Just before I tossed them in the mailbox. Off they fly.

Seems as if I am drawing a lot of birds lately. This is a 300# cp kilamanjaro postcard. One of the freebies we get at Cheap Joes classes in Boone.

Based on a wren photo I took out Mikes back window when I was in Raleigh.

Number two. Actually like this one better. I did a terrible ink sketch first and kept correcting it. Not getting better but decided to see how the wc pencils would work to cover the ink. Now my fav. Funny how things change.

Gel pen and white inktense pencil. Thought about digging out gouache but being lazy.

Drawn and colored mostly with watercolor pencils.

Off to life modeling in Aiken dropping this in the mail on the way.

Margaret Xoxoxox worn out from running the roads.

The daily drawing #wren #nature #watercolor #animals #birds #drawing #sketchbookskool #cheapjoes #savannahriver #augusta #mixedmedia #art #artist #wildlife #kilimanjaro #sketching

How I left her at two hours. Still a lot to do like the drapery. Her eyes. A background of some kind.

A grisaille layer. Two hours not enough time but it is a start.

The sketch which I probably spent too long on.

Looking at her think I will shorten that left big toe. Looks HUGE. But will be easy to paint out.

Twenty minute pose. I actually like this one better but it could use a little more work.

Kate can hold a pose like a Champ and never move. They are always interesting.

six two minute gesture poses. they got better as u went along. they got better.

Charles Reid wc palette hp Fluid paper.

Margaret home from the races we call Atlanta Xoxoxox

The elegant Kate Marie 15×22” hot press fluid #fluid #atlantaartistcenter #watercolor #art #painting #artist #portrait #aquarelle #georgia #atlanta #charlesreid #watercolor #artist #painter #aquarelle #drawing #sketching #lifemodel #nudesketch #portrait #portraitpainting #portraits #portraitart

Drawing the tulips on the kitchen island. I do love tulips. Also loving the way the stillman and birn is laying flat as a flitter. Hmm wonder what a flitter is. Guess I will google that.

Watercolor sooner or later in my coloring book.

Lamy Joy Eelskin Black Ink stillman and birn Zeta.

Margaret still in Atlanta who should get out and find something interesting to draw on this gorgeous day. Xoxoxox

More playing with my Lamy Joy. Watercolor sooner or later. #Lamyjoy #ink #outmywindow #watercolor #drawing #sketchbookskool #cardinals #naturalworld #eastatlanta #atlanta #mixedmedia #art #artist #stillmanandbirn #sketching #drawing

I wonder what i used to listen to before podcasts? I know audible.

Brooms feed and seed

Listened to some great ones from sketchbookskool called Art for All this is one. Sketchbookskool aka Danny Gregory and his Everydaymatters yahoo list is what started me trying to sketch everyday back in 2006.

Zoo Atlanta

Crack birds

Key West roosters

This is another good one with Roz Stendhal. Her blog is always interesting. Roz likes a good project. So do I. Thinking about stealing a couple of hers. A month of painting birds Everyday😱.

That will be easy since I seem to draw birds a lot lately. and I seem to draw them wherever I go.

Another one is writing letters everyday. Hmm. Well maybe when I get home?!

The other project I am going to do is #OneWeek100People2019 but that’s not till April 8th. First I will have to remember it. Lol. It’s a yearly project like Inktober run by Suhita Shirodikar and Marc Tao Holmes. I did it two years ago and it didn’t take long to sketch up 100 people. I drew a few talking heads from tv and I say at Panera during lunch one day and got a lot of victims.

Do you have any projects coming up?!

Margaret off to a soccer game Xoxoxox

Sassy Key West rooster #urbansketching #chicken #rooster #ink #nature #watercolor #animals #birds #drawing #sketchbookskool #naturalworld #savannah #keywest #augusta #mixedmedia #art #artist #wildlife #stillmanandbirn #sketching #drawing

Added background trees and lots more branches

The Cardinals love to roost on the tree outside the den window.

Trees kind of bare

Several times a day I will see them out there – no idea why.

Just having fun coloring w watercolor pencils

The very basic sketch.

It was a lot of fun to do and add all those branches. I used a WET watercolor pencil to draw a lot of the branches. A fun thicker darker look.

Lettering Lamy Joy Noodlers Eelskin Black Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook.

Margaret Xoxoxoxo packing for Atlanta tomorrow.

#cardinals #outmybackdoor #nature #watercolor #animals #birds #squirrel #drawing #sketchbookskool #cardinals #naturalworld #savannah #savannahriver #augusta #mixedmedia #art #artist #wildlife #stillmanandbirn #sketching #drawing

Playing with my Lamy Joy today. It has a calligraphy nib so gives an entirely different look to a sketch than a regular Lamy. Sometimes thin lines sometimes thick.

Also tried out different papers. It loved the stillman and birn and Fluid hp papers. Seemed to drag on my superaquabee sketchbook. Strange effect to feel on the pen point.

It skimmed over the first two papers. Draggings not a good thing when trying to do fancy lettering.

Anyway glad I ordered it off zooming to my house Amazon last weekend. Think I am going to enjoy it.

Margaret whose been dealing with a crashed MacBook Pro all day today and then swept the garage which is HUGE and went for a walk. Back to painting soon. Xoxoxox