Sketching outside.................

Today was a beautiful day. I sat outside on the deck with my paint box and sketching book. I had already drawn most of the pictures and this was a perfect day to fill them in. Good light.
Well they will be fiddled with from now till I close up this book but you can take a peek as they are now......I will go back through the pages and add some words as they come to me.


Sometimes I get an idea from other blogs, sometimes from books and some just come to me.

some things I just can't explain. (above) This little lady is way too stiff, but not as bad as she started out, I must read up a bit on this technique. I could not get her to relax.

Pouting cherub

Flowers


More faces and stuff

Practice with eyes

More stuff

more birds and flowers, never get tired of them

unfinished

more sunflowers

nearly done

Animals always a great subject for me, now to get them lifelike without overdoing it


That is not easy, some people can just make them live with just the colour and mix of the paint. I am not there yet

more critters

Frogs from a book I have..........

Unfinished

and lastly

............so thats that.
By the way, that is hay, not his rocket boosters

More Bizzy Bees.................

Bumble Bee.....

I just love the fuzzy little buzzers. I think this may be a carpenter bumble bee. I find it difficult to get good information with pictures to ID them.

The green ones that glitter are sweat bees, don't know why they are called that. Too pretty for a name like that.


This is a Honey Bee, this is the one who we like to keep to make honey for us. This is an endangered species, or soon will be. Glad to see them busy.


The following two are Tri coloured Bumble Bees.






Wasps do the same job in many ways, but they are not as friendly. They can be bitchy.


hips and haws a sign of Autumn for sure. Hips are oval and the haws are round.

Another Bumble

Well this was a dud of a post but I wanted to use my bee pictures.
How about I throw in some seed pods LOL.... Tickle weed and lambs tails (grasses) no idea what the real name is. I am going to have to get some nature books for next year. When I was in England I knew all the wildflowers and grasses but not here in Michigan. I am on a mission though and Tristen is going to know the woods as he grows, and know what grows there.

I liked how the light shone on this grass, and again I don't know what it is but I will learn

These stick to you as you walk through the long grasses, a smaller version is heck on a dogs coat.


Queen Annes Lace

well, thats it for now, not a normal post for this blog but I wanted to use my photo's so for now its going to be fine. Maybe later I will change it over to the Garden Blog but for now......here it be.

sketch books......

It's been awhile since I posted anything from my sketch book. I really have not done anything worth posting. I gave it a break for a time but found myself back at it. After a break I seemed to have lost the knack. I really have not done anything any good. Still, I must post the bad with the good, so here are a few recent ones.


Some things just do not photo well but thats OK. My sketch book is something I work on continually until its full. I go back and add to each page as I am inspired. I copy things from books and I like to put inspirational verses and sayings on each page too.

The purpose has changed through each book. I began by trying to loosten up my paintings. That is still a goal. I am not trying for realism here, even though that is my preference.


I am very inspired by other blogs who do painting or drawing. Some are just so good, they can not help but inspire.

I don't know where this journey will lead me but I am sure enjoying it. What will I do with all the sketch books?

simplicity.......I would like to illustrate childrens books. I would actually enjoy writing one with simple pictures.


Well that's enough for now.............I finally got my photobucket sorted out again. So now I have to get down to getting my other blogs done.

Autumn Yellows.............

Soon to be orange, but now it's yellow. Such a pretty yellow.
The Sunflowers were just so pretty

It was the icing on the cake when I saw this Monarch.

Sunflowers, what could be better than sunflowers on a clear day with a brilliant blue sky.


Goldenrod.............

At the farm market there were some very pretty Zinnias.

A yellow Butterfly on a yellow Sunflower........

Yeh that blue blue sky

This post is in lieu of a craft or art project. I have been so busy with the walks and outdoor adventures I have not got into my projects. SO much I want to do and get done before Christmas. It's not that far off. I just want to make the most of this last of the great weather. It looks like tomorrow its going to rain. Who knows, I might just get something done that I can show ya........
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