When we were in Cape Cod last week, I did a quick vignette sketch of the Highland Light near Truro, and I thought you might enjoy seeing a step-by-step of how I added the watercolor back at home. Here’s the completed sketch… “Highland Light”, 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta […]
Month: September 2013
Sketching the Time Away
A twelve-hour van ride is enough to drive me bonkers if I don’t have anything to occupy my time. I get antsy and impatient and tend to snack too much, just to break up the monotony. But last week, when my husband and I were packing for a trip to Cape Cod, and I was […]
Changes
The CURTAIN QUEEN… is now the SKETCHER! In keeping with the new focus in my life, sketching and painting, I’ve retired my old license plate and gotten myself a new one. I love it! Now my Chrysler minivan has been converted from a drapery delivery vehicle to the sketchmobile! For the past thirteen years, I’ve […]
A Gift Filled With Memories
For thirty years, the Waynesburg True Value Hardware store was a fixture on the main street of my hometown. Carl Duffield, the genial owner of the store, always had a smile ready for anyone who walked in the door, and we got to be friends over the years. Customers could always count on finding just […]