Tuesday, October 30, 2012

SKETCHES from the Coast

Pages from my sketchbook made along the Pacific coast.
Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel, Roche Harbor, San Juan Island
watercolor pencil

Gull on The Rocks
transparent watercolor

Morning at Yaquina Head Light--Oregon
transparent watercolor

Yaquina Head Light from the Beach--Oregon
transparent watercolor

Studies done on scraps of paper in preparation for a larger painting

Trying to get the feel of fog at the lighthouse

They turned out nice enough that I put them in 8x10 matts
I may list them for sale in my online Etsy Shop
along with the final paintings.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

You do such lovely work.

Buttons Thoughts said...

Oh I knew these were coming and I must say they are wonderful as always. Oh the west coast makes me want to hop a train.
You are so darn talented. B

Alica said...

My favorites are of the light house. You do beautiful work!

Brian King said...

Nice work! The lighthouses are my favorite, but the chapel is beautiful, too!

Anonymous said...

Fabulous!!

Anonymous said...

I bet you have some wonderful sketchbooks Leenie - thanks for sharing these pages,- would love to see more.

Jan Blawat said...

Leenie, what beautiful sketches! That's exactly what I'd like to do when I travel. I have the equipment, I just don't have the talent. Or the motivation. I take pictures and think that will give me reference material, but it never works that way. Oh well, I am soooo loving the two pieces I bought from you.

River said...

These are very good!
I can barely draw a straight line.

Pearl said...

You ever draw cats?

Liza Bean Bitey (of the Minneapolis Biteys) want to know.

:-)

Pearl

p.s. Still haven't framed the raven I got from you! It is, however, prominently displayed! I love it.

Carla said...

I have such a crush on the PNW. Your artwork captures it perfectly!