TIMELESS CONNECTICUT RIVER SKETCH

Timeless quality of a beautiful location, thru the use of lights & darks. By squinting, it's easy to see the contrasting shapes.

Once again, I prefer to start off with charcoal tone paper.

My kneaded eraser gives me the lights of the sky & river. I finish the sketch with a dark charcoal which define the shadows of the marsh & tree.

POP UP CARDS

As much as I enjoy experimenting on what I can do on Photoshop, nothing beats working with real paints & fresh blooms from the garden.

sample card & original artwork

NEW DESIGN

A NEW DESIGN

With photoshop, the sky is the limit with just a few clicks. I started by doodling with my 6B graphite stick. I choose this font style mainly because the width is just the right size. I use my kneaded eraser for the polka dots pattern. The fonts came first for this new design

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6B graphite stick

The swirls & vines are from my archive.

Happy Birthday with vines on peacock pattern

PHOTOSHOP MAGIC

From sketch to photoshop magic...

how cool it would be to be cruising on this sweet vintage bike. A little imagination goes a long way to get thru these bleak grey days.

bike with layers of florals on green pastel landscape

same illustration with a little photoshop magic