Saturday, February 27, 2010

26th World Wide SketchCrawl

So what is the world is a World Wide SketchCrawl? Several times a year groups around the world gather in their home cities to sketch their surroundings and then post the results for others to see.  It happened that today was the 26th such happening as well as my sketch group's monthly meeting day, so we three met at Helvetia Tavern in Washington County to draw the countryside. We drew for and 1 1/2 hours, ate burgers and deep fried onion rings, and then drove down the road to another location to sketch some more. We're wimps, so we sat in the car and drew whatever was in front of us.

My drawing hand is a bit rusty and the first results were a combination of uncertainty and unskilled, but as I got used to the new pen, and then switched to my old tried and true gel pen the drawings and the color mixing improved.

8 comments:

  1. Hey Jo!
    The sketch crawl sound like a blast! Great way to spend time with creative friends!! Love your sketches!!

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  2. I have so enjoyd browsing your blog. I like you like to do lots of different things.....I hope you will come over and visit me sometime....
    Hugs and Blessings,
    Butterfly

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  3. Oh Jo, what fun. I wish I could draw, really I am terrible at it.
    You have a real talent!! These are wonderful!!

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  4. Your sketches give the feel of Spring in Oregon with soft colors, simple lines and beautiful country landscape. They'd make a great basis for larger paintings.

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  5. I like the simplicity of your landscapes Jo. Very nice!

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  6. I love your sketches and watercolors... especially the purple mountains! roxanne

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  7. Your drawing is perfect for me.
    I love them.

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  8. Your drawing is perfect for me.
    I love them.

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