It was so nice out there today. The botanical garden had a lot of visitors when I went out to sketch this morning. I smelled the roses as I was walking in and remembered one I loved last year, the Crimson Bouquet. I wanted to find the brightest red because I’m from Lancaster Co. PA. the red rose town. York, on the other side of the Susquehanna is the white rose town.
I can’t tell if the background is working or not, but I wanted to do the minimum for it.
I’m looking forward to my art adventure in New Mexico in 2 months. I want to take all my art supplies with me on the trip but it’s not practical. I don’t know what kind of drawing or painting I’ll want to do when I see the Ghost Ranch. If I take a lot of art supplies I’ll have a bigger job unloading my trunk every night when I stop at a motel. I’m definitely taking my oil paint supplies and I’ll have to prime a couple canvases in Aug, but I’d also like to take my Inktense pencils and a watercolor sketchbook. In the meantime, if I can sketch a few flowers while standing in the shade this summer, that’s good practice. I might have better luck when I try to do a landscape with the Inktense pencils out West.
I like the rose, minimal is good!
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Thanks!
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I admire the way you give different mediums a go.
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Thanks! It’s good for artists to switch mediums sometimes.
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Love those Inktense pencils. Your rose is lovely! I look forward to your. New Mexico sketches…you can sketch them when you return home. I sometimes do this…take photos and then sketch from the photos. It isn’t always easy to sketch while travelling, or to bring supplies when space is extremely limited in a suitcase.
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I think I’ll leave my camera and computer at home for their safety. I’m driving west, so a lot of supplies can fit in my trunk. Thanks about the rose!
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