Category: Art

Day 442   Adam Harris Thompson Group Part 2

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This is actually the first sketch of the group. I didn’t post because it was in the sketchbook which was in my car yesterday. And I was too tired to walk down stairs to the garage and get it. 

I was really pleased with the two sketches of the group performing. They were drawn as they played and sang. And No they do not hold still. 

At some point I changed to my noodles Konrad that had been loaded with a beautiful red ink. I had decided to change it to black but neglected to clean out the pen. The no waterproof red kept leaky as I painted these. Did NOT make me happy because I really liked these sketches. And did not like the red leaky ink. 
I have since rinsed it out with water and reloaded it with fresh clean Carbon platinum black ink.  AND tested it to see if it would run. Glad to over the runs are over. 

I did find that adding yellow ochre to th Mix somewhat mitigated the red on the larger sketches but on the smaller ones in my Aquabee well sadly the red really bled. 

Thanks for reading.  

Margaret xxx

Day 442   Adam Harris Thompson Group Part 2

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  This is actually the first sketch of the group. I didn’t post because it was in the sketchbook which was in my car yesterday. And I was too tired to walk down stairs to the garage and get it. 

  I was really pleased with the two sketches of the group performing. They were drawn as they played and sang. And No they do not hold still. 

  At some point I changed to my beloved red noodler Konrad that had been loaded with a beautiful red ink. I had decided to change it to black but neglected to clean out the pen. The no waterproof red kept leaky as I painted these. Did NOT make me happy because I really liked these sketches. And did not like the red leaky ink. 

  
I have since rinsed it out with water and reloaded it with fresh clean Carbon platinum black ink.  AND tested it to see if it would run. Glad to over the runs are over. 

 I did find that adding yellow ochre to th Mix somewhat mitigated the red on the larger sketches but on the smaller ones in my Aquabee well sadly the red really bled. Thanks for reading.  

Margaret xxx

Day 441 – More You know What! 

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   Adam Harris Thompson Group

 Arts in the Heart is a BIG event in Augusta. Downtown closes down for several blocks. There were at least four stages with acts, tents for almost every nationality selling food and endless arts and crafters selling their wares. 

  The sketch


One of the band members named Michael I think. Played a great lead guitar. 

  Adam Harris Thompson Group is a great blues band. We really enjoyed their music. 

  
I actually drew the Adam Harris Thompson Group three times. This was the first time. There was an interesting group watching the act on stage which I had already drawn. I decided to draw them. Who knew it was the next group?!! 

I drew a lot of the audience too. And then drew the group again which is the first sketch. There is one more drawing of the group which I will post tomorrow. 

Tomorrow more u know what👀!! 

Thanks for reading. 

Margaret xxx

Day 440 – More Arts in the Hearts. 

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  Zaneigayha Chelon group 

Which you will be seeing for a while this week. I sketched ALOT at Arts in The Hearts a big annual juried arts and crafts festival in downtown Augusta. 

  
These were drawn at the Eighth Street Stage. She was a great little singer with her family for backup. 

  
Got to run to class. May amend the post later today. 

Thanks for reading!!

Margaret xxx

Day 439 Some arts in the hearts

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My friend Ruth and I went sketching at the eighth street stage during arts in the hearts. These ladies were sitting in a nearby row like peas in a pod and I could not resist sketching them. Less than five feet from me. 

   They were too cute. Since I was doing undercover drawing the features are off. Their noses were no were near that big!  I was really trying not to get caught. 

This was painted with my large Isabey squirrel Mop #8 on a vertical easel. 

  Will Post some of the bands tomorrow. Yes I did draw two Of the bands as they sang and played their hearts out.  They were really quite good. 

Hanging a show at the inner bean Thursday. Come by and check it out. 
Thanks for reading. 

Margaret xxx 

Day 438 – Fishing time 

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This was sketched on the docks of Laretto Creek across from Fort Palaski on Tybee Island. 
One of my favorites painted recently because of all the whites I think. 

  

He had noticed me sketching and asked if he could see them. I had been wanting to draw the fisherman but resisted because I might get caught undercover Sketching. As soon as he started fishing again I whipped this sketch off and quickly turned the page. I knew he would not mind. 

