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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Quick Snow Sketching

A couple of days in snowy mountains for someone usually sketching in sunny California is a big change. All of a sudden my trusty purple ballpoint pen is not working, water is almost freezing in my brushpen, hands are cold even in my gloves and I get almost waist-deep in snow trying to find a better angle ;) So as a result - I draw very quickly in tiny soft-covered moleskine with staedtler pigment liner and use quickest washes ever and add notes for additional color to finish these in a warm place - after I tape them in my current journal. Then I add more notes and drawings of the "treasures" my little sketching companion collected for me :)

Feb. 2011: Little Skiing Vacation - 2

Feb. 2011: Little Skiing Vacation - 2

Feb. 2011: Little Skiing Vacation - 2

6 comments:

  1. Marvelous, Nina, it's fascinating that your pen froze. (And I've had that happen with waterbrushes, too!) Very effective taping the pages in...

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  2. Brrr. But I guess I didn't have to tell you that. Glad you were able to capture your snowy adventure in your sketchbook. You're a brave soul!

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  3. I love the livliness of these sketches - they remind me of Laurelines sketches :0)
    My favorite is the child with the snowman!

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  4. Good for you, sketching in the cold. I can remember chilling myself to the bone and drawing a grizzly feeding on her kill. I kept switching between two ball point pens. I'd tuck one up my sleeve for it to warm up while I sketched with the other until I needed to switch again. My fingers still ache just thinking about it!

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  5. Your little companion reminds me of Paddington Bear!! Great sketches!

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  6. thank you all for wonderful comments!
    Elva - putting a second pen up my sleeve is a great idea - I must try!

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