The Paul Green cabin, that is. Paul Green was a North Carolina playwright who wrote 'The Lost Colony.' Shakespeare he wasn't, but who among us is? His studio was an old log cabin that my daughters used to play in before they moved it out of our neighborhood and to the North Carolina Botanical Garden. I drew it this morning.
Yesterday, I drew this umbrella scene, but I didn't have time to finish it on site. Oh sure, another simple sketch. Look at all those angles! What's wrong with me?? Does the phrase 'glutton for punishment' mean anything to you?
Finally, because Katherine asked me to post a photo of my sketchbook so she could see its size, here it is and here I am, coloring away in a frenzy of sketch-finishing. The pages are 6 1/2 x 9 and I almost always do a double spread.
Oh, and it's coptic bound.
Love your sketchbook too Laura! I've been experimenting with colored pencils on smooth bristol... I'll have to get some of your paper to play with too. ;)
Posted by: Kathleen Marie | May 31, 2006 at 08:59 AM
Well that settles it - I've used the same paper for some time but for 'proper' artwork and have always loved it. So I now want a sketchbook with this paper and coptic binding.........and have no idea how to get one! Back to the internet search.......
Posted by: Katherine | May 30, 2006 at 02:15 AM
Merci beaucoup to all commenters! Katherine, I use 140 lb HP Fabriano Artistico paper. My hands are so tired from weeding and digging that I can't type individual responses, but know that they're in my head and I thank you so much.
Posted by: Laura | May 29, 2006 at 06:25 PM
now you've gone and made me itch to get out the colored pencils!! love these sketches and the umbrellas are great - those angles create such wonderful tension. bravo!
Posted by: starr | May 29, 2006 at 10:18 AM
Laura, your umbrella sketch really helps me see a new way to look at composition. As always I love visiting because I'm inspired. A regular groupie!! I love the sketch of your dad too!
Posted by: lindsay | May 29, 2006 at 06:27 AM
Cabin is beautiful! All those angles - ha! But you have all those negative spaces as well - which always make a nice challenge just a little easier - a very nice one.
And many, many, many thanks for sight of your sketchbook. That's a very nifce size - not too big and not too small. Do you know how many webpages about coptic binding that I've just looked at? I think I may just have to go and do another post on my blog and then confess my enormous ignorance of coptic binding, link to this post and then download all the coptic binding links I've found! I wonder if your binder knows any good binders over here..........
I now want to know which paper you use!!!
Posted by: Katherine | May 29, 2006 at 06:14 AM