tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294442292024-03-07T18:40:59.327-05:00An Artist's EaselRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-18023517546776528792015-07-06T19:14:00.000-04:002015-07-06T19:14:11.559-04:00Musée Rodin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Musée Rodin, Paris. Watercolor and pen and ink on Arches watercolor block.<br />
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Still mining the photos from three years ago for drawing ideas.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-41887630836121877562015-02-16T18:40:00.000-05:002015-02-16T18:40:55.046-05:00Monet's Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Monet's Garden, Giverny, France, May 2012. Copic markers on Arches watercolor paper.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-57220407459148056572015-02-07T18:09:00.001-05:002015-02-07T18:09:22.687-05:00Paris Windows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paris Windows. Uni-ball Vision pen and Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches watercolor paper.</div>
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Street in Victoria, British Columbia. Copic markers on Arches watercolor paper.<br />
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This drawing is based on a photo I took in August 2009. I'd rather look at these flowers than at the bleak wintry scene outside my window today.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-63826245120488488622015-01-19T21:06:00.000-05:002015-01-19T21:10:25.954-05:00Barn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Barn. Copic sketch markers on Arches watercolor block.<br />
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I was looking at some Van Gogh and Monet today and felt inspired. Of course, it's hard to get the right effect when using markers instead of paint, but I tried anyway.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-12681137089454412292015-01-11T20:29:00.000-05:002015-01-11T20:29:55.926-05:00Ottawa and Monroe Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ottawa and Monroe Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Uni-ball Vision micro pen and Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches watercolor block, 10"x14".<br />
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This is what I did with my snow day on Friday--well, most of my weekend really. You can see <a href="http://instagram.com/p/xpsEzIH3S9/?modal=true">here</a> what it looked like before I added watercolor.<br />
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Tea. Winsor & Newton watercolors and Uni-ball Vision pen on Arches watercolor paper.<br />
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I cleaned up my tea cupboard and thought I'd draw this assortment to practice my hand-lettering.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-62115164720824369322014-11-26T12:00:00.000-05:002014-11-26T12:00:01.408-05:00Sewing Machine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sewing Machine. Watercolor and pen and ink.<br />
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This is my mother's sewing machine, the one on which I learned to sew, and used to make all kinds of skirts and dresses that, for the most part, turned out not quite like I'd envisioned.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-52082991924546075662014-11-22T10:21:00.000-05:002014-11-22T10:21:20.387-05:00Old Schoolhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Old Schoolhouse. Winsor & Newton watercolors and pen and ink on Arches Aquarelle paper.<br />
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It's time to start posting my drawings here again. Lately, I've been finding <a href="http://www.instagram.com/rzaagman">Instagram</a> to be far more convenient, but I still want full scans of my work. I completed this drawing last February, but it's from a photo I took in November 2013. The snow has started even earlier this year and has come in far greater quantities.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-33563691033955877122014-02-24T22:16:00.000-05:002014-02-24T22:16:16.772-05:00Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Roses. Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus Fine Art Watercolors on Arches paper.<br />
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This painting is inspired by a photo I took last summer at a bed and breakfast. I used Dr. Ph. Martin's watercolors for the first time and found the colors to be very vibrant.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-43294563280465549882013-12-01T20:23:00.000-05:002013-12-01T20:23:26.239-05:00Houses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Houses. Uni-ball Vision pen and Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches paper.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-1922244767561709192013-11-24T21:39:00.001-05:002013-11-24T21:39:50.975-05:00Deer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Deer. Uni-ball Vision pen and Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches paper.<br />
