Hudson Valley Sketches -

I went out painting with my friend Karen on Friday, and decided to do some sketches rather than a focused effort on a single painting. This...

Gouache in my 10×10″ kraft paper art journal Text: The forsythia came and went before I even had a chance to paint it this spring. I ...

Click image to enlarge: 10×10″, Golden Fluid Acrylics in my kraft paper art journal Text: Betsy’s Bouquet Thanks to friend and neighbor B...

These sketches were done on October 21, along with the one I posted that day, although they are displayed out of order. The sketch posted ...

10×10″, gouache in my kraft paper sketchbook I had the good fortune to spend today out in the middle of the Hudson River on Bannerman Islan...

Whenever I’d drive along farm roads in spring, I always admired the bright yellow fields of Alyssum. Imagine my surprise, when spring c...

Click sketch for a larger, sharper image: 10×10″, gouache in my kraft paper sketchbook

Click image for a larger, clearer view: 10×10″, Cretacolor sepia and white leads in my kraft paper sketchbook

Click painting for a larger, clearer image: 10x10", gouache in my sketchbook

Click to see a larger, clearer image: 10×10″, gouache in my sketchbook

Click to see a larger, clearer image: 10×10″, gouache in my sketchbook

Click for a larger, sharper image: 10×10″, Winsor Newton and Holbein gouache in my sketchbook Text: Good Things Come in Small Packages Feb...

10×10″, Gouache in my kraft paper sketchbook As you can see, I’m still having way too much fun with gouache in my new sketchbook. I know th...

10×10″, Gouache sketch of a hydrangea for a future painting, coming soon! My husband adores these colors. I’ve prepared a panel with ...

10×10″, Gouache in kraft paper sketchbook Oil/acrylic painting of this sketch coming soon…Stay tuned! I am having way too much fun w...

I’ve always wanted one of these sketchbooks with the heavy, brown kraft paper. I have a huge roll if it, which I tear off into 24×36″ sheet...