Wednesday they were snow sledding and skiing in downtown Seattle ! !
Archive for the ‘Seattle’ Category
Polar Bear in Seattle
January 19, 2012Need a fresh inspiration when you draw or paint ? Try this.
January 13, 2012
Get out the Brushes app and draw.
Watching soccer in a Seattle bar.
On the airplane with no paper and pen
But iphone in my purse.
Great way to try out new ways to draw or paint.
Eating at Oddfellows Seattle 2011
January 6, 2012
Besides having trees with knitted sweaters, Seattle has some other cool things going for it. Barnaby and Sherri run www.foodista.com/ a culinary encyclopedia based in Seattle. Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook: 100 Great Recipes, Photographs, and Voices by Sheri L. Wetherell, Barnaby Dorfman and Colin M. Saunders can be ordered through Amazon. Amy Pennington has a thriving business, http://www.gogogreengarden.com/ in urban gardening and cooking. She is very busy writing books, practicing her skills and just being a loving dynamic woman.
Knitted Sweaters on Trees Seattle 2011
January 5, 2012
On a wet grey day we drove by some trees wearing colorful knitted sweaters! How neat was that !
The little Winsor & Newton water color box I’ve had for years. It measures 2″ x 3″. I buy half pan paints, cut them in half and replace used up paints. The box and waterbrush easily fit in my pocket or purse.
I looked up knitted sweaters on trees and found the following installation artist.
Suzanne Tidwell http://www.facebook.com/tidwellart
Swimming Workout – Seattle 2011
January 2, 2012
20 x 25 yds Free. Rest 15 secs.
8 x 25 yds Kick Free. Rest 15secs
4 x 75 yds Pull Free. Rest 30
200 yds Free Warm Down
Swimming in Seattle 2011
January 2, 2012.
After drawing squash players I crossed the aisle in the Seattle Athletic Club and watched my husband and son workout with kick boards. The feeling tone of the two sports shows up in the two drawings.
Sketching squash practice Seattle 2011
January 2, 2012
Between sessions with his students, Yusuf Khan squash director at the Seattle Athletic club, talked with me about the importance of hand eye coordination while playing squash or drawing.
Woody Allen in Seattle 2011
January 1, 2012
Feet tapping to the music while he crossed and uncrossed his legs, Woody Allen played his clarinet. Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band came to town for one night.The place was packed. Musicians and audience had a good time. Having an Artpen and moleskine sketchbook with me, I made some drawings in the dark. I love drawing this way, because afterwards there is a surprise for me.- abstract drawings which usually capture the feeling of the moment better than if I had tried to draw what I saw with the lights on.
My new years resolution is to post a short blog every day. The theme will be travel drawings and paintings. Come travel with me through my sketchbooks and artists books. I’ll take you to Bhutan, Paris – lots of places. Happy New Year !
Barcelona vs Real Madrid – Soccer
December 1, 2009
Do I want a beer at 9:30 in the morning? Nope. So what am I going to do while I’m with the guys in a crowded pub in Seattle watching live soccer? Well, I’ve got a lot of models to draw while I keep track of the game on the big screen. And I’ve got my iphone in my purse. That’s all I needed. There’s an application called Brushes which gives you the tools to draw and paint with your thumb. David Hockney has perfected the process. I’m working on it. Here you see the guys at the pub in the foreground with the TV screen and soccer field in the background. The Fullers sign is reminding me it’s time for a beer.
