Monthly Sketch Project - June 2010 #2

5 in x 7 in Strathmore 140 lbs CP watercolor paper, Daniel Smith watercolors

Created for Monthly Sketch Project from one of my photos.

This is a good luck dragon from the town of Locke, California which is looked on the Sacramento Delta. Locke is a Chinese town founded in the early 20th Century. We were there last year. The photo was composed in camera despite being digital. I learned photography back in the day before Photoshop.

Google Peg Man only views the front of the building, but the statue can be seen behind the pergola.

Monthly Sketch Project - June 2010

5 in x 7 in Strathmore 140 lbs Cold Press Watercolor Paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Created for Monthly Sketch Project. Photo provided by Jennifer Rose.

Monthly Sketch Project - May #3

6 in x 8 in Strathmore 400 Series 140 lbs CP watercolor paper sheet, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Created for Monthly Sketch Project.
Photo supplied by Chrissy.

Monthly Sketch Project - May 2010 #2

5.5 in x 7.5 in Arches 140 lbs CP watercolor paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Another Monthly Sketch Project with a photo provide by Holly.

I am not happy with this piece. The scanner didn't pick up the intensity of the Opera Pink I used for the petals.

Monthly Sketch Project - May 2010 #1

5.5 in x 7.5 in Arches 140 lbs CP watercolor paper, Daniel Smith watercolors

I recently purchased some new Daniel Smith watercolors on sale: Olive Green, Buff Titanium, Indanthrone Blue and Quin Burnt Orange. All except Buff Titanium I used in this painting plus Aureolin, Sepia and Quin Gold. A rather odd palette. I am not sure I like the background.

Created for Monthly Sketch Project with photo supplied by Chrissy.

Monthly Sketch Project - April 2010 Apple

1/16 sheet Arches 140 lbs CP watercolor paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Created for Monthly Sketch Project. Photo by Martine.

Monthly Sketch Project - April 2010 Zen Garden

1/16 Sheet Fabriano Artistico 140 lbs Rough Press Watercolor Paper, Daniel Smith and Grumbacher watercolors
Created for Monthly Sketch Project - April 2010. Photo credit: ffyrebird
I had some trouble with the background. Still not happy with it but I do like the pagoda.

Monthly Sketch Project - March 2010 Foliage

9 in x 12 in Arches 140 lbs CP Watercolor paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Created for Monthly Sketch Project.

Photo credit Raena.

Here is the reason I was obsessing about foliage. I think I have gotten better since this attempt.

Monthly Sketch Project - Bicentennial Kid

1/16 sheet (5.5 in x 7.5 in) Fabriano Artistico 140 lb HP Traditional White Watercolor paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Created for Monthly Sketch Project. Photo submitted by Sherry.

Monthly Sketch Project - March #1

9 in x 12 in Arches 140 lb CP watercolor paper, Daniel Smith watercolors

I like the original composition of the photo by Gillian that was posted for Monthly Sketch Project. I normally tend to stay away from warm colors. I did like how the background washes came out and the color of those washes.

Monthly Sketch Project - February #3

9 in x 12 in Arches 140 lb CP watercolor paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors
Created for the third installment of Monthly Sketch Project. Original Photo by Jennifer Rose.

Monthly Sketch Project - Landscape

Monthly Sketch Project - Landscape
Originally uploaded by NeonFog

9 in x 12 in Canson 90 Lbs CP watercolor paper, W&N and Grumbacher watercolors

Created for Monthly Sketch Project

Picture Credit: Ann Thompson Nemcosky

Monthly Sketch Project - February #1

Monthly Sketch Project - February #1
Originally uploaded by NeonFog

6.25 in x 10 in Canson 90 lb CP watercolor paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Trying out Daniel Smith Extra FIne watercolors with a limited palette of four colors: Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna
The scan does not do the color of the piece justice.

Created for Monthly Sketch Project - February 2010:
Photo credit: Chrissy

Monthly Sketch Project - January Second Half

6.25 in x 12 in, Canson 90 lbs watercolor paper, W&N and Grumbacher watercolors

Created for the second half of this month's Monthly Sketch Project.

Photo was provided by Chrissy Marie.

Monthly Sketch Project January 2010 - Yellow Rose

9 in x 12 in Canson 90 lbs watercolor paper, W&N and Grumbacher watercolors
Second painting for January 2010 Monthly Sketch Project. See Jennifer Rose's original here.

Monthly Sketch Project - January 2010

9 in x 12 in Canson 90 lb watercolor paper, W&N and Grumbacher Watercolors

The first of January's Monthly Sketch Projects. I changed the composition from the original photo provided by Jennifer. It is supposed to be rose hips covered in snow.

In yesterday's blog post, this is one of the projects I was working on. I finished both this and the Creative Lettering assignment. The project I thought I would have done was my knitting. Still haven't knit a stitch since last night and that was the easy project.

The Start of Something....

I started a few projects today:

The knitting project is a Calorimetry. This is extremely easy pattern and might just get done this evening. For those of you who follow this blog, I frogged the Noro Scarf I started before Christmas. It wasn't stripping the way I hoped. It is now the Calorimetry.

The yellow page is a base partially painted and collaged for my Creative Lettering Class final project with the watercolor (in the sketchbook) for Monthly Sketch Project.

On a belly dance note, this morning was Rakkasah call-in. Usually it take less than an hour to get both troupes a spot. Ala Nar got their spot after two hours of calling and Rising Stars after three hours. I was able to get through for the last spot. I will be very happy never to hear a busy signal again.

Monthly Sketch Project - December Water Feature

The second of my submissions for Monthly Sketch Project. The picture was provided by Martine. The link to her website is just for her sketch of this water feature, but please check out the rest of her blog. She does some amazing work.

Off to Papa's Taverna's to perform tonight in this year's Christmas show. This is my favorite show to perform in. Muddy parking lot (and it is raining hard today), dressing rooms in the upstairs seating with a view of the kitchen, low ceiling, big Christmas ornaments that we always manage to hit and the dip in the floor next to the stage. Love it.
Solo at last year's Christmas show.

Monthly Sketch Project - December 2009

Monthly Sketch Project - December 2009
Originally uploaded by NeonFog

The original was a color photo that I intended to watercolor as the color was so gorgeous. I got so in to drawing that it got a little to late to erase all of the pencil I put down. I still might do him in watercolor.
Monthly Sketch Project
Photo credit: chrissymaries.blogspot.com/

Monthly Sketch Project - November Hand

Monthly Sketch Project - November Hand
Originally uploaded by NeonFog

Quick sketch for the second Monthly Sketch Project for November. The original photo is here.

I like to draw hands. Haven't done it in a long while. I have another idea for hands I think I will do. But it requires a couple of friends as models.