Color in shape of afghans.

 

This post is not about sketches, but it is about color.

It’s been a while since I don’t post sketches. That doesn’t mean my hands were  not creating. I spend about 3 months crocheting these two afghans. I fell in love with the colors and the warmth they will provide in my home and at my sister’s.

The choice of colors is wonderful and the size perfect. I have it now on my lap as I write this post, what a joy! 

I just finished another one in May! Which one do you like more?

Here’s the link where you can make your own: Nautikrallcrochet

LaSalle and Van Buren Metra Chicago

Mixed media on watercolor paper, 9 in x 10 in , scanned.

I took the train to Chicago to attend a show/concert about Japanese drums, Kodo drums. I took a picture of this view on my way there and saved it for later. I also took a course online to explore other creative ways to sketch and used that photo as reference.  My lines are tight and I wanted to do something different. I was uncomfortable at first but I told myself to trust the process. Here is the result. I embraced the imperfections and I liked that I threw mixed media there but at the end the sketch looks cohesive because I limited the color palette. I liked the final product and the overall experience was fun!