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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Sketchbook Skool


 My first drawing for Sketchbook Skool. Gouache over watercolor paints, white gel pen, bold black marker, copic black pen. Calligraphy pen.


Instructions involve drawing what we see, using pen only, which is already the way I work, but I didn't let that stop me going out and buying more pens, different types adding to my already substantial collection.


Drawing our shoes is a reoccurring theme. I loved drawing my Converse High Top shoes.


And making it pop with paint was even more fun!




Again, drawing in ink over pre-prepared water colored pages is a nice art journal effect for the new leaves on our fig tree:

 
 
 
 
 
And finally something you are used to seeing here me drawing at Tacos Jalisco in pen.



And coming back to add paint later!


I am enjoying the class. One more day in Danny Gregory's class. And then we move on to the second of six teachers. I'm excited to see what the next teacher has to offer in way of tools and techniques.
There are over 1000 people taking this class (six teachers, six weeks); and they are a chatty and sharing group. We have the classroom site for sharing and our own closed group Facebook page. It's fun seeing everyone else's art and receiving critiques, ideas, encouragement and inspiration.

I'm haring this with Paint Party Friday and Sunday Sketchers! Don't forget to visit us at Paper, Paint, Pencils and Pens, and if you want to draw with us there leave me your email address and I'll send you an invite.

Thanks for visiting. I love and appreciate your comments. Have a creative week!

PS: I am adding word verification, as much as I hate it, due to excess anonymous comments that are spam. And not allowing anonymous comments any longer. Sorry if this leaves someone out of my blog, who has no other way into it, and has no ill intent.

42 comments:

  1. This sounds like fun. What kind of white ink pen do you have. And yes, I think you needed all of those new pens. You will have a blast with them. :)

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  2. Your improvement is fantastic. That high top is fantastic

    I'm abit envious I didn't sign up :-)

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  3. You can never have too many pens!!

    I wanted to sign up for this class but had already signed up for another online course. I didn't want to stress myself out with play!! Then it would feel like work!!

    Thanks for sharing your work.

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  4. The first 6 pictures are my fav of all your work.

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  5. Lots of fun and very good sketches here. Love your tennies. No wonder you wanted them. Very colorful.:)))

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  6. Thanks for sharing your art for Sketchbook Skool! So much fun. And I love these new Tacos Jaliscos and fig tree paintings!

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  7. Wow these are wonderful!! Love how the converse turned out...and it's so fun to see your drawing and mine side by side....I love each different perspective!! You are busy busy and wow you improve every single week!! Fabulous sketches and paintings! My fav have to be the shoes...converse... you should gets some cards made up and then use them for special occasions!! You wouldn't even have to sign it, everyone would know it was from you!!

    Hugs Giggles

    Hugs Giggles

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    1. Thanks for the boost before bed! Did you really think the ink drawn Converse was your drawing? How funny! It's my colored one before I added the paint! Thanks for your kudos my friend! Much appreciated!

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  8. I simply love your sketches, also with paint!
    Happy PPF!

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  9. Lovely work, my fave is the converse shoe! Valerie

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  10. A wealth of enjoyable art to look at to start the day, great sketches and luscious colours. Sounds a good course you are on - you are one busy lady. Your cafe sketch is a rich feast, so much to read and examine. Like you, I am never happy unless I am straight into a drawing with pen, it gives a much more immediate result.

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  11. Good grief, I love what you do with gouache. My daughter uses it a lot, but it is so dark. Yours is absolutely beautiful. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  12. Your converse shoe illustration is my favorite one here !! Love how it has turned up :)

    http://beneathmyheartart.blogspot.ae/2014/04/wonderings.html

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  13. What fun! It's always great to see your regulars from the deli. I loved the shoe, both in black and white and in color.

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  14. love all of your drawings, which have your lighthearted, joyous spirit radiating through. Buying new supplies is always so fun too. xo Happy PPF!

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  15. Lynn, I think you need your new pens too! Your course sounds so fun and you have done so fine sketches there, the shoes I like, and the lunch sketch!

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  16. Oh my gosh! Drawing in ink! That sounds so scary! Was it scary? You did a fantastic job of it.

    I want to snag your Converse and wear them out and about in the sunshine!

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    1. Ann drawing in ink was scary at first when I began three years ago. But now it is second nature to me. I pride myself in NOT erasing.

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  17. All your drawings are great. Love them all, especially the Converse, my favorite shoes. Have a great week.

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  18. Love your black and white Converse :)

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  19. What a lovely group of drawings, everyone of them exquisite! Adore the converse running shoe a favourite of my husband 's as well :)

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  20. Holy cow, so many images in one post! Terrific style! I love the tray of pens and the stack of books with the scissors. And the sneaker!

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  21. Oh I loved seeing what you are doing for Sketch Skool. I wanted to take but I am so overextended as it is that I had to decline. I am sure its going to be an amazing journey.

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  22. charming! I always love your sketches. PEN! Fun....I especially like the shoe, the high top in black and white is my favorite. Thanks for sharing!

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  23. Hi Lynn, so good to see your work again. The sketching skool sounds like fun. I really love the colored version of your high-top.

    Have a great week.

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  24. what great drawings as usual! Always good to have an excuse to buy new pens!

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  25. I have gouache - maybe I should try that! You are really having fun - I can see that. I love the tennies! Who knew shoes could be such a great subject to draw and paint.

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  26. Loving all of your fab and intricate sketches Lynn. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  27. Lovely drawings love the one with the converse shoe in paint. It looks really cool

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  28. your work is terrific. i only wish i could draw so good. and... you did it in ink no less. wonderful work. hope you continue to enjoy your classes. sounds like a lot of fun. happy sunday~

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  29. Love your style of creating and especially like your 'coffee shop' paintings and the Sneaker is a Wow! ~ Happy Week to you ~ xoxo

    artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  30. Sharing your sketches here and at skool gives me ideas and hopes of where to go after I get more experienced with pen drawings. I, too, am enjoying the instruction. I am thinking that starting simple will help to build skills and confidence....don't know if that's a fallacy. Practice, practice, practice :)

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  31. wow, 1000 people , thats amazing, your work is beautiful, you know how much I enjoy it, its the natural humane nature of your work, the study of us in natural way, I love it,

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  32. what a fun and informative class this must be. Love the converse and fig tree drawings!

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  33. It is fun to see your sketches done in a slightly different way. Sketch Skool sounds like it is fun!

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  34. You always have fun stuff to look at. I'm especially liking your colorful converse tennis shoe. Blessings!

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  35. Wonderful work, Lynn. I love the box of sketch pens and your stack of creative books. What a fun post. :)

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  36. Lynn - I love all your people sketches - but looks like "skool" is taking you to new color and subject places. That converse high top sneaker is just gorgeous! I would frame it. Just shows how everyday items can inspire beautiful art.

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  37. I love your shoe! It is so cool to see how the drawing really pop with the addition of color! So fun to be connected with such a large group of artists, too!! Happy PPF!

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  38. Shoe art I love it. All of your art is so much fun and bring joy, but your hand writing is simply amazing!!!
    Nicole/Beadwright

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