Printing and Sketches

The Patchogue Sketch Club had an evening of printmaking. I made a new design of an iris.

For Creative Spark the item was a self-portrait. I did it as a continuous line.

My foot and a shoe were also done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt but with Artrage.

 

30x30 Direct Watercolors #1 & #2

Every year in June Uma Kelkar & Marc Taro Holmes present the 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge. During the month the participants strive to create 30 direct watercolor paintings. No pencil or ink lines are allowed. I've been participating for a number of years. I definitely think this challenge makes me more observant and also makes me stop and think about the composition of my piece and what goes in front of or behind something else. It is fun to take part in this.

Both of these small ATC sized paintings were done in the garden area at the beach.

Irises

Last week I went out to paint irises at Gillette Park in Sayville. Like all the other flowers at this time of year they are relatively short lived. Best to get them while they are here.

"30 Paintings in 30 Days" - Day 17 - Iris in Bloom

For day 17 of "30 Paintings in 30 Days" I decided to experiment with masa paper again. I think I got closer to the batik look with this one...what do you think? I may try another one. It takes a while to prep the paper before painting and it is hard to get all the little creases in such a small painting surface. It was done from one of my many iris photos and is 5 x 5.

On Tuesday I spent the day with my sister, Mickey, in NJ...it was an art day. We started with a trip to Dick Blick to buy art supplies. I had brought along a Gelli plate I had bought in the fall but hadn't had time to experiment with yet. That was our first project for the day. We played with stencils and paint making mono prints.

Mickey used the time to make a birthday card for one of her grandchildren.

Next we played with the Artrage, the digital program I've been using on my iPad. Mickey had been working with a different program but wanted a program that did a bit more. She had used Photoshop for her photos, so she had some idea already of what the layers would do. So after a little instruction of the basic mechanics of the program she started sketching like a pro. I sketched her while she was working.

The sketch of the angel on the left was done by Mickey...yes, her Christmas tree was still up too. lol

 The rose is also one of Mickey's sketches.

In addition to these art projects we worked on our paintings for the "30 Day" challenge. We did get a lot done.