But wait!

character-self-sketch1

But wait! I don’t do line drawings or charactures. So where did this come from? Just a doodle, I guess. Been wearing a red hat for years and this one is getting a good work out this winter. Only 16 days until daylight savings time. Looking forward to spring. (Although I will miss wearing this...

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Steppin’ out!

Steppin' out!

Watercolour sketch.

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Antique bottle

Antique Bottle Watercolour Sketch

Antique Bottle from my watercolour sketch book. Just a doodle. I have a nice little collection of antique bottles from my mother. Interesting that we have so many plastic bottles available today, yet something about these little bottles endure. I think this one was originally used for Minard’s Liniment, for soothing penetrating pain relief from...

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Fresh strawberry (from the garden today)

Fresh strawberry

Fresh strawberry Painted from life (just before I ate it) Watercolour in my sketchbook This is a small watercolour painting of one of the 24-or-so strawberries I picked from my garden today. I’ve been growing a type of perpetual strawberry for about three years (Fragoo) and now have a couple of patches to pick from....

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Just a doodle

Just a doodle

Tulip in a bottle Ink and coloured pencil Just a doodle from last night. It is a wonderful time of year when fresh flowers from the backyard make their way inside as little still life illustration models. Some of them are very fast movers, like this tulip. I cut it yesterday and sketched it late...

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