A quick sketch while on the beach today. Micro uniball Fabre Castro watercolor pencils stillman and birn Alpha
BYTW you can own this house for a mere $4.9 million. 5 bedroom 9 baths on the front.
My favorite watercolor pencils. Buy please tell me why there a pthalo blue instead of cerulean or cobalt. Someone please explain.
Margaret ready for bed. Another busy day manana xoxoxo
So I did. Now the focus is on tractor not it’s tire. Woohoo. Progress.
Finally I know that I have learned something taking the paint alongs with Vlad and that I can do it ON MY OWN. Hallelujah
Because the focal point is the point of highest contrast. Anything else should be greyed out. The focal point should be on a third point. 
And this one is done. See how your eye goes right to the white boat on the left top?! FOCAL POINT!!!
Today I spent some time emphasizing it. 
Before. The boat did stand out but now it really goes boing LOOK AT ME! It was killer trying to straighten out the wash not he right side. Was not sure of the mix!!!
NEVER EVER stop a wash w a HARD LINE. What was I thinking?!!!
Ok so I like to draw vehicles. If I had my big sketchbook and fav juicy Derwent sketching pencil I probably would have drawn the cars at Costco or Chic Fil A drive through today. 
BUT NOPE so I drew the tractor at Good Earth a local store that sells local produce. Great tomatoes green beans corn peaches apples and some locally produced items like my favorite popsicles King of Pops.
Today o realized there was a convenient place to draw the tractor and it’s trailer. I added some of the plants and moved some around for a more interesting arrangement a la Vlad recommends. Why take the class if u don’t give it a try?! If I had a pencil I would have done a value sketch.
Pilot micro pen Fabriano Venezia sketchbook. Tiny thing postcard sized. Sooner or later paint when I get around to it. It would love some paint. Maybe when I finish this one tomorrow.
Kitty taming coming up tomorrow. Aren’t they adorable?
Top-Bottom
Tiger 1 or 2 (twins), Blackie and Halley short for Halloween kitty. Her twin sister is Weenie. 🤣
Xoxoxoxo Margaret Tahred from shopping hauling groceries upstairs and then washing them all. Endless washing washing washing.
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While I was out running a few errands yesterday. 
Love this old red pickup. If it had power steering I would buy one I think. Big enough to carry everything you need! It sits outside a vintage store near me. I drove by it all the time and admire it.
The sketch. Lamy Ef I think.
Caran d’ache neocolor ii stillman and birn
Margaret ready for bed. Xoxoxo
We are already 160 days into the corona virus epidemic. Hard to believe but then I guess 170000 dead says it all. Right?!! 😢😢😢
So I entertain myself with drawing my back porch birds and the other animals in my life. I do love to think about what they think. So I give you the Beauty contest page 😬
Lamy Ef, Caran d’ache neocolor ii, Noodlers Eelskin Ink, Stillman and Birn Alpha.
Five kitties on my back porch. Anyone need one. Wild cats one and all but hopefully tame soon.
Terrible pics. They really are adorable playing the way kittens do.
Margaret xoxoxo who hopes you all are safe and healthy. Bet I will be drawing kitties soon but first I better wash those windows. 🤭🤭🤭
The Finger Lakes Upstate NY
Fabriano 300# rough 15×22″Paint alongs with Vladislav Yesileyev
Done. I lost a lot of whites and can be almost impossible to get back.
Had fun drawing white lines on it with my white pentel gel pen. It easily lays down a really white covering line. If it’s not getting entered in a Watercolor Show doesn’t matter if it’s gouache or gel pen does it?! 
Yesterday. I added ALOT OF DARKS today and tried to finish the water. A few more windows and darker ones bigger shadows more shadows. Greyes the power pole down. Built a fence and a dock well sort of.
Somewhere in Paris
Fabriano 300# rough 15×22″
Done
Added more darks and some whites with my white pentel gel pen. The darks really make both of the paintings pop don’t you think!??
I think when it comes down to it I just like to draw with something. A pen is good a crayons works so does a dark juicy pencil.
Fabulous clouds tonite.
Margaret xoxoxo
My youngest son has always wanted a Mustang and last fall he finally bought one. You can read about the 64 1/2 Mustang here.
Yesterday I decided to draw it. Did I say he did not want ANY Mustang but an old vintage Mustang. He’s wanted it since at least high school. A red one.
Hmm he didn’t get a red one but he did get a lovely original Mustang in metallic blue.
Can’t decide if I ruined it coloring it. Stay tuned for more mustang torture. Ps it rides great w an engine that growls.
Lamy EF Namiki Fude Stillman and Birn Alpha Caran dache Neocolor ii
Vroom vroom vroom. Margaret Xoxoxox
Drawing vehicles with Danny Gregory today on YouTube. Every Thursday at noon if you remember. I forgot last week.
Lamy Ef Namiki Fude Noodlers Eelskin Black Ink stillman and birn sketchbook. White pentel gel pen Caran Dache Neocolor ii and watercolor
Oddly the paper seems to loose its finish once you wet the paper so the ink acts differently.
Margaret Xoxoxox who is still no more than half done with her scarf though it’s over three feet. Ps would someone please cook me some dinner. Low salt please. Xoxoxox
Is what it feels like when the power keeps going out from our crazy thunder storms. On the other hand we are getting plenty of rain. In the past years August has been a month of drought. The whole world a large dust pile.
Somebody please tell me why so many books are boring colors. A few red and orange ones. A blue one here and there but most are white black or grey. Wonder why?!
Same tools as yesterday except I paint this one with water to release the neocolor ii s power.
Here are the jays with water added to the neocolor. They darken a lot.
A fun art toy to play with. Beware heavy ink will smear sometimes. Darn it. Even if it’s waterproof.
Margaret whose been binge watching Professor T on PBS Passport. A quirky odd crime show set in Antwerp with subtitles. I think I am beginning to understand the language. Part Dutch part French and a lot of English slang. Xoxoxo.
Stay dry in this crazy summer weather.
Been feeding the birds on the back porch rails. I have been giving them red hot seed that the squirrels won’t touch. Not do the raccoons seem to.
Twins My fav pic of the jays. There are up to four at a time on the porch.
Keeps them out of range of the back porch wild cat Gus who loves to be fed but won’t let u touch her. Got to catch that baby making machine and get her fixed.
Lamy EF Namiki Fude
Caran dache neocolor ii
Eelskin Black Noodlers Ink
Margaret Xoxoxox
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 