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When visiting the Washington, D.C. area this past spring, we took a walk on a trail that was supposed to have a view of the Potomac River. As we headed back from the less-than-impressive view, several deer appeared in the woods. These two turned to look at us for a moment before bounding away.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-59791340799648819382013-11-19T07:09:00.001-05:002013-11-19T07:09:08.544-05:00Fallen Apples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fallen apples. Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches paper.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-24606397157957908282013-11-17T13:00:00.000-05:002013-11-17T13:27:09.900-05:00Car Wash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Car Wash. Uni-ball Vision pen and Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches paper.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-73443138952216753662013-11-11T10:00:00.000-05:002013-11-11T10:00:01.275-05:00Marcus Aurelius<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marcus Aurelius. Uni-ball Vision pen and Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches paper.<br />
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Another drawing based on photos from my visit to the Metropolitan Museum.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-51885030546122739322013-11-08T14:40:00.001-05:002013-11-08T14:40:10.433-05:00Armor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Armor. Uni-ball Vision pen and Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches watercolor paper.<br />
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I visited the Metropolitan Museum in New York last month and took some reference photos in the armor court. Here you can see the drawing before I added watercolor and then after.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-82591881390256923642013-10-30T12:00:00.000-04:002013-11-08T14:40:25.866-05:00Cafe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cafe. Winsor & Newton watercolors and Uni-ball Vision pen on Arches watercolor paper.<br />
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I've been trying to take reference photos of even mundane scenes from my daily life in hopes that I will have something to draw from later. That is how this drawing came about.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-90809655393121759902013-10-27T19:48:00.000-04:002013-10-27T19:49:40.458-04:00Chevy Bel Air<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chevy Bel Air. Winsor & Newton watercolors and pigma micron pen on Arches watercolor paper.<br />
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I drew this too large and couldn't fit the whole thing on my piece of paper. Oops.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-59570101507468346232013-09-17T22:18:00.000-04:002013-09-17T22:18:28.005-04:00Illustration Friday: Totem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Totem Square, Sitka, Alaska. Uni-ball Vision pen on card stock.<br />
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This is just a quick sketch for this week's <a href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com/">Illustration Friday</a> theme. I used a photo taken on our Alaska trip as a reference.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-41473905973313814182013-08-29T19:54:00.000-04:002013-08-29T19:54:35.063-04:00Organ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Organ. Winsor & Newton watercolors and Sakura pigma micron pen on Arches cold press watercolor block.<br />
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This organ was in an old house where we stayed recently, so I took a photo of it, hoping to draw it later. I decided to draw with a pen rather than doing a pencil sketch first. It means mistakes happen on the page, but I think I'm okay with that.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-64326630459095724472013-07-22T19:05:00.000-04:002013-07-22T19:05:47.122-04:00Sketchbook: Frog or Toad?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Frog or Toad? Winsor & Newton watercolors and Pigma micron pen in Moleskine watercolor notebook. Drawn from a photograph I took last week at Dingmans Falls in Pennsylvania.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-1169984494440067102013-07-05T12:00:00.000-04:002013-07-05T12:00:00.605-04:00Sketchbook: Daylily<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Daylily (?). Ballpoint pen in Moleskine plain notebook.</div>
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We have many different flowers growing in our yard and I don't know what most of them are. From a Google search, I've concluded that this is a daylily, but I could be wrong.</div>
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Stuffed Toy. Ballpoint pen in Moleskine plain notebook.<br />
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My husband won this on a trip to Cedar Point several years ago and brought it to me as a gift. I came out of work and found it pinned under the windshield wiper of my car.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-45067801928199217452013-06-28T14:00:00.000-04:002013-06-28T14:01:05.171-04:00Sketchbook: Desk Lamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Desk Lamp. Ballpoint pen in Moleskine plain notebook.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444229.post-45258863606721864812013-06-24T22:21:00.000-04:002013-06-24T22:22:58.944-04:00Illustration Friday: Surveillance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Illustration Friday: Surveillance.<br />
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Though you wouldn't know it from this blog, I've been spending much of my free time learning Adobe Illustrator. I've been working on drawing animals, so this is what I came up with for this week's <a href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com/">Illustration Friday</a> theme.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500933184357461347noreply@blogger.com2