Hudson Valley Sketches -

I've been enjoying my gouache paintbox that I converted from a makeup kit in my previous post , and have some updates for my readers....

If you're an artist who doesn't like winter, maybe this post is for you! I used to hate winter. If you live in a cold climate an...

6x18", across the two page spread of a Stillman & Birn prototype hardbound Beta sketchbook I got a flat tire on my way home ...

Pitt Big Brush Pens Stillman & Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Today our sketch group had its monthly sketch-out at Ada...

I had some journaling templates tucked into my messenger bag on the way home from Maryland. By the time I finished my Maryland Montage, we&#...

Stillman & Birn Alpha 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Noodler's Kung Te-Cheng ink in a 0.3 (fine) Platinum Preppy fountain pen Pr...

Ink and watercolor in my 5.5x8.5" Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook. Image can be clicked to enlarge. Merry Christmas to all my vi...

(Click image for a larger, clearer view.) When my sketching group goes to Adams, we all meet in the cafe area for lunch at noon. It's ...

I went to the Jefferson Valley Mall with a group of artist friends, where we were nearly evicted by a security guard for sketching! These we...

To read this review from the beginning (Part I), click here . Finally the time had come to take the Alpha sketchbook on the road and answe...

Today I went to sketch with my friend Virginia along the Hudson River at the Newburgh Waterfront. My plan was to sketch the cafes along the...

Riga Farm Paintout Once again, LHVPAP member Melissa Fischer hosted a paintout at her parents' beautiful farm in Millerton, New York. ...

7x10", Gouache Sketch for The Sketchbook Project 2012, Brooklyn Art Library and World Tour No sketchbook of the Hudson Valley would...

I figured I'd have a half hour or so to sketch, but my daughter re-emerged from her appointment in just 10-15 minutes! When I got home,...

Click any image to enlarge. Today I went sketching in Hudson, New York with artist friends Janice Filkins and Gretchen Kelly. The City of...

Yesterday I went back to Madam Brett Park in Beacon, NY and sketched the old, abandoned Tioronda Hat Works factory buildings. Built in the 1...

I went out to paint with my friend Virginia the other day. It was supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny, so we were pretty excited about havi...

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...