Hudson Valley Sketches -

  It was pouring rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Rainy days are the perfect times to pull out those little antique shop items, paint f...

Click image for a larger view. I have a large oil painting commission to do of a scene along the Hudson. The other day, I grabbed my sketc...

I think this one is self-explanatory!

  As I said a few days ago, I've been playing with some shimmery colors lately and test driving how I can use them most effectively. I d...

My sister made these charming favors herself for her wedding guests. There was one at each place setting, with delicious chocolates and almo...

  My sister got married last weekend in Florida, so my husband and I flew down for the wedding. I didn't get much of a chance to sketch ...

  I received a Daniel Smith catalog in the mail the other day, and inside was a card with five colors that had interesting properties. The ...

This statue has waited a long time to make it into my sketchbook! I really enjoyed using a monochromatic approach. It seemed to suit the...

This is my second-to-last sketch in my sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project 2012. It's a view from across the beaver pond behind my...

11x17" across a two page spread in a 8.5x11" Stillman & Birn Epsilon book Noodler's Zhivago in a Lamy Safari B nib P...

11x17", across a two-page spread in a Stillman & Birn 8.5x11" Epsilon hardbound sketchbook Pentel Pocket Brush Pen Water...

Those of us who use inks in our journals need to know which ones will be waterproof for use with watercolors, or dissolve with a brush for ...

Here's a sketchbook that can be made on the fly with a single sheet of paper, no matter where you are! (You may have to pause the ...

(Click image for a larger view of the sketch.) A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I were out exploring at our place up in the Cats...

I know I promised some comparisons of black inks, but I've faced some unforeseen circumstances with this snowstorm in the Northeaste...

As many of you may know, Nathan (owner of Noodler's Ink Company) has been unable to continue making his popular #41 Brown. Artists, cal...

These are the last sheets of my lightfastness tests for now. I'll be putting these back into the window to see how they fare over the n...

As promised, here are the results of my lightfastness testing to date of the following inks: Noodler's Bulletproof Black Parker Quin...

A sheet of sample swabs of various popular fountain pen inks has been in my studio window since March 10. The samples I tested in that roun...

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...

Every so often, I find a little something special when out walking. These glass bottles and turkey feather I found while walking the dog...

I got this beautiful, new Schminke watercolor palette! It folds up nice and small, and is pretty easy to travel with. I decided that I w...

This was done out in my yard, using a 6B pencil in my Fabriano Venezia book. This old Maple has so much character from every angle. I di...

RiverWinds Gallery is putting together a cookbook of favorite desserts by their artists and the gallery owners. I contributed a recipe a...

I got some great new art supplies to add to my journaling arsenal last week! I found this set of journaling templates by Karen Foster De...

I picked these flowers from around my property before the Hurricane Irene hit, and painted them out on the patio after the storm departe...

I'm still trying to catch up on photographing sketches and paintings and getting them posted! It's been hard to get that done on...

Another sketch from Riga Farm Vic and I got here a bit late, so by the time I finished this second sketch, everybody was breaking for lunc...

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

I've been test driving this new setup for a couple of days now, and it has solved many of my "too many things to hold" proble...

Text: Hiking around North South Lake Vic stopped to make a phone call, so I did this two minute sketch while waiting. (upper left) The c...

When you drive on Route 23a as it starts to wind through Kaaterskill Clove, you never suspect that hidden underneath the second bridge is t...

My husband and I went exploring along Kaaterskill Creek. I brought watercolors and my Fabriano Venezia sketchbook. We came upon a very popu...

In case you thought I fell off the face of the earth due to my lack of painting and sketching posts, fear not! My husband is on vacation for...

This sketch for The Sketchbook Project 2012 features Boulder Rock, with a view of Kaaterskill High Peak across the clove in the distance. I...

Can you believe that I did it yet AGAIN, painting this sketch of Chatham Falls upside down in my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project 2012...

There are beautiful birch trees around North South Lake, though many have been claimed by the beavers in the past couple of years! I sketch...

Before 1965, the Catskill Mountain House sat upon this rock ledge overlooking 60 miles of the Hudson River and the valley floor below, all ...

This is one of my favorite spots in the world to paint. It's in Cold Spring-on-Hudson, New York. There is a point on the river facing no...

I spent a couple of days painting at Olana, mostly from this old carriage road called "Ridge Road". In Frederic Church's time...