tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post8698975432104515355..comments2023-09-19T09:05:51.131-07:00Comments on Art Adventures: In the sketchbookMary Paquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-90873136646100710852010-02-17T21:55:14.978-08:002010-02-17T21:55:14.978-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-42676065540633330042010-02-14T10:52:30.647-08:002010-02-14T10:52:30.647-08:00Marie, thanks for visiting and helping me learn so...Marie, thanks for visiting and helping me learn some geography. I am very interested in your work and it's fun to check in on different places where you are featured. <br />Glad to hear there is a bit of wild on the West Coast. a little wild is appealing!Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-89524568275958344572010-02-13T22:42:32.016-08:002010-02-13T22:42:32.016-08:00Hi Mary, me again... I feel so grateful towards yo...Hi Mary, me again... I feel so grateful towards you! You tread very softly and leave comments in unexpected places. Not only on my blog, but on my 10 Questions Interview, and on the article (crit)that Art of Landscape did! Thank you for you regular and silent support!<br /><br />By the way, this has to do with our geography. The Wild Coast is really the East Coast, and our coast is the West CoastMarie Theronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873852756825147600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-46928262439378395642010-02-13T09:54:08.464-08:002010-02-13T09:54:08.464-08:00Charlene, these little sets are great, aren't ...Charlene, these little sets are great, aren't they. Yes, the water container screws on backwards from what I would expect.<br /><br />Marie, it is winter, but in the sections of Northern California that we visited, the most we get is cooler temperatures and possibly rain. We picked a window that looked rain-free and were blessed with an accurate weather report. I can't produce a Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-90127497368219245712010-02-13T09:34:46.445-08:002010-02-13T09:34:46.445-08:00How nice to have that sort of energy for these und...How nice to have that sort of energy for these undertakings,Mary! Is it not winter over there? Your sketches are good because I know that I for one cannot work with those Japanese watercolour sets!Marie Theronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873852756825147600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-11669242891969437552010-02-13T08:36:51.671-08:002010-02-13T08:36:51.671-08:00I am in awa of anyone who can paint people and ...I am in awa of anyone who can paint people and 'capture the moment' so spontaneously! I have one of those Koi sets as well, but always have a pencil (and eraser, I might as well admit) with me as well -- and it's just not the same. BTW, does the water container on your pen seem to screw in the wrong way, like mine?Charlene Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845504349975059383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-30140205403260436192010-02-13T07:10:14.826-08:002010-02-13T07:10:14.826-08:00Sheila, the trip is very pleasant. Bob is a train ...Sheila, the trip is very pleasant. Bob is a train enthusiast, so we include them in our travels. The pen sketch was fun -- those arches in perspective are always a challenge.<br /><br />Hallie, thanks for checking in -- yup, handy to have the model with me!<br /><br />Candy, thanks for checking in -- I will use these very tools and tiny watercolor book and sketch book to capture the moments.<br /Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-46121789770192327392010-02-12T20:49:10.396-08:002010-02-12T20:49:10.396-08:00Sounds like a fabulous trip! And your sketches are...Sounds like a fabulous trip! And your sketches are great. I especially like the one of the guy reading. Makes me want to know what he is reading! I agree with Hallie- nice that your reoccurring model travels with you- LOL! Good one Hallie. I almost feel like I've traveled a bit with you guys. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-91584690666108880422010-02-12T17:22:45.235-08:002010-02-12T17:22:45.235-08:00Great sketches!
The Sacramento trip sounds like...Great sketches! <br /><br />The Sacramento trip sounds like fun. I can't wait until next year to see photos and sketches from your Florida to Maine trip!Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880944937017891210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-35095838557119021542010-02-12T15:24:37.603-08:002010-02-12T15:24:37.603-08:00These are really interesting. It's nice that ...These are really interesting. It's nice that you take your model along on these trips.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-39055114340241277712010-02-12T14:22:16.381-08:002010-02-12T14:22:16.381-08:00It's been so long since I've taken Amtrak ...It's been so long since I've taken Amtrak to Sacramento but I do recall it was a beautiful and pleasant trip.<br /><br />I love these paintings/sketches Mary! I like the one where you've drawn the arches of the Station and extra snaps for another fine Bob portrait.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599714103955686190noreply@blogger.com