Not sure it’s done. Maybe I will like it better in the morning?!
vlads photo.Paint along with Vladislav Yesileyev.
the value sketch
First wash Always a tense moment. 
Adding more shadows and what about that old Buick?! My dad had a thing for Buicks. 
Well that was fast. Almost done.
Making progress but that grill is ginormous.
Done for today but think I will add a bit of white gouache to the figures to set them off aka light on the shoulders and head.
Margaret who once again is Tahred. Xoxoxo
To the Forgotten Coast in other words another paintalong with Vlad. 
The value sketch and class notes.
The sketch. Tough drawing on that rough press Paper. 
First wash. Very light.
middle tone wash.
Painting on the kitchen table. Watched the class on Zoom on my iPad.
I did catch a sbsdrawingparty with Koosje but I need to flatten it to take a pic so tomorrow.
Margaret who’s Tahred now. Xoxoxo
Always enjoy drawing mugshots with Danny at today’s sbsdrawingparty.
Here’s the culprit. Namiki Fude. Love the way it turned out.
Urban sketching at the post office in Evans when I went to drop off mail in the outside box.
A cute Boston Bull who patiently waited with her dad while we all did a curbside pick up with Augusta locally grown.
Darn this is the shoe that kicked my beloved flip flop Out. I forgot to chronicle it. Guess I better fix that. Traveling shoe part 2
Margaret xoxoxo
Did a paint along with Vlad Yesilesev today. He will be doing some more. Think it’s a great format that lets what he says sink in. And you get a copy of the class to download. Some dummy didn’t get that 911. They expire after a couple of days. OPPPSEY. I Will do it this time. 
Using a 2B mechanical pencil we all do a value sketch under his tutelage. Lots of squinting.
Light washes of yellow ochre cobalt and dioxzine and alizarin.
First wash. Oopsey. Always leave holidays and then duh go back and repaint. That does NOT work on damp watercolor. You get blooms.
And opps forgot to take more photos duh. Next time.
Hugs Margaret. Xoxoxoxo
A fun live class today. And oh my were we busy. We drew 16 pages but have ideas for 34 more pages all neatly enumerated in our journals.
The title page. Just a small 4×6″ Venezia Fabriano 90# paper journal. Had it for years and never used it. It’s day has come.
Two Blind Contour Selfies done with 2 Crayola crayons. NO mirror. Put your finger on your nose and trace your face with the finger as u draw it. WHAT?! Not so bad considering and quite interesting to try.
P. 4 Draw the contents of your purse. A veritable jumble but also fun. So much stuff I missed drawing my sunglasses in the pile-all THREE pairs!! 😳 Namiki Fude. Really having fun with that pen.
Draw a musician. Micron uniball. Wish I had used my Namiki Fude. Cal Scott is quite the guitar player. Excellent job!!
We had two more opportunities to draw Cal and listen to him. Did NOT like my brush tip pit pen. I think I will toss it. The tip is all splayed and chewed. Wonder how that happened.
Last time drawing Cal with the Namiki Fude. Like the lines MUCH better.
Draw your shoe four times- each time faster. Five minutes to start. Last time 15 seconds. What?!
Added the story of my poor lost Chaco flip flop which I actually found in a parking lot over in Columbia FIVE DAYS LATER. Still wearing them. Fav want weather shoes.
Draw a double spread of various things around the house. Fun. Lamy Safari!!
Drawing Meditation. Focus on the wrinkles in your hand. Micro Uniball
Sixteen pages in TWO hours. Only 34 more pages to finish. What?!!
I decided to add the background colors.
Margaret whose Tahred. Xoxoxo
The Days drawijngs. Draw your weekend plans. Not much planned but cooking and art. Still getting over my bronchitis. Blue uniball pen and watercolor pencils. 
I stumbled across Morgan from Sketchbookskool drawing love today. Memories of home.
Soooo of course I had to draw the huge red Maple in my front yard. The beaver ate the one thatwould have been on the right side of the house. The maple Is three stories tall!!
Namiki fude pen lent itself well to this drawing. 
Title page of my first journal book filled in a record three weeks. The skeletons came from Juliana Coles when I bought my pirate cat painting frim her. Love the skeleton. 
And me playing at drawing myself as an Egon Schiele sketch. Alwaus loved his ink drawings. Namiki Fude again.
Margaret ready for bed. Busy day again tomorrow. Xoxoxo
Calligraphy day with Danny. I LOVE a calligraphy. And it’s the last drawing in my Stillman and Birn I started at the end of March. Fastest I have filled one of them. An alpha has about 94 unique pages. So a lot drawing.
This may be one of my favorite drawings. The Hepburn quote was too good to pass up and there was That amaryllis newly flowering. A new shoot coming on now and two new blooms while the two in the sketch are drooping. Too good to pass up.
