Do Not Disturb

Pencil Crayon

Mr. Puddleduck

Pencil Crayon

Mr. Puddleduck will become my planner page for next week.  Photo from Paint My Photo.

Every Day in May - a Birdhouse

We have a wonderful birdhouse in our backyard made by an artist from one of the lovely Gulf Islands off the coast of British Columbia.  I was happy to draw it for the Every Day in May challenge.

Chubby Duck

This mallard wishes he had not had that extra piece of cake.  He'll be my planner page next week. 

Pencil crayon

Mama Duck

Pencil Crayon

For the Love of Ducks

My husband and I both love ducks, so this one is for him.

New Sketchbook, Baby Ducks

The new sketchbook requires a new approach.  It has coloured card stock in it, so watercolour can become muddy.  Pencil crayon helps to perk it up.  I'm still experimenting, obviously.

This Week's Duck

Who's In Charge Here?

This cheeky watercolor sketch became my planner page for next week.  

Planner Pages with Sprayed Watercolour

Planner Pages

Slopping paint around and feeling like spring!

Planner Pages for This Week

Planner Pages

I finally remembered to take photos of my planner pages before and after the dates are added.

Simple, Organic, Shapes Done in Gouache

Weaver Writing and a Date Stamp Added

Planner

On Saturdays I usually paint a two-page spread to use as a planner.  Today it is simply about organic shapes and colour.  Probably a reaction to the grey day outside my window.

I work two weeks in advance, and each week I move two tabs that say "this week" and "next week" so I can find the pages quickly in my sketchbook.  This one is done with gouache.  I chose light colours so that the black pen would contrast well.

Date Palm

This one is for Janice, who has been adding palm trees to a picture of Palm Springs she is painting.  I can't wait to see it!  Maybe she'll publish some "in progress" pictures.

This is a date palm, the only palm that is native to Israel.  The other varieties you see there were originally imported from elsewhere.

I'm using this sketch as one half of a planner page.  Saturday and Sunday will fit nicely on each side of the trunk.

Rosh Hanrika

This watercolour sketch from my recent trip to Israel makes a nice planner page.  It is Rosh Hanrika, on the Northern coast near the border with Lebanon. 

Getting Ready for the New Year

Gouache sketch of the Sea of Galilee

At this time of the year, I start to prepare for the New Year.  I think about what my "Word of the Year" will be, and what kind of planner I will use.  I've been experimenting with planner options since November, and my latest idea is to incorporate it into my sketchbook.  I've long been a fan of Jenny's Sketchbook, so I thought I'd try next week using her format.  I painted this sketch of the Sea of Galilee and then drew in the planner information.