Today I have a few ink sketches to share with you. My sketching time has been limited this month but I was able to find a little time to play in my sketchbook.
A little botanical sketch using my Pentel pocket brush pen. It’s been a very long time since I’ve used this pen and I’m not sure why. I love this pen!
A quick little floral playing with patterns on the flower petals.
Magnolia sketch playing with the brush pen
This sketch was done a little before October. I was really exploring what I could do with the long lost brush pen. 😊 I like that you can make delicate marks and fine lines as well as large bold stokes using this pen.
I hope you are inspired to create and have fun. Just grab a sketchbook, pen, and see what happens!
I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite photos. I love the beautiful colors and patterns found in nature.
I hope you enjoy. 💚
The patterns here are so amazing. It looks like leaves painted on leaves. I took this photo a number of years ago and still remember my excitement when I walked past these beautiful leaves.
A look into the center of this plant and you can see tiny ribbons unfolding in all directions.
Lily of the Valley in my garden always delights me every year. I love the delicate white bells against the larger green leaves that seem to swirl about on the page.
Another beauty taken a few years ago. Oh how I love these colors!
This landscape photo was taken from the car last week. I looked out to see this gorgeous sky and was able to quickly take a few photos with my phone before we drove by.
Until next time, take good care of yourself and enjoy the beauty that is around you.
Let’s take a stroll through my sketchbook today and I’ll show you a few of my recent #Inktober sketches.
Happy Thursday, friends! 💚
Sunflower
There are sketching prompts for each day of the month. Many people like to use the daily prompts but I like to sketch whatever inspires me at the moment.
Floral pattern play
This was the first page in my new sketchbook. I didn’t know what to sketch so I decided to just play and see what happened. I love this type of sketching because it often helps me develop ideas that I can use in future sketches or paintings.
Playful cityscape
I worked on a quirky cityscape in my small sketchbook. Something very different for me but kind of fun.
Happy Flower
One more flower to finish off our tour.
I hope you grab a pen and some paper and join in on the sketching fun. Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent.
I have another round of sketching to share with you today. Can’t wait to show you what I’ve been working on.
Hope you have a wonderful day friends! 😊💙
I’m sure it’s no surprise to find there are flowers in my sketchbook. 😉
Pretty posies this time. I used purple and blue micron pens to create a playful pattern.
I like to pull out my sketchbook in the evening. Sometimes I start with plan and other times I just start with a doodle and go from there. This time a few pretty posies happened and I just continued on.
A lively botanical sketch. I just love how this one turned out.
My process is to start with one flower and then I just keep filling in with more flowers, leaves, and buds. I try to balance out the piece as I go. I stay away from too many details because I like this simple floral style.
In my sketchbook I don’t worry about making mistakes. It’s a place to try out different shapes and combinations. I can just let go with my pen and my imagination. Over time with lots of practice I’ve built up muscle memory and sketching confidence.
Another quick evening floral. I like adding a few patterns here and there for more fun.
I decided to try sketching pines in a different style. I need to work on this style more but it was fun to watch the branches come to life when adding some shading and darker values.
I hope you enjoy seeing my work and following along. Sometimes I have a hard time finding my voice and putting together a post. I’m not a writer, I’m just an artist sharing what I love. I hope that you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
I was busy this week playing in my sketchbook. I enjoy sketching and it has always helped take my mind off things. I’m very thankful for my sketchbook and art supplies.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
When sketching florals, I like to start with bigger flowers first and then fill in around them. A quick sketch here just playing with different size flowers and leaves.
I made a grid on my page and then created a bunch of mini sketches.
Some squares are very simple while others are more involved. I think I will try this with a different theme next time, I really like how it turned out. 😀
An ink sketch with the addition of some color in this one.
I used mini pastel Tombow markers to brighten things up in my underwater sketch. I just love these fun colors.
Back to some leaves and vines which always make me happy. Using my Tombow markers again I added some colorful patterns to the leaves.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
I’ve been trying to spend more time playing in my sketchbook. Sometimes I start with a plan and other times I just go where the pen takes me. 😀
Happy Thursday, friends! 💚
With this sketch I started with a few big flowers and then added some vines. I’m a big fan of peek a boo leaves and had to include a few of them as well.
I haven’t used cross hatching very much and decided to add a little in the center. I like how it pushed the flowers forward and made them pop.
More play with leaves this time using a sepia micron pen. I just love that warm color.
When I’m sketching with ink the best rule for me is to not stress over mistakes and not “fix” mistakes. Trying to fix mistakes only seems to make them stand out more. I seem to do a better job if I try to make deliberate stokes and then just go with the flow.
Layered circles with doodle patterns. Just having fun and not overthinking things.
Playing and experimenting is really what my sketchbook is all about.
One last page of garden inspired doodles for today.
I hope you enjoyed this little walk through my sketchbook.
Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
I decided to paint more leaves and ended up creating a nice little pattern.
Happy Thursday, friends! 💚
To start, I painted my leaves in watercolor and let them dry. I don’t have a good photo of them to share though. It’s been rather gray outside and photographing artwork has been a little difficult lately. 😊
A few days later, I outlined my watercolor leaves in ink. There were many places that had room for more leaves so I sketched a few more on each branch with my pen. I think it added a little movement and fun.
Adding ink detail to a painting can be a little scary. I’ve been there and still need to remind myself of these things:
I can always start over and repaint if I need to
You learn something with every painting
Fear holds you back and causes a shaky hand (and shaky lines)
If you decide to add ink, do it with confidence and deliberate strokes
Don’t worry about the results, they get better over time
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
I have a little walk through of a small Zentangle that I’ve been working on.
Happy Thursday, friends! 💜
I love to doodle and play with different patterns. This time I remembered to take a few progress shots to share with you. So here we go…
Doodle and flow – part 1
I started from the top filling in a few sections.
Doodle and flow – part 2
I love vines and leaves so I added them near the top so that they could float down through the piece.
Doodle and flow – part 3
Darkening the background of a section really pushes the pattern forward.
I tried to mix things up a bit with size and shape. I think a little variety makes the piece more interesting.
Doodle and flow –Â 6 x 6 inch Strathmore Artist Paper
I love how calming this type of project is. I am able to just enjoy creating and leave all worries behind. Watching it all come together is always fun for me. It’s like putting together a puzzle.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. I started doodling and playing with Zentangle about a year ago. It is super fun and very easy to do. All you need is a pen and piece of paper, you probably already have that on hand.
Until next time, share a smile and doodle on! 😄
I have some simple leaves to share with you today. I always enjoy painting leaves and find it to be quite relaxing.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚🌿Â
I played with different colors and brushes in this painting. Each stem is angled in a different direction creating a fun pattern of leaves.
Another attempt in a similar style, just enjoying the process without worrying about results.
It kind of reminds me of wallpaper or fabric design.
Painting leaves is a good way to practice brush strokes.
Using more or less pressure on your brush as you paint allows you to vary the shape of your leaves. More pressure equals a wider area and less pressure a narrow area. Combining both in one stroke can create some nice results with a little practice.
I hope you enjoy seeing my work and are inspired to create and have fun. Thank you for stopping by and following me on this creative journey.
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