Thursday, February 10, 2011

Dead Trees!

Okay, here's a very unusual occurrence for you.

My son is in a choir which lasts one hour.  It's really not long enough to drive anywhere, so I usually sit in the car and draw.  For a very busy lady, sitting in my car for almost an hour drawing is a real treat!

Well, Sunday night I sat in the car looking for something to draw.  Behold!  A dead tree!  Just the trunk with cool dead branches sticking out! Perfect.

There I sat, sketching out my dead tree textures when I got a phone call.  It was a friend doing a show with another theatre company.  They're working up the show, "Into the Woods."

She was sewing a dead tree costume and wanted to know if I'd paint a dead tree on the costume for a couple free tickets.

I told her I'd love to, and mentioned that I was sketching a dead tree at that moment.

Not sure if she believed me...

8 comments:

  1. I love it! I'm just now getting into watercolors..love the way you watercolor journal..love it!

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  2. Hi, Rayanne! Thanks!
    With my little purse sketchpad, I catch quick sketches wherever I am. In my purse I carry three Pigma pens, usually a .01, a 1 and a 3, which is a wedge. This one will do fine lines or fill in a lot of pigment - like a flat brush.

    Then, when I get home, it's just time to play and lay on the color. I'm coming over to your blog to see what YOU'RE doing tonight! :)

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  3. haha, how weird is that??? i guess you are definitely meant to paint the trees! have a good weekend painting. :)

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  4. Thanks, Linda. Tomorrow morning - four hour hike in woods enjoying God's handiwork, then an appointment to get my hair done. Sounds like a great day to me! Maybe painting tomorrow night.

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  5. I guess it is true what they say ... always be prepared:)

    thank you for your sweet comment about your kitty's playtime on my blog.

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  6. Yeah, 'always be prepared,' just like a Boy Scout. An artist's preparation, drawing, drawing, drawing, painting, painting, painting. Like M. C. Escher once said, 'My art is a game. A very serious game.' Always enjoy your blog!

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  7. I love how dark and moody this piece is. Love the dark blue and the the way you incorporated the tree and the lettering.

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  8. Thanks, Shelley. This is typical of my purse sketchbooks - they catch everything. I'm going to come and see what YOU'RE doing!

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