Sketchbook #111: Waiting

This is the last sketch form this book - quick waiting sketch.

Sketchbook #111: Cello Practice

I took my gouache set and drew with the paint (there was no chance for a proper water container so I used two water brushes and only two colors).

Sketchbook #111: Sketching during a school performance.

Sketchbook #111: Everyday Life - reading and looking at flowers.

Sketchbook #111: Tulips

Sketchbook #111: Tulips

I think the number of layers of gouache here is making paint crumble. Figuring out values when painting in gouache is hardest for me and I often make many layers to fix things... I ended up adding a bit of color pencil to save this spread.

Sketchbook #111: Black Belt Training

There are several dogs that come to the black belt training sessions. I am not sure they are into this whole belt thing but they bring a lot of enthusiasm to this early morning adventure of ours!

Sketchbook #111 - Tulips

Sketchbook #111: Treasures

I found a bag filled with rocks and other treasures in my backpack. I wonder how long I've been carrying it around...

Sketchbook #111: My Life Drawing Class

Sketchbook #111: Veggies

Gouache in my sketchbook.

Sketchbook #111: Everyday Life

Sketchbook #111: Gouache Evening.

One evening - tulips from life and trying to figure some limited palette color combos from photos.

Tulips took quite some time. I was trying to use all my low-quality leftover paints before the shipment with fresh colors arrived and yellow was just not working in mixes - mostly disappeared or made mixes dirty. I ended up re-painting greens several times, lost the light and patience in the process. Ordered some new yellow right after this experience.

What are your favorite green mixes?

Sketchbook #111: Treasures - Acorn Collection

There are many kinds of oak trees in California and I've been trying to learn about them for a while. This year my acorn collection grew and I'm going to take a more systematic approach and keep all acorns I collect from squirrels until I positively ID them :)

Sketchbook #111: Drawing During Intermission

Sketchbook 111: Early Morning Practice Landscape

While a group of kids and adults execute their black belt training routine I work on my patience and explore my love for painting a fleeting beauty of a sunrise.

Sketchbook #111: Tulips, #1

Sketchbook #111: Black Belt Training

The second day of training was about different runs. I ren a bit too :)

Sketchbook #111: Black Belt Training

And here it goes - I started sketching during the Black Belt Training.
This was the first session - benchmarks, rules, locations.

Sketchbook #111: Things on my working table (that probably should not be there)