Mother’s Day Field Trip
Every year the local zoos do a free admission for Mother’s day. I usually have a membership to the Boston zoos but this makes for an excellent excuse to see the Roger Williams which is close but not one we […]
Inspiration and Research
Paint Pours
Trying out a new technique for my backgrounds after watching a number of youtube videos and joining some facebook groups for ideas. I’ve been dying to try for a long time now and snagged a bottle of pouring medium for […]
Painting at COSM
I was invited to be a live painter at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (COSM) for the July Full Moon Celebration. It was quite the experience! Attached is the photo of my painting after the event. I had a lovely […]
Walkies
Whenever I get the chance, I like to take walks. I find the quiet moment in nature is something I can then take with me in the studio. One of my favorite places, the Connecticut river, has inspired Thomas Cole […]
Sketchbook Saturday: Raccoons
Raccoon (only one page, I got caught up in the anatomy and ended up spending hours learning about raccoon collarbone attachments. I posted on an exotic pet site asking about their ability to move their fore arms and wound up […]
Sketchbook Saturdays: Rabbit and Kangaroo
I find rabbits particularly hard to draw, despite having kept them for a number of years. We actually bred Creme D’Argents and American Blues for a while. Their bodies are much like a coiled spring, waiting to be released, their […]
Sketchbook Saturday: More Flying Critters
More birds, this time one with extreme proportions! I focused on getting the beak correct from a variety of angles, as well as how little detail was needed to express the orientation of that tiny black body in space! I’m […]
Sketchbook Saturday: Fantasy Critters
What is the use of all those studies I do? I use them to inform my fantasy animals! Here a different kind of griffin stalks a little mouse. There are also some sketches from the pond I was sitting in […]
Sketchbook Saturday: Ferrets and Hippos
Part of the 100 days project I mentioned before, these sketches depict the hippopotamus and the ferret. I worked on the ferret with a mink skull readily at hand, which was excellent reminder that the skull is MUCH longer than […]
Sketchbook Saturday: Osprey and Barn Owl Sketches
I studied several birds while doing the 100 day project, focusing on ones with different character. To really understand them, I took out several textbooks from the library and read up on specific groups, their behavior and unique adaptations. I […]