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by Kathy Collins | Oct 14, 2017 | Main |
Originally sketched from the model at a life drawing session, I later redid this drawing using watercolor sticks (which are pure pigment in the shape of a crayon). The sticks work just like watercolor applied with a brush: when I touched the lines with a damp brush,...
by Kathy Collins | Oct 13, 2017 | Main |
Certain events conspired to keep me around home—fires in California and a bout with bronchitis. Since I was not feeling too bad I decided to make the most of my home stay, and among other things, took walks in the neighborhood, always with a phone camera. Today,...
by Kathy Collins | Sep 17, 2017 | Main |
Last week i spent 5 wonderful days at Samish Island, alternately painting, walking, and visiting nearby Edison. There is one house in the town which always intrigues me, and I have sketched it many times on past visits. It appears to be an ordinary mid-century...
by Kathy Collins | Sep 1, 2017 | Main |
Sometimes I contemplate this question and the answer usually comes down to edges. Lost (or soft) edges are the hallmark of a loosely rendered work. When I did this painting of a Northwest beach I was trying to approximate the feeling of walking on a misty...
by Kathy Collins | Jul 17, 2017 | Main |
Grieving a recent loss I visited a quiet place away from my routine, but familiar enough to be comfortable. On Decatur Island in the San Juans I would be with family and still take some peaceful walks, sketchbook in hand. On one of these excursions I climbed up a hill...
