Respite

Sketch/watercolor of a small mill in Scotland no longer in use.

It is the middle of summer already.  Hot and humid in Iowa.  My garden has weeds that need to be plucked out and my flowers are looking a little thirsty.  I have a wren that is preparing her second nest of the season and is singing away.  Lightning bugs still illuminate the still nights but the locusts have started their rhythmic chant that foretells autumn even in the middle of July.
I have a couple friends that will be attending the MacNider Art Museum in Mason City, Iowa on Tuesday to view the current Area Show 46 and the artwork I had got selected for the exhibition.  I enjoy these art fieldtrips. Sometime they involve a sketching element.  We will see if we can fit one in on this trip.  If so, I will post the results.

Pen and Ink with a Little Watercolor

Nothing like the directness of a sketch done of the outdoors with the use of pen and ink.  It is challenging to get the variety of texture...

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