Bowls, plates, and votives, oh my!

I created this set of candle votives as a gift for a friend. They were incredibly time consuming to make. I love them, so I will probably make more of them soon!

This is a watercolor sketch self portrait. I took a selfie while I was sitting in my kayak out in the lake last summer. Then I used the selfie as a reference photo to create this watercolor sketch.

Watercolor on Paper 11"x14"

At a recent art teacher professional development meeting we were given the opportunity to spend part of the time working on some art. It is important to remember the artist in the teacher sometimes!

I spent the time doing a watercolor sketch (meaning this is meant to be a practice painting, not a final work of art) of a memory of standing at the base of Stewart Falls.

Charcoal and conté chalk on paper

At a recent state-wide visual art conference I had the opportunity to sit in on a live studio drawing session. There were three models posing in the center of the room and the artists sat or stood in a circle around them. This was my final drawing for that session. It took an hour, broken into three 20-minute sessions to allow the models to take breaks.

Interesting trivia fact... the glass was holding water with food coloring in it. ;)

I've been going kayaking every warm day that presents itself. I find that I can keep myself safely isolated like I'm supposed to while still enjoying being outside, exercising, and finding the happiness that water brings me!