by Kathy Collins | Mar 27, 2020 | Main
Before the cloud cover came back to Western Washington, we had over a week of clear skies and spectacular sunrises. This is one of them that I had posted on Facebook. The sky was mostly pink and I wondered if “pink in the morning” meant the same as...
by Kathy Collins | Mar 26, 2020 | Main |
Walking on the Burke-Gilman Trail yesterday, a young birch (?) tree caught my eye. I snapped a quick photo because stopping to sketch on a busy biking route is not particularly relaxing. Later in the Studio I sketched from the photo and painted. Too simple? Maybe. But...
by Kathy Collins | Mar 25, 2020 | Main
Yesterday afternoon I carried my sketchbook and Sharpie extra-fine point pen up to the forest part of Lake Forest Park. Quiet and beautiful Grace Cole Park was almost deserted except for one couple hiking a trail. I sat on a bench in the bright sunshine and inked in a...
by Kathy Collins | Mar 24, 2020 | Main |
A bike ride to the Center for Urban Horticulture inspired this watercolor sketch of a parent and child along the shores of Lake Washington. Sunshine was abundant and people were scarce. I snapped a quick photo, rode home, and painted in my cozy studio. A bit of advice...
by Kathy Collins | Mar 22, 2020 | Main |
With so many events cancelled and stores closed, I’m spending more time in my studio, and being a morning person by nature, I’m up painting before sunrise. The studio windows look to the East, and lately my inspiration has been the sky just prior to the...
by Kathy Collins | Jan 18, 2020 | Main |
After the recent snow here in the Seattle area, I am looking forward to Spring, or at least the ability to get out and take a walk! Along those lines, my watercolors will be featured at Brace Point Pottery (4208 SW 100th St) in West Seattle for the month of February....
