Verdict out on this one. I know u are tired of that line but maybe I will like it better in the am. Usually do.
The photo
The value sketch 
My drawing
First wash
Still first wash on sky and boat.
Background trees washed in.
Done for tonite.
Margaret watching kitties play. Xoxoxo
Another wild paint along with Vlad. Can’t wait for the next one Sunday. Painting boats. Love boat paintings
10×15″ Kilimanjaro 300#. I decided to use Kilimanjaro to see if it scraped like the nasty arches did.
The Arches scrapes great to do leaves, branches or grass. Maybe it will scrape for boat lines. Or I can use my dads antique arches that’s probably 20 years old. I know it scrapes great.
The photo. Kind of a nothing photo don’t you think except nice sunny light, umbrellas and a beautiful old building.
The value sketch
First wash- the water stage
Colors growing. Aka more first wash. Umbrellas really orange but odd it looks so red in this photo.
The second darker washes more pigment. The tea stage.
The last layers. Lots of milk. Aka thicker paint. I think mine moving be too thick.
And the way it is now. Kinda wishing I had not added the Browns and the grey trees on the left. Sometimes I get up in the morning and like them a lot better. We shall see right?!
Had fun drawing all over it with my white gel pen zip zip and always solid unlike white gouache.
Margaret ready for bed but has to watch one more episode of Schitts creek-my current binge. Soooo funny on Netflix’s. Watch more than one before you pass judgement. Xoxoxox
Spend the pandemic than virtual painting travel with Vlad Yesilesev
St. Martin du Mont
Almost done. Had to put my light pole back in. Oopsey.
Before I scraped the light pole in.
This paper loves to be scraped. Not sure what it is. Thinking 300# Kilimanjaro cold press.
I scratched the pole in with an xacto knife point. Doesn’t leafs work well but this paper loves it. I don’t like the way the same knife acts on Fabriano or arches.
The photo
Vlads value sketch
The sketch which I kept rearranging.
First wash.
Cad yellow and red, cobalt, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, Alizarin with a little dioxzine purple and a grey mix of those. Aka stir up your palette. Some yellow ochre gold.
Orange roofs added. Cad red and yellow
Dark greens added. Neutral tint, yellow, cobalt, and vandyke brown for tree green. Scraped wit a chunk of old credit card. Greys are palette soup.
Windows added. Cad red yellow and dioxzine purple. Cheap Joes turquoise on grey car windows.
Tree alizarin dioxzine purple and neutral tint shadow.
End of class
And now w the light post scraped out.
Zoe guarding my painting.
Back to my scarf. Only about 3 feet long now.
Margaret w her feet up xoxoxo
Today’s painting. Mellow Mushroom On Broad St. – FOR SALE 10×15” watercolor
Might be done. We shall see. Course I say that all the time so could be I will change it by this time tomorrow.
I started it a few weeks ago. So glad I can scratch it off my to do list. I should always have an espresso in the am. Get so much more done. House squeaky clean and a new painting. Not bad for one days work. 
I also worked on Dubrovnik some more. Tried to take some of the purple put of the wall. And wipes out some color on the right. I might need to wipe out some more. Who knows. It ak be done when it’s done right?! Lifted the handle of the par with some tape and a sea sponge.
Wipes out the signs dark shadow with the tape sponge trick and the black shadow under the truck.
Those two black shadows under the truck and around the sign screamed look at me. As did that white shirt on the girl in the foreground that had to go too.
Margaret contentedly tired but who needs to do her Powerplate xoxoxo
I worked on making the people walk in different directions. I think they look better now. Added a lot darks. A few more lamp posts. A flag. Darkened the church towers. Lots of darks. And a few highlights.
Got this lovely treat Paris in The Rain by Vlad Yesilesev in the mail today. When I looked at it I realized I needed to go a lot darker with my blacks. And whiter w my whites so today I cheated and used masking fluid to reserve some whites.
Margaret Xoxoxox worn out from speed painting.
The Key West Prince. Fun way to pass a few hours. May have to try another one of these. Possibly make some prints?? This was done while Drawing with Danny Gregory and Gigi Chen today which was fascinating. Gigi Chen is adoreable and amazingly talented. 
Among the many types of art she does are amazing pen drawings of people and birds. 
You can catch a class with her next weekend July 18 with Sketchbookskool.com/workshops
She uses ink pen to do hers. 
I used gel pens because I had bought some a while back from amazon to use for Vlads class.
The prince is done with Pentel gel pens primarily orange white navy and a fav of purple and gold plus a fine sepia Pitt pen and a red Academy pilot pen. No red gel pen. Done in my Stillman and Birn Alpha. One more page!!! Wooohooo. New one waiting.
Worked on this one a bit today. Added some sidewalk cracks and took the white out of the big street light. 
Some black on the bottom left.
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Til I finish this sketchbook. Got another waiting!! 
Koosje was drawing trees on draw too Tuesday but pouring rain here so NOPE not happening. 
However this wandered in the house attached to a very wet Amazon delivery. So I tossed it on the floor for a birds eye view and got out my new box of 12 carat d’ache neocolor ii watercolor crayons, always fun to draw with. 
Here it is before I wet them and embellished them. 
Then I wet this one down and worked on the glass I bit. Better?? Maybe.
Margaret ready for bed. Xoxoxox
she’s not made an appearance I my current sketchbook and it’s almost full so thought it was fine.
Lamy Ef. Might need to add some background on the left. What do u think.
No Vlad paint along today. I was all set. He’s sick. Hope he’s well by Tuesday. He lives in Florida – not a good place to be right now. 
Creepy guy I drew a month or so ago. One of Danny Gregory’s mugshot sketches. Eeek.
Margaret ready for Grantchester. Xoxoxox
Day lilies abound in the western North Carolina mountains. I don’t think there is a more gorgeous spot than there.
Watercolor pencil in my stillman and birn Alpha.
Wildflowers everywhere. 
A sweet cabin on a trout stream. 
Wild lace cap hydrangeas line the riverbanks the road and the hiking trails.
Down the hill path is the largest waterfall on our property on the Thompson River. 
Tall Falls
Margaret ready to do nothing xoxoxo
Tv time. Always the easiest time to draw Henry. I think I forgot to finish his feet. Thought he would put his feet back in position but never did.
Sad he’s growing up. Eight in a few weeks. When did that happen?!
Does it count as urban sketching since the neighbors house is in the window?!
Lamy Ef, noodler eelskin Ink, stillman and birn Alpha.
Margaret packing up for home. Xoxoxox
