• #usk10x10

    #usk10x10

    The Seattle Urban Sketchers were out and about yesterday morning in South Lake Union. I was helping out as one of the instructors, enjoying being surrounded by sketchers, enthusiastic, eager and talented. I love seeing how bold they all drew and painted (with color!) Plein Air work is gutsy. One’s senses are on fire; so…

  • it’s all in a name.

    ‘last bird home’ , a title I borrowed for class last night, as we ventured into the evocative. From the artist: Mary Newcomb; she had clever and thoughtful, easy approaching titles: ‘strange park full of stars’, and my response, quick notions, concept, approach. ‘every butterfly has a shadow’, ‘man running as in a dream through the…

  • iBirds

    iBirds

      Like monoprint drawing, working on a plate; so many tools available on the iPad.