A view over some rooftops and an episcopal church…
Both done in pen and watercolor on Fabriano CP and HP alternatively(23 x 30.5 cm)
I could only succeed in getting this one sketch done in Charleston when we were there a while ago. It rained from the moment we got there until we left. I couldn’t even get my camera out to take a picture or two…
Done in pencil, with some lines in pen and lightly smeared over the finished sketch with water.
Fabriano HP 23 x 30.5(9″ x 12″)
Some scenes from Highlands, NC.
“The Speckled Hen”. selling all kinds of garden things. Beautifully decorated on the outside with a wild garden and birdhouses.
Done in pen watercolor on Fabriano CP, 25 x 30,5cm (9 x 12″)
Ristorante Paoletti, with it’s cute black awnings.
Done in pen and watercolor on Fabriano HP, 25 x 30,5cm (9 x 12″)
Lastly, The Old Edwards Inn, which opened in 1935 as the Hotel Edwards, has recently been restored after 40 million dollars and two years of work.
Done in pen and watercolor in moleskine.
I’m doing some paintings for a lovely Irish lady with a lovely Irish accent! She has a beautiful guesthouse in the countryside, not far from here. These paintings were done in the beginning of spring, so I’ll have to redo them when her roses are all in full bloom. I’d like to do another painting of the house too, since I think I’ve done this one a bit gray? The house dates from the seventeenth century with lovely little turrets which were used by monks. For more information on the guesthouse http://frenchguesthouse.com/ click on the images to enlarge. Both were done in pen and watercolor on Fabriano HP paper. 30.5 x 45.5 cm.
Tuesday Casey and I had our weekly art afternoon, this time at her place and since it was such a beautiful day, we decided to go out into Amboise and sketch some people. It was sunny and bright, we enjoyed a coffee, moved to new spots every so often, searched for a new pen she wants to try out, got sunkissed and lastly, looked for a birthday gift for a mutual friend, which we couldn’t find…some people are just hard to buy a gift for. I hope I’m not one, I adore gifts! Once again a great day, although the sketching truggled a bit. Here are my results. See Casey’s as well at http://fr.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Agz0ThsyaL8P0qvejInpNJXD9QY-?cq=1
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