Faber-Castell Gelatos and gouache on paper
Author: Shelly
Sketch
I’m using the seascape and landscape photos from the photo album I found at Goodwill as source material for a series of quick paint sketches. (Quick for me, that is. I’m trying to spend no more than 15 minutes on each one.)
This one was done with Faber-Castell Gelatos and Arteza gouache. I’ve not worked with Gelatos before, but I enjoyed using them with gouache. 11/10 would do again.
Blue-green Pear
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Arteza gouache on 140 lb Strathmore 400 Series cold press watercolor paper
8 x 5.5 inches
I gave in and bought some Arteza gouache paints to play with. I had fun with them, so it was money well spent.
The Year of Big Battles
The Year of Big Battles & The Transient and the Permanent
gluebook collage in old school reader
Found
I found a photo album full of photos at Goodwill. Most are dated 1973 and 1977, with a few Polaroid photos at the beginning of the album that are likely from the late 1960s. I removed them from the album, because they were sticking to the pages. None of the photos had writing on the back, so there’s no information about them. At least some of them were taken in Hawaii, though.
Wedding June 1973
Plaid and Paneling
Rocks and Ocean, Hawaii
Waterlilies, Hawaii
Tree, Hawaii
The View from the 3rd Floor
I went to the kitchen for coffee and noticed the sky was being dramatic.
Immunity Against Apathy
If art does nothing else, it protects us from apathy.
Doodle
watercolor and ink on Strathmore 400 Series mixed media paper
9 x 12 inches
Pear
M. Graham gouache on 140 lb Strathmore 400 Series mixed media paper
9 x 12 inches
Walking in the Stacks
I went up to the 8th floor to take a walk.
red paper boat 