Category Archives: sketchbooks

images from the sketchbook, the swaps

buried treasure

Posted on May 18, 2012 by notnow

In all my digging and shifting in the art pit to make way for construction overlaps, I have been re-discovering old paintings, as in 20 years old, and some forgotten treasures.  Today I finished clearing off a big rack of … Continue reading →

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work on the studio, work at the beach

Posted on May 15, 2012 by notnow

Once again, (oh, the hardships!) I have been to the NC coast. This past weekend I was at the Trinity Center on Emerald Isle for a yoga retreat with Cathy Holt. Between yoga and meditation sessions, I started a few watercolors and … Continue reading →

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the wonders outside

Posted on May 1, 2012 by notnow

What weather! what fun! what beauty! It’s been sweet in the great outdoors the past two Fridays with my pal Laura painting flora in Duke Gardens and NC Botanical Gardens.  It’s such good drawing exercise to draw from life. The … Continue reading →

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another field trip with Laura–Duke Gardens

Posted on April 22, 2012 by notnow

Oh beauty! what a day at Duke Gardens– overcast, crowded with folks enthralled by the flowers and plants of all kinds. It was an alumni weekend and Earth day weekend, so many people stopped to look at the flora. And … Continue reading →

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the sketchbook, the sketchbook…

Posted on April 7, 2012 by notnow

Part of my travel west included hanging out with my sister and her menagerie in Tulsa, OK. She has 6 horses and rides, takes lessons, runs a biz and her household. Phew! My one art job seems so simple in … Continue reading →

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