Outdoor sketching

Emily and her peeps:
That looks very comfy, doesn't it?

I cut the grass for the first time this season. Surprisingly, it all went very smoothly. My reward was sitting quietly at the bistro with a cool drink by the chickens. Of course, this act prompted a desire to draw and I ran to the studio, grabbed a few things and started in on fleshing out my gals.

I had quite a lot of scrap watercolor paper left over from when I cut matts for the fortune cookie illustrations so I decided to use those to draw on. In the process I found that I love the way the watercolor takes to both the graphite and the watercolor paints. With very little effort I was obtaining the results I was slightly struggling with on the bristol board. I'm going to explore some mouse drawings on this watercolor paper tomorrow I think.

Outdoor sketching table

Outdoor sketching table with Oreo


Best Sketches from the Session:

A Cheep Diversion

Graphite and watercolor on paper

My friend Jenn Kroll got peeps. There is nothing more sweet than a handful of baby chickens peeping and pecking and wobbling about the floor. The moment I saw her photos I couldn't help myself and I had to sketch her brand new peeps. It is a bit of a diversion but a fun one.....a cheep one!!!

Graphite on paper


Graphite and watercolor on paper

Graphite and watercolor on paper

Graphite and watercolor on paper

Graphite on paper