Geraniums for a postcard
My very late postcard to Bridget consisted of geraniums, done way back when it was still summer.
..Summer geraniums..
-pen and watercolour on watercolour paper-
..summer geraniums in gouache and pen, on handmade paper..
Horse sketches
Our post card exchange has now come to an end, sadly, but maybe we have something new in the pipeline.
I sent Desiree horse sketches ..she and her family had horses at an earlier stage. Our two Comtois horses were my models and the sketch on the envelope I did from one of those sketches.
Gubi(envelope)
gouache and pen on envelope
Gaitchi and Gubi
done with pitt artist pens in sketchbook
Sketches of cute sheep.
A sheep and lamb or two from our neighbors camp. If all goes well and I can convince my husband with my sweet puppy eyes, I might just have my own cute lambs this spring!
…Sheep and lambs 1…
pencil, pen and watercolor in Daler Rowney sketchbook CP, 254x178cm
…Sheep and lambs 2..
pencil, pen and watercolor in Daler Rowney sketchbook CP, 254x178cm
A June postcard
The months are flying by rapidly and we’ve already sent off 6 postcards of 13, almost halfway through. For this card to Martin, I decided on the vineyards here in Correze…our specialty wines, Vin paillé, meaning straw wine. The grapes are semi dried on straw beds and then pressed.
…on his envelope…
gouache on brown paper envelope
…and the post card… vin paillé of Correze
pen and watercolor on watercolor paper
A May postcard.
My postcard to Liz in Australia was a challenge and one I really enjoyed. Liz is an avid tea drinker and she is on a quest to try out all the different flavors on the market. I’m not a tea drinker, but I can handle my coffee quite well. So the logical choice for a post card to Liz was of course…an early morning french coffee and a croissant!
…a French coffee and croissant…
Pen and watercolor on watercolor paper.
…and a hint on the envelope…
Pen and gouache on brown envelope
A small road painting.
I decided on a “small road”, done in gouache for myApril postcard to Robyn. Starting with the envelope, I painted in gouche a quick sketch of what I would like to do on the postcard.
…envelope sketch…
I made a first little painting, on site, and found it too heavy and overworked.(Painting 1)
…painting 1…
gouache, ink and pencil on watercolor paper, 19x20cm.
Fortunately, the little road leads up to our house at Coin Perdu and seeing it was close by, I could easily take my chair and goauche and try another one, which I found better, lighter.(painting 2).
…painting 2…
gouache, ink and pencil on watercolor paper, 19x20cm.
# Also have a look here at Vivien’s road in England, which she also did for a postcard, very different in atmosphere and beautiful!
**And lastly.. I’ve been invited by Anna to take part in her series of interviews and it will be posted on her blog See. Be. Draw. on 28 April.
Until next time…à bientôt!
Ronelle
March postcard to Katherine
Deciding what to do for my second postcard which was to be sent to Katherine, was relatively easy. She had already visited “la Touraine”, ate dinner here at my home and saw the Loire in all is glory. So it would be the Loire. Easier said than done. The Loire stretches wide and far.
I finally decided on the Montlouis sur Loire bridge which makes for an impressive scene , crossing the Loire.
…Montlouis bridge across the Loire..
Pencil and watercolor on watercolor paper.
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I wanted to use a brown paper envelope for the postcard and wanted to draw an extract of the postcard on the envelope which brought me to this: Part of the same bridge of my postcard, with touches of white…too much.
..envelope 1: pen and gouche on brown paper envelope..
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Not being satisfied with either the exaggerated slant, nor the drawing, I grabbed another envelope and kept things more simple…in gouche: a hint of the Loire wih the “muettes” hovering over their nests on the islands in the Loire. A typical spring scene. Happy with the result, off it went to the UK!
..envolope 2: pen and gouche on brown paper envelope..
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All our postcards are to be found on A postcard from my walk
