pencil, New Berlin Library 11/20/15

Forgot all about going to the New Berlin Library. We sat in the backroom on the second floor so our talking wouldn't disturb anyone hopefully. Spacious and we could look out the window to the apartment buildings or the pond and Marsh.

pencil, hat 11/17/15

Just a sketch with mechanical pencil for fun

9x12 acrylics November-December 2015

In November my husband was laid off from work so we drove to Florida and stayed at his sister's house in Florida.

Here's a picture of her house I painted after we got home. I like to start out with more abstract colors to try to get the proportions and values right without having to worry about semi-realistic colors.

Here's a picture of her neighbor's house

Here's some pictures I painted onsite while Jer took his sister for a bike ride on our tandem along the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Park Trail. I stood across the street on a lawn being careful not to stand in any ant hills. Temperature was pleasant as I wore a long sleeve shirt and a hat. Not too many visitors but everyone talked to me later. The first one was started with realistic colors but then I got frustrated and did a quick painting with abstract colors. Quite a challenge painting in the sun. Every so often a gust of wind would come by so the umbrella was only somewhat helpful. Probably should have weighted my easel down with a jug of water.

I think the proportions are better on this one.

Grant Park, 11/7/15, 8x8 acrylic

Met up at Grant Park. I stood on a bridge looking down over a ravine. Very nice park. Kind of cold. http://milwaukeesketchclub.blogspot.com/2015/11/milwaukee-sketch-club-at-grant-park.html

pencil sketches, Starbucks 11/13/15

Nice place. Lots of people. Nice and warm fireplace. Met a friendly Korean War Veteran. See if you can guess which sketch is his. http://milwaukeesketchclub.blogspot.com/2015/11/milwaukee-sketch-club-at-starbucks.html

Vernon Marsh, 6x8 acrylic, 10/23/15

I can't believe it's already the end of January. Where did the time go?

From what I recall it was a pretty nice fall day but mostly overcast and threatening to rain. Hunters were out hunting and a pheasant walked through the parking lot very close to us. http://milwaukeesketchclub.blogspot.com/2015/11/milwaukee-sketch-club-at-vernon-marsh.html

Boerner Botanical Gardens 8x8 acrylic 9/12/15

I am working at catching up so will be a whole series of posts.

 

I attended LMA's Artists in the Garden. http://milwaukeesketchclub.blogspot.com/2015/07/lma-at-artists-in-garden-september-12.html . Thank you Donna Staats and Mary Price, You did a fantastic job. Very well run event and it was free to participants if you didn't care to sell anything. You also got in the gardens for free. I ended up only being able to go on Saturday because as I was painting a crisis came up and I had to leave.