In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist

Art on the Road

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:30:00 +0000

So, I am attending a State and Local Taxation Conference in Washington DC at Georgetown Law. This conference coincides with the DC Supershow which I will be attending on Saturday. Sunday is reserved for sightseeing, at the least I want to get to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to honor my Dad who was killed there 47 years ago. It has been almost 20 years since my last visit to The Wall.

Anyway, today's conference speakers provided a lot of models for sketching.

Another Rose

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:38:00 +0000

Watercolor pencil, Stillman and Birn Zeta series

Sketchbook Skool Week 3

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 02:03:00 +0000

This weeks instructor is Prashant Miranda and our first homework assignment was to go outside and do a watercolor of the sky. The skies here have been a little boring lately, typical midsummer washed out blue, so I chose a photo that I took of a spectacular sunset that I took in the fall of 2006.

Stillman and Birn, Zeta Series Notebook.

Sketchbook Skool Week 2

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:50:00 +0000

This week our instructor was Koosje Koene and the assignments were drawing outside and colored pencils.

Sketchbook Skool Week 1 results

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:58:00 +0000

I reverted to my favorite sketchbook for these - Stillman and Birn. This is the Zeta Series.

Sketchbook Skool Week 1

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:03:00 +0000

I signed up for Sketchbook Skool and the first day of klass was July 4.

Our first assignment was to draw an object which has some meaning to you, while I was deciding on an object I did this sketch of Kota.

This was done in a Strathmore Hardbound Journal with 80 lb toned gray paper. This will be my journal of choice for the course, at least for the moment.

I'm not as pleased with the results of this sketch, but that's the point of Skool.

A Few EDM Challenges and a New Online Watercolor Class

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:06:00 +0000

Did a few more EDM challenges and started a new online watercolor class: Watercolor for the Journal and Sketchbook from Jessica Wesolek

As usual my sketchbook is a Stillman and Birn Gamma series

Donna Druchunas Event Horizon Shawl

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:56:00 +0000

Cast on January 1 Bind off May 17

Ravelry page

EDM Challenge #90 Draw Something with Wings

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:51:00 +0000

EDM Challenge #1 - Draw a Shoe

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:25:00 +0000

Stillman and Birn Gamma Series Derwent Sketching Dark Wash

Kota ...

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:26:00 +0000

Createcolor Nero pencils (thank you, Alberto of Lung Sketching Scrolls), Stillman snd Birn 11 x 14 Hardbound journal, Gamma Series.

Tiger Tiger burning bright...

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 04 May 2014 22:12:00 +0000

Graphite in Stlllman and Birn Gamma series hardbound journal

Strathmore Online Workshops 2014 - Back to Basics with Ernest Ward

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sat, 03 May 2014 20:30:00 +0000

Graphite in Stilmmans and Birn Gamma series Hardbound journal

Dahlia

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:51:00 +0000

Graphite in Stillman and Birn Gamma Series hardbound journal

Photo source - Google+ Chandro Ji

Click here to see the original image

Orange Blossom

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:42:00 +0000

Graphite in Stillman and Birn Gamma Series hardbound journal

Eyes are hard ...

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:05:00 +0000

I always find that the eyes are the most difficult feature - size and placement. Graphite in Stillman and Birn Gamma series hardbound journal.

A Rose is a Rose is a ...

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:27:00 +0000

Graphite in Stillman and Birn Gamma series Hardbound book

Yarn Giveaway at AllFreeKnitting.com

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:26:00 +0000

Go here to enter the giveaway and read a review of this beautiful yarn.

And if you don't win you can buy this yarn from Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts
notonly will you get a beautiful yarn but, you will be supporting organizations which benefit stray and abandoned cats.

A portion of the proceeds of the sale of all Meow Collection Yarns will be donated to benefit stray and abandoned cats. In the USA donations are made to Best Friends Animal Society, in Canada and internationally donations are made to The Meow Foundation.

Bee on a Flower

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:35:00 +0000

Stillman and Birns Gamma Series Hardbound Sketchbook

See http://www.pailsofpaint.com/2014/03/art-lesson-how-to-draw-bee-on-flower.html

04.13.2014

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:41:00 +0000

Stillman and Birns Gamma Series Hardbound Book

Obsessed with coneflowers?

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:50:00 +0000

What can I say? The are fun and fairly simple

Spring

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:17:00 +0000

Arches 140 lb cold press 7 x 10-1/2

One Watercolor A Day

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:22:00 +0000

Some time ago a read about the book One Watercolor a Day by Veronica Lawlor on Elaine Magliacane's website. Intrigued, I looked the book up and decided it would be a good addition to my art venture.

You can see Elaine's post about the book here. I don't have time, right know, to do one exercise a day, but I'm trying to work them in when I have time.

Arches 140 lb cold press 7x10

Arches 104 lb rough 10 x 14

Work in Process

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:08:00 +0000

Fall Leaves Sketchbook 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Okami) — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:30:00 +0000