!
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It's Sketchbook Tuesday! Time to see what's going on in sketchbook land. This past week I received my online order of Koi Watercolors. I was looking for some lush, tropical colors and these fit the bill! The colors are much brighter than my usual palettes of Winsor-Newton and Davinci watercolors. I like BRIGHT colors because I live in the tropics where there is an abundance of tropical colors and Koi Watercolor Pocket Field Sketch Box doesn't disappoint. Love the compact size, even the 24 color size is small enough to fit my pared down art bag.
Yes! Did you just hear me say paired down? It is true! I've paired down my art supplies but stepped up the water color palette size. Yeah, yeah, it is possible to leave home without all the colors, but I don't have to with my new amazing Sakura Koi Watercolor Pocket Field Sketch Box!
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It is just a tad bigger than my compact but it has 24 colors and comes with a water-brush too!!! Whoo hoo! Love it!! Throw in a few Micron waterproof pens and a pencil and I'm ready to go.
So what has me so geeked up? I'm getting ready to go on another adventure with my sketch buddy, Bonnie (see Sketchy Girlz blog). We're going to Michigan to visit my daughter and her family! We've lot of exciting things to do while we are there....including celebrating my DD birthday (Happy Birthday!!) and baby Jackson's SIX month birthday!
Oh yeah, there will be ice cream and cake!
All that AND an opportunity to visit a state I've never been to, with my BFF and traveling around with our sketchbooks too!!
Should be lots of fun and adventure....we'll keep you posted. Stay tuned!
Happy Sketching!
Suzy
Hi Everyone!
Happy Sketch Book Tuesday! About a year ago I was participating in a Lil' Journal Project that had to do with daily word prompts. You may remember this page if you were following along at the time.
Each day I looked forward to getting up to check what words I'd be using and making a list of word associations for each. Then I would sketch and watercolor my ideas. This was a new way for me to work and I found it extremely enjoyable.
Yes, the sketches are a bit amateurish and stick figure like, but maybe that is because the memories associated with the words brought back the days of my youth. Maybe you will think of some fun times you had when you do a word association sketch, go ahead, and check the prompts out here! Then pull out your pen and sketch pad and get busy! I'd love to see what you come up with!
Go Sketch Something!!
Suzy
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to Sketch Book Tuesday! I'm so pleased to announce my best friend and I have created a new blog together! It is called Sketchy Girlz and will feature lots of sketches, paintings, drawings and whatever we come up with each week to share with you. We'll post on Monday and Thursday so come on by and check us out. This is our logo created by Bonnie, you can click on the side bar logo and it will take you directly to SG.
There will be stories (may a photo or two) from our 40 years of friendship that will make you laugh and if that doesn't do it, there is art work that is pretty fun...at least mine is. Bonnie is a decent artist but me, well I just have a go at it and sometimes it turns out okay and other times, not so much. I'm putting it out there anyway, if anything it might encourage someone to start sketching or drawing or painting. We all have to start somewhere. I hope that you will start today. Pick up your pencil and get going.....I'd like to hear what you are doing and who knows, maybe you will be featured on Sketchy Girlz (when we figure out how to do that).
Till then......Happy Sketching!
Suzy
