Drawing of a cottage

I want to run away and live in this little cottage. Well, maybe not run away, because I like my life, lucky me, but vacation, a nice long vacation sounds wonderful, doesn't it? ;-) I have finally recovered enough to be interested in what's around me again. The weather is supposed to be sort of warm this weekend and we are finally going to be painting some of the walls in our house. Yeah!!!

I have a post going in my head about Cezanne. Very excited to share. But, it will have to wait. There are Halloween cards to be made. THE PROCESS, going backwards: Partway through adding color. The Drawing. The initial sketch on scrap paper. It is free & loose, isn't it? Walking photo tour 2 weeks ago for architectural reference. I'd have to ask permission to sketch these houses... Maybe, someday I will have the confidence. In the meantime, I borrow a detail here & there... Happy Halloween…

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Sketching houses today! I love exploring shapes either from imagination or in this case from images sketched out quickly, this way I have a library of shapes I could use in bigger pieces later. Do you like creating shape libraries for later use? ☺️ . . . . . #art #illustration #drawing #traditionalart #traditionalillustration #linelgouache #gouache #gouacheillustration #watercolorart #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbooks #childrensillustration #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration…