Memphis Monday: Inside the Bass Pro Shop

The Memphis Urban Sketchers went to the Bass Pro Shop in June. It was... quite an experience! It's a fascinating thing to see. The best part is the restaurant/bar with the observation deck. This is the bar, and it was my only decent sketch of the day. Here are some more pictures from our visit.

Supply Sunday: The Perfect Black Pen

Faber-Castell Pitt Artist pen in black. Blam!

Here are more supplies I like.

Sketching at the Dixon

The Dixon invited me to be a guest instructor at their Friday open studios. It was a rainy day, but we managed to get a few good sketches in.

If you have a chance, visit the gardens for the Jun Kaneko exhibit, and for the succulents that they have in the garden and the conservatory. Equally lovely.

Sketching Dinner

Martha Kelly and I met in Overton Square recently to eat and sketch and talk about sketching. There is so much to sketch there! It's so busy with people that I made myself add some to my sketch - click on the image to see more detail. Here are Martha's sketches.

A Day in the Life

This is what a lot of my days looks like, though they don't always end with mai-tais.

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Plants

I hope my co-workers remember to waters these stupid things.

Studio Night Sketches not from the Studio

I was all set to have a for-real serious Studio Night, when my friend who had been out of town for weeks asked a bunch of us to get together, and I just couldn't say no!

So, I made sure to do some sketching to make it a little more like studio time.

Memphis Monday: The View from Sean's Cafe

I love Sean's Cafe on Union! Go there and have some fantastic hummus and falafel and babaganoush, and watch the traffic go by as you wait for your food!

Supply Sunday: Hi-Tec-C Coleto 4

Do yourself a favor and go to jetpens.com and order a Hi-Tec-C pen and a variety of ink colors to go in it. It's so great for sketching! I did the bottom right one while filling my car up with gas.

Quick Family Sketch

Niece #1 on niece #2's birthday.

Trip Prep!

Picking my sketch gear for a trip, big or small, is so hard and yet so much fun! I love to sit and play with all of my sketching supplies. I really downsized a lot this time, thanks to my mini watercolor set. Can't wait to see what I make!

Hanging Out

At Memphis Made Brewery with some of my favorite people.

Art Talk

In May I gave an art talk to the group Artists' Link. They were lovely! They bought me dinner and everything!

I have gotten used to giving talks, and I love talking about myself art, so I wasn't nervous necessarily, but I do like to make some calming sketches before speaking. So that's what these are - calming sketches.

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