commissions

It has been a while since I've painted animals and even longer since I painted people but this was really fun.  

This was also a lot of fun.  I was commissioned to do a series of pastels of a woman's grandmother's farm near Bealeton, Va.  I drove up and did some sketching and took lots of photos before getting started.  Also fun- having lunch with this wonderful family and learning about the local farming history. 

skagit valley barns

I went to Skagit Valley, Washington for the flower fields and was blessed to arrive at the peak of the tulip season.  After taking about 500 pictures of flowers I looked around and noticed the amazing barns.  I wasn't sure what I would do with them but I snapped about 20 barn photos too:

Inspiration!

"Skagit Valley Barn 1, 30x30

new construction

Home from my trip and the weather is lovely, I decided to get back to my project of documenting houses in Fredericksburg.  There was a bench in the shade in front of the fire department on William street so I used that vantage point to sketch Amelia Square, a development that will include condominiums, office, retail and a courtyard.  They are building on the site of the Fredericksburg hardware store, a sorely missed institution in our town.  Where I work in Liberty Town was also part of the hardware store.  

pentel brush pen with water and a little ink, and watercolors

in the fields

I decided to take a trip to Skagit Valley, Washington because I needed some fresh inspiration for my paintings. I timed it perfectly- arriving at the peak of the tulip bloom and we are having beautiful weather! This afternoon I took a break from snapping pictures to do a little sketch.



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Location:Old Highway 99 North Rd,Burlington,United States

bermuda pastel

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sketching in coffee shop

I did this little sketch in Hyperion on a rainy day with an ink brush pen and colored pencils. 

This one I used a micron pen and watercolor.

sketching in fredericksburg

micron pen, colored pencils, 45 min

  It is finally warm enough to get out and do some sketching around Fredericksburg.  I did this sitting in front of Castiglias snacking on yummy bread and anchovies.  They were great- not like the salty little ones you get in tins.  They put a light lemon sauce on them.  
     The building has the Olde Town Butcher and the Poppy Hill restaurant located inside.  It was originally the Planter Hotel built before the Civil War, in fact, Abraham Lincoln slept there Dec. 18, 1860.