It was painted with my Isabey squirrel mop #2 in a strathmore mixed media journal and drawn with my noodler cheaper ahab with platinum carbon black ink. 

The bright fall sky was painted with cobalt and a bit of cerulean. Trees were painted with Quin gold and hematite with dabs of hookers green. So was the marsh grass.  The water is Andrews turquoise with dabs of cerulean. Skin is Quin red and yellow ochre. Shirt hookers green and inathradone.  Pants no idea. Yellow ochre and burnt umber w inathradone?! 

Thanks for reading. 

Margaret xxx

Day 437 – Sacred Heart 2

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The altar of Sacred Heart.  As a little girl I used to go with my best friend. Her family attended services here. The mystery and beauty of the old church always mesmerized me. 

The stained glass in this Romanesque church is amazing. The nave soars high above the pews lined with banks of beautiful old stained glass clerestory windows. 

The marble and gilt altar is unlike any church that I have been in. Ornate and loaded with statues of Jesus saints and angels. Topped off with soaring stained glass and a ribbed dome. So much to look at it makes you dizzy!! 
I recently attended a meeting there and drew in a strathmore 500 mixed media sketchbook with a Carbon Platinum pen while I listened to the speakers. 

More Sacred Heart tomorrow. Of course there are more sketches!! 

Thanks for reading. 

Margaret xxx

Day 437 – Sacred Heart

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  A beautiful old deconsecrated Catholic Church in downtown Augusta. Supposedly it even has a ghost in one of the bell towers.  

  It’s hard to get a clear view of the entire front of the church. Trees have been planted that block the view so I only drew the top. 

I knew the sketch had problems when it was drawn but painted it anyway.  Painted with my Isabey mop #2. No control over it and should have changed to a sable to even up the towers.  Oh well.  I think it might be my Rouen cathedral to paint over and over. 

From Wikipedia 

It was built by Jesuit priests and its first service was on December 2, 1900. The church had been in Augusta for 70 years, until it closed in 1971 due to modern suburban advancements. While the building was vacant, it endured much vandalism and was near destruction.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
In 1987, the Knox Foundation renovated the building and opened as a vibrant center of the city for cultural events. The building now host events such as wine festivals, choral concerts, and Christmas events. It is one of the best examples of redeveloping downtown Augusta.

More Sacred Heart tomorrow. The inside!! 

Thanks for reading. 

Margaret xxx whose actually reading a book instead of drawing or painting. 

Day 436 – Ben

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Ben – watercolor on crescent watercolor board 28″  x 20″ SOLD!!

This painting has taken about three weeks working on it off and on.

     

 Here are a few in progress photos of it. I use my cell phone to stand away from the painting and judge it’s progress. 
  His legs seem a bit short but I have measured and measured against the original photo and they are right. The photo is just taken at an off angle. 

   

    
 Thanks for reading!!

Margaret xxx off to sketch live at Arts in the Heart.  Eeeekkkk!!!

Day 433- WIP Savannah Riverwalk

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 pleased with progress off to class so moh later as my grandson Henry says. 

  Calling it done.  My weapons of choice were an Isabey #2 squirrel mop and a Lamy Vista fine point with an ink converter lapsed wit carbon platinum black ink. Mop is from Cheap Joes expensive but worth it and cheaper than Dick Blick. I got the pen and converter from Amazon but the ink from Goulet. The Amazon ink was NOT waterproof though it appeared to be the same ink. Another good waterproof ink is Noodlers Lexington Grey from Sam Flaxs Atlanta and de Artrementis DOCUMENT Brown from Goulet pens. 

  

Colors used cerulean and cobalt sky. Aurelion yellow, Quinn gold in roof. burnt sienna quin burnt orange inathradone for the Sphinx. Quin gold hookers green olive green and green hematite with burnt umber in greenery. Piemonte and cobalt blue shadows on buildings and sidewalks. 

 

The sketch Lamy on strathmore 500 mixed media

If you like this style of sketching and painting aka urban sketching sign up for Marc Holmes class on Craftsy. Sign up thru his site http://citizensketcher.com/2015/08/29/travel-sketching-in-mixed-media-lesson-sneak-peek-silhouette-shapes/ for a $10 discount. A good deal for $20 and do it at your leisure. 

Thanks for reading. 

Margaret xxx