Ponderosa Pines Sketch

 

I LOVE using pen and ink to capture these ponderosa pines - especially in such a cool, vintage sketchbook!  I found this in an artisan flee market in Arizona several years ago.  I have dedicated the whole thing to pen and ink work exclusively.  These pines are iconic to this part of the Rocky Mountains, so I am immortalizing the ones outside my cabin to this page.  I love the sweet fragrance they emit as I sit on the front porch sketching!  Painting number 4553 in 4553 days. 

Rose Garden Inked

Loose Park Rose Garden is one of my favorite places to paint - and now to sketch, too! The architectural design of this garden is wonderful, and dramatic in ink! I'm getting used to this larger format journal, a 9x6, and am growing to like it.  After absolutely loving my 4x6,I felt this one may be too large for these daily drawings. They are not, and it's always good to get out of our comfort zone!  Painting number 1642 in 1642 days.