I just finished a watercolor portrait for an internet friend in Finland. The original painting is up for sale in my Etsy shop.
Emil
Watercolors
Watercolor Portraits Practice
I’ve been getting up around 5. So to make use of the time, I practice watercolor portraits. My goal is 30 then 50 and eventually 100. These are done on Strathmore Visual Journal, 140# watercolor paper. These are just a sampling.
Watercolor Portrait 8
Watercolor Portrait 11
Watercolor Portrait 13
Watercolor Portrait 14
Watercolor Portrait 15
Watercolor Portrait 16
Watercolor Portrait 18
Watercolor Portrait 22
Let’s Draw Davis at the Farmers Market
Let’s Draw Davis sketchcrawl group met yesterday at the Davis Farmers Market. The weather was perfect after a week of rain and so it was packed with people. I capture the facepainting lady who is there every week. And then I attempted some people sketching…I was captivated with what people were wearing…such as the man with the red pants who was carrying a purple bag and wearing an oversized coat.
A Page of Bell Peppers in Watercolor
Here’s the process of one of the bell peppers.
penciled contour drawing
Started off with a light mix of yellow ochre and sap green.
Glazing with a darker mixed of greens
final touches on details…especially around the ridges and stem
Added white gouache for highlights
Condolences Orchids
Available for purchase on DailyPaintworks – https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/marlene-lee/condolences-orchids/698336
Sketches
With my busy schedules, sketching allows me to satisfy that need to draw and paint. My sketches are done in Moleskine sketchbook, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2. I usually have my TWSBI fountain pen with Noodler’s Lexington Grey ink and waterbrush attached to the Moleskine. If I have time in the early morning brushes and water on the dining table ready for a quick watercolor painting. And of course, my coffee.
“What’s in My Bag” Sketch
I had been looking high and low for a bag that would carry my sketching supplies as well as my personal items. The criteria is that it would not get heavy on long walks but feels light when I’m running around town doing errands. The beauty of a Timbuk2 is their very adjustable strap. With just one flick I can adjust the strap without taking the whole bag off.
In my Timbuk2 Metro bag I carry my sketching supplies such as a small Moleskine Sketchbook, a Cotman Watercolor Pocket set, waterbrush, fountain pen and mechanical pencil. Also my personal items – wallet, tissue, lotion, smart phone, Epipen, waterbottle ….
Materials: Moleskine sketchbook, watercolor, TWSBI fountain pen filled with Noodlers’ Lexington Ink.
30/30 Direct Watercolor 2018 challenge
DIRECT WATERCOLOR CHALLENGE, DAYS 7 to 9
