Beverly Wong-Kleinjan

We had a lovely week-long camping trip in Shelburne, NS. Our site was right next to the water, which is saltwater bay on the Atlantic, but also fresh-water fed by the Roseway River. It was so neat to see Seaside goldenrod growing in the middle of a rock surrounded by water with seaweed, and some of it growing underwater too (exposed at low tide) along with the seaweed. AMAZING that it can survive!Sept_flowerrock

Just back from a week-long camping trip. A quick line-and-wash sketch of Shelburne\'s waterfront from across the bay from our campsite, seen through binoculars (in Stillman&Birn Zeta sketchbook). Sept_shelburnewaterfront

Thanks to Sandra Strait\'s review of watercolour ground, I gave it a try. I used them on some empty tins that I\'ll be using for painting palettes. I loved it! The brand I used for these tins is the Daniel Smith brand - which I\'ve had for a while but never tried. I also tried the Qor brand recently on a sketchbook page I wanted to cover up. It worked similarly, but I found that watercolour feathered quite a bit more with it, compared to the Daniel Smith brand. tinpaintings

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Try to catch up, posting some work from my sketchbooks lately. No real finished works recently. I\'m loving the freedom that quick sketchbook painting is offering me. July-beachmeadowbloomsJuly-beachmeadowsJuly-LiverpoolsunsetJuly-LunenburgJuly-OurWindowViewJune-backyardinbloomJune-KKaptviewJune-seedpodsmeettheneighbors_Aug2018sook_aug2018

Quick, loose painting of snowy sheep...fitting for this snowy day. Watercolour in Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook. sheep_sm

Canada goose (Branta canadensis) canadagoose_sm

Duck butts... I\'ve always thought, when seen initially, they look like their own odd little entities. I had so much fun painting these in my sketchbook! duckbutts_sm

A few more from the sketchbook... I\'ll be glad when I\'ve got this S&B Alpha Sketchbook completed as I\'m starting to wish for a thicker more sturdy paper. I have a Beta coming up next. cedarwaxwing_smloon_sm

A few more from the sketchbook... I\'ll be glad when I\'ve got this S&B Alpha Sketchbook completed as I\'m starting to wish for a thicker more sturdy paper. I have a Beta coming up next. cedarwaxwing_smloon_sm

Two more from the sketchbook done at work on breaks recently... Mourning Dove and Wood Sandpiper (Trina glareola) mourningdove_smsandpiper_sm

Two more from the sketchbook done at work on breaks recently... Mourning Dove and Wood Sandpiper (Trina glareola) mourningdove_smsandpiper_sm

A fun value sketch in my journal, using only DS Indigo paint (had some left over from an old palette... never want to waste a drop!) openbook_sm

\"Lunch al fresco\" Just a quick and loose (for me) watercolour in my sketchbook from today. bee_sm

\"Crockett\" 8x10, watercolour (commissioned pet portrait) crockett_sm

\"Norton\" 8x10 watercolour (commissioned pet portrait) Norton_sm

Thought I\'d do a few-minute ink & wash of a Northern Flicker in my sketchbook. I love these birds and want to do a proper painting of one soon. 11

downy woodpecker pecker_sm

\"Snow day\" 9x12, watercolour, Canson cold-press (December 2017) Two of my favourite things... my Libby cat (18 years old in the new year) and a lovely snow day. Dreaming of the latter - no real snow to speak of yet. *sigh* Libby is an amazing little spitfire - still going strong at her age and still plays like a kitten. I have to say she is one tough little cat to paint, though. Since she\'s a \'torbie\' (tabby/tortoise-shell mix), she\'s got so many different colours, facial markings and her nose is really unique. I had to do it over SO many times to get it right, because it just didn\'t look like her if I didn\'t have her nose correct. It was funny, because she was in my lap a lot of time I was painting her too (critiquing my work!). I have another 3 cats who are waiting \"patiently\" to have their portraits done: Bebe, Pookey and Sookey. I guess this officially makes me a nutty cat lady. http://www.facebook.com/bevpaints Snowday_sm

\"old boot\" 9x6, watercolour in sketchbook (Stillman&Birn Alpha series) - during break at work boot_sm