THE BEGINNING OF FALL…IF YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE!

Fall in Tucson

​Our Fall doesn’t begin until October which is why all things social begin sometime in October.  Today and yesterday have been below 100 degrees after weeks well above 100.  We do what most of you do:  stay indoors.
I bought a few roses and baby’s breath. and sketched them.  Here are two of the sketches and your TIP:    The more exciting sketch has a white line of wax straight up the middle, dividing the picture in half.  Very bad design.  It’s high contrast and you can’t hide it, remove it, paint over it.  It’s the first thing you see because of the contrast.  I can enhance the weak sketch. 

Foodie

​I’m a foodie and a sketcher.  The past July trip included one of my favorite restaurants, Local Ocean in Newport, OR.  This photo is of their salmon on fruit with Marionberry sauce.  I’ve found a Marionberry spread and plan to make this one for dinner Friday for a foodie friend and Dale.  This time I may take time to sketch it.  Food is really fun to sketch.  (It’s also indoors with cooling.)  

Apology

​Some of you bought copies of my sketches while I was using Art Store Fronts.  I hate being bombarded with email advertising from anyone!  It was an expensive experiment in marketing.  It’s also over.  I’m sorry if you were bombed with ads.   The website and prints remain available until November 1, 2025.   https://art.pocketsketching.com
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Upcoming Events

Workshops & Holiday Sketching

Both workshops here in Tucson are almost full.  (Teacher's Workshop October 26-31 and Basic Workshop November 7-9.  I will plan something in January.  Click here to join us:  https://www.pocketsketching.com/workshops.html
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​December 3 – 6  I’ve arranged to stay at the historic (built 1930), Arizona Inn with other Pocket Sketchers to sketch while the Inn has it’s famous Christmas decorations.  The Inn is up for sale and taking reservations only through December.  Let me know if you want to join us.  We have a very good price on rooms, thanks to Linda Fugate our travel guru.

PBS Season 5

​And last, Season Five of Pocket Sketching.  I’m scared because I’ve never sketched in public places with a camera crew!  Sort of like you when you first go out to sketch in public.  I’m used to being totally, happily invisible when sketching plein air.  The crew will attract attention.   As for the funding, we are currently at $6440 with only $3560 to go, thanks  to your help and the very generous  anonymous donor who donated $20,000 in a matching grant, making your tax deductible gifts three times bigger.

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Extra Tip

​This sketch was done in Margie Beckett’s back yard on our July trip.  It’s mostly green.  Look what happens when you add the complimentary color and a tiny bit more color at the focal point.  Focal point is that important!  

​Happy Sketching and Happy Labor Day.