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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Sketches and Photos

at 6/30/2011 08:45:00 AM Blog Owner Vicki Holdwick
Another glorious morning here in Southern Michigan. I just love the 60s and 70s; don't really care much for the 80s and 90s.


We (the Tigers, that is) played the Mets again last evening and we put up a better showing, but still they waaaay outplayed us. Tonight Verlander pitches and it is hoped that things will be much different. At any rate, I needed something to do besides watch the game, so I got out my journal and decided to do a few sketches. I must remember to do this more often.










As you can see, I continue to struggle with perspective.


And, since you were good enough to look at those, I have some of nature's art to share with you:







I think I'd like to try a small watercolor today and maybe work on more books. I went up to the Maple Street Mall with the hubster yesterday and found more old books for my class in August (when I have the flyer finalized I will share it here) and now need to take more drawing paper to the printer to have it cut to size.


Summer is getting really busy. This weekend I am going to Battle Creek to meet up with Dee for some outdoor sketching; on Sunday we are taking Zoë to Aunt Jan's for a cookout; the following Thursday I am getting together with Nancy for a fun and arty day; the next weekend we are taking the four girls and Zoë's Mom and Dad up to the Leelanau peninsula; the last weekend in July we have a wedding in Madison, Wisconsin; and somewhere in between I want to get over to visit my sister in the Benton Harbor/St. Joe area.

Can you believe June is on the way out already??? Didn't it just get here?


xoxo
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5 comments:

  1. AnnJune 30, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    I love your sketches! I need to do that sort of drawing more often too. And more great photos! Thanks for sharing :-)

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  2. DeeJune 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Your photos are stunning, Vicki--maybe this weekend we should do photography instead of sketching. Well, at least we'll do both. And your barns are great.

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  3. sisaJuly 1, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Good for you that you did so many sketches: I love cats and birds too, but buildings are not so much my cup of tea! Your nature photos are very beautiful too!
    Suzanne

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  4. AlexJuly 3, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    I think you did a great job with the perspectives, and shadows =)

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  5. nanke's stuffJuly 5, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    You're getting better and better with perspective! Keep going. I miss you! hugs, nancy

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