I like the added page of my parents old business ledger from years ago with both of their handwriting on it. After I did the lettering with the Namiki Fude which will defy your urge for perfection I lightly painted a vining plant and splattered the background.
First drawing yesterday in my new sketchbook. Filled up the other one. 52 double pages in about a month.
This one is a little loud and ovnoxous but I had fun which is all that matters. Words for strawberries in a wide range of languages. Hope they are spelled right.
I drew this with a set of water soluble Pilot Varisty pens that I have had for years. A veritable rainbow of colors. 
Danny did freeze frame drawings job sbsdrawingparty today from his video Red Hook of Tommy Kane doing some urban sketching.
Danny tried to wear us out. Each drawing was only two minutes. Lamy Safari.
Last but not least a quick sketch with Koosje drawing cups and bowls from the kitchen. Only improvement would be to make a bigger difference in the height of the stacks. Thought about using a spoon but it was too late.
Drawn with a Pilot Precise Rolling Ball marker that bleeds when you wet it. Fun effect.
Margaret who needs a nap. Xoxoxo. Ps don’t forget to wear your masks.
Well just a ride to Walmart and back for a drive by pickup. People all over the place. Old people with NO masks buying “essentials” like ferns and palm trees(the houseplant kind!!)😵😵😂
Another sketch of my corner. No idea how I twisted the table like that but oh well. And the red chair is a bit off but the red in the drawing is fun. Maybe a bother go round tomorrow.
Another day of messy pens. Found my twisbee in the pen drawer. I thought hmm not used that in awhile. It leaked everywhere necessitating a ledger patch. It seemed to travel around the page. Sigh.
I “fixed this sketch. Used an old ledger from dads business years ago to cover up the smeared ink.
Margaret who needs to call her mom so ttyl. Xoxoxo
Eat a large chocolate bar. It will keep you up most of the night. But oh was it good.
I took another photo of The Farm using my Ott light to light it up. Much more accurate photo. Can’t wait til Saturday for the next class.
Drawing with Koosje. A corner of the living room really my den.
Lamy Stillman and Birn Alpha.
We drew masks with Danny at noon. Now we have to pick one out and make a paper bag mask. 
I had to write down what I thought they were saying. That was fun. Can you find the Covid monster?! Lamy Safari Stillman and Birn Alpha. Only five spreads left but I got a new one from Amazon. Hurrah.
Sweet Ilaina. Missing my painting peeps.
Digging around for my 140 # rough press Fabriano I found this. Always liked it. Still have the photo to finish it. Full sheet on Waterman cold press I think.
Got some decent pics of the Downy that hit the window this am. So pretty.
Not sure what he is but cute. A sparrow?! Where’s the bird book?!
Loves this female cardinal on the thistle feeder. Adoreable.
Distancing in SC
Margaret ready for bed despite my excellent afternoon nap while watching Mary Berry at Highclere Castle on YouTube. Zzzz
Xoxoxox😘
Margaret xoxoxo
15×22″ rough press 300 lb Fabriano
Painted this today in an online class with Vlad Yesilesev. Vlad is Russian from Moscow and has the most fabulous accent. The man is so knowledgeable with an MFA in art. Paints as fast as lightning. He taught everything from how to do a value sketch then draw it to the actual painting of it. Can’t wait for Saturday.
Will take another on Saturday. A lot of fun once the people in class figured out how to work zoom. Quite reasonable at $19. I was going to take his class at Olmsted Pleine Air in Atlanta next week but that’s not happening. This is far cheaper. Course no individual attention because he can’t see us painting but heck who cares. 
We did a value sketch and painted from it not the photo.
The photo
First wash. I think mine was a little dark.
Trees coming along. ALOT of dry brushing.
Grass added. And the shadow in the road.
Oh my buildings painted. He just whizzes along. Next time doing a quarter sheet- that’s 10×15″.
His painting. Sooo much better than mine.
Getting done. Has too much fun painting the tree with my Vlad saber brush. Way too much. Should have stopped earlier.
Then I blurred it out and thought why not add some spring green leaves popping out. U do it with one of the Escoda perlas held sideways. There was a lot of dry brushing in this painting. Most of it. Lol.
Next time I will have the drawing down a head of time and I will find my 140 # rough Fabriano. Hmm maybe order some 90# rough which is what Vlad uses for these demos.
And I drew Zoe earlier during sbsdrawingparty with Danny on YouTube at noon. It was draw something from nature after a chat with Tommy Kane- a fascinating man. Zoe’s neck is too long because she got annoyed, turned her back on me, and went to sleep.
Lamy Safari Stillman and Birn Alpha.
I need to paint the background but Vlad wore me out. Three hours of painting as fast as I could.
Oh and I cooked dinner. Japanese’s sweet potato sushi salad with sticky rice and nori.
Margaret ready for bed. Xoxoxoxo
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 