Not done yet.
I drew Donna and Ann as they discussed Donnas abstracr. The conversation went on for quite a while giving me plenty of time to draw them.
Another sketch of Dinna done during lectures. The shadow under her eye got a little dark.
Painted with Ted Nuttalls transparent palette.
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Margaret xxx
There were more.
Sweet Mary our backdoor neighbor and our new bff.
Donna. She’s much prettier than this sketch of her.
Once again these were painted with Ted Nuttalls transparent colors. The notes were colored with Winsor Newton watercolor markers, a caran d’ache watercolor pencil and a Daniel Smith watercolor crayon
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Margaret xxx
I drew this the first day of class during lunch. It’s the Old Knoxville Business District around the corner from our classroom door on an alley that runs parallel to S Gay Street, Knoxville’s main Street.
It called my name the Minute we rounded the corner from S Gay to Jackson Avenue to unload for class.
Here’s a detail. Maybe 2″x 1″. My favorite bit of the painting. If I could just do this all over it consistently. At least I got this bit right.
An interesting tidbit. According to a friend of mine who lived in Knoxville thirty years ago the city riff raff used to hang out in this area.
Lots of hides holes under the bridge down from S Gay Street to Jackson now barricaded and inaccessible because they are covered with bars. 👀 I had wondered if it was some kind of odd jail til my friend told me this today.
Our Alley
Colors used – well mostly I under coated all the buildings with a grey made with cerulean and burnt sienna. Then adding various mixes of Quin gold and alizarin over the dried greys. The windows are Inathrodone blue and burnt sienna and finally lamp black. Blue is cerulean in the buildings and sky. Dabs of hookers and Thalo green.
The start of another abstract. I have to transfer this 8.5″x 11″ drawing to a full sheet of Arches via a grid. What can I be thinking????🙄
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Margaret who thinks she loves urban sketching or is it a travel journal?! Xxx
In between doing the laundry and unpacking I have been playing painting my class notes travel journal.
This one has a lot more sketches of fellow students and even sketches of local spots in Knoxville. A GREAT town to visit. Very walkable. Great restaurants and shops.
This is Mary. She sat behind us and we really enjoyed getting to know her.
Barbara Jernigan the president of Tennessee Watercolor Society that made all our fun possible. Kept us organized and eating OUT at the delicious local restaurants.
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Margaret home between the fun.
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 