Recent content by NedL

Wow! Joan, Jazz NYC 55 is fantastic! It has rhythm and balance and the way the background and foreground work together is just excellent. Bravo! I was admiring the lobster and then saw that one! It looks like the lettering in village cigars was made by painting around the paper white...

Joan -- those are great. Like Pine Cone, I've gone back to look at the 2nd one again. Very different feel compared to the Vanderbilt mansion I visited a couple months ago called "Hyde Park" by the Hudson River.

Jo -- interesting, almost watercolor-like blending in the colors. I don't think digital will ever be for me, but I can see why people would like doing it. I always like how you get different tones with an ink pen. Nice job on the latch/ doorknob. Fletch-- oh, you painted the bottles with gesso...

Fletch, lol and I thought it was going to be easy!... I got lost a couple times and couldn't move an inch without them changing...and ran out of space on the left... still fun to try...

Ai -- very nice smooth lines on those bottles! Well done. Fletch -- nice smooth shading on those keys and key fob, and nice lines on the rings! Pine Cone -- nice to see you here again! When I don't sketch for a few weeks, what I notice most is that my lines aren't smooth and it takes a long...

Jo -- thanks for the hunt! Joan -- the attitudes, expressions and poses of the people in that are so natural! Well done. Thanks for posting it for us to see.

Ai -- nice digital sketch of the headphones! I've got something pink in mind but it might be a couple days. Tomorrow I'm driving to the Olympic Peninsula for a hike. Joan -- I like them both too, quick one does give a nice impression.

Hi Marigolddd! Thank you. You are very welcome to join us here! This isn't like me at all... I don't usually pay much attention to what I wear. But, remember those new boots I got a few months ago? I found out there is a place ( North Star Leather ) that makes belts with the same leather...

It's the morning of July 1st in Thailand and the new hunt is posted, but there is still time for this hunt too!

Welcome to the Scavenger Hunts from Life. The Hunts were started in 2006 by Jamie Williams Grossman as a way to practice with prompts. Artists have come and gone while forming some lasting friendships. We hope you will join in and tune up your sketching skills. All levels and techniques are...

Oh no! Joan, check your attachment I want to see the pepper stand!! The direct watercolor is beautiful.

Joe1 : hi! I asked my mom about that pitcher and she said it's one of her favorites but she doesn't know the story behind it.

Joan that anchor is great and good job on the direct watercolor fountain! Wow Jo that watermelon makes me want to go out and get one right now! Ai hope you recover from jet lag quickly! I like those airport sketches! The house I'm staying in was my great grandmother's summer Cottage. This jug...

Ai -- Nice job on the quilt and the "vacant" cicada. Safe travels! That's a very long trip. I laughed out loud when I saw you'd had BBQ and collard greens and then wrote "y'all"! I sometimes grow collards in my garden when I remember to plant them in the fall.

Jo -- I like the bright colors on the digi-sketch! Joan -- a month or two ago Fletch said he could see your style in your digital sketches. He's right! The second one really does look like a pencil sketch, nice job. These are my favorite redwoods. I'm probably biased because my favorite river...