tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586615830064197692024-03-05T08:25:12.423-08:00Amy's AlmanacSketches and PaintingsAmy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-10361188972915295162020-06-26T15:13:00.000-07:002020-06-26T15:13:15.215-07:00Making EscabecheAmy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-60601051337328664252017-07-29T11:16:00.001-07:002017-07-29T11:17:46.007-07:00Hydrangeas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last night I went to a friend's house and her husband had made some escabeche, a spicy Mexican pickled vegetable mixture. I decided to try making some of my own today using a recipe I found online. While the jars were cooling, I made a little watercolor. Will taste it tomorrow (fingers crossed!).Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-66260091321355686462017-07-25T11:55:00.000-07:002017-07-26T10:28:38.210-07:00RosesIt's been a while since I posted here! I have been drawing and painting over the past two years, especially during vacation times from work, like winter break and spring break and, of course, summer break. For some reason, I lost interest in my blog. In a way it is freeing to not feel pressure to post publicly, but now here I am again. I think a couple of things have motivated me to start again. 1.) I have been reading a book called Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod. She blogs and has an Etsy store where she mails watercolored letters about life in Paris to subscribers. 2.) I am reading the book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and journaling as a part of this self-paced personal growth course. It has all made me want to share my art somehow. <br />
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So here are some roses I fell in love with when I saw them a week ago. I drew them with a cool disposable Bic fountain pen. I liked the result, so then I drew them again with the same pen on watercolor paper. When I started to apply watercolor, I realized that the pen is not waterproof. But I actually love the way the ink and watercolor run together. <br />
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Bottles that just happened to be on my kitchen counter. They seemed to be posing and my goal is to work in my journal regularly even though school has started up again. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-43099962486158658722015-08-22T13:10:00.001-07:002015-08-22T16:50:45.494-07:00Mueller Lake Park in Full-spectrum Triad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a view of Mueller Lake Park in my neighborhood painted in the "Full-spectrum Triad" of colors. All colors made only from 3 colors. I've been rereading Dory Kanter's book on journaling where she suggests trying these different triads for different moods. I painted this first, then went back and added outlines in pen.<br />
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I'm also beginning an online mini-course on journaling through Cathy Johnson. I love her demos so I posted one here. Not one from the course because those are currently not public, but another that has been made public. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-7676574336501101252015-08-22T12:52:00.001-07:002015-08-22T12:52:53.368-07:00Cathy Johnson's Journal Page Demo<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1z_F1Oin6tk" width="459"></iframe>Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-1113635924115884232015-08-13T13:00:00.000-07:002015-08-13T13:00:30.048-07:00Texas Flier Sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A view of the Sunset from Amtrak train "The Texas Flier." We were coming back from our trip to Chicago. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-11015190863197511392015-08-11T12:35:00.001-07:002015-08-22T16:49:22.014-07:00Skittles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I sketched this while waiting for a blood test. Added color later. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-32059459869146959432015-08-08T08:07:00.001-07:002015-08-08T08:07:47.715-07:00Summer Landscapes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A view of one of the buildings at Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio and architecture school in Wisconsin. "Taliesin" is the Welsh word for "shining brow" because it is on the brow of a hill. We went on a terrific tour there in July. It is a beautiful spot with organic farming around it. Restoration work is ongoing, trying to make it stabile and back to how it looked in 1959 when he last lived there. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-7409592019365079372015-08-05T20:03:00.001-07:002015-08-05T20:03:44.435-07:00Robie House Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We just got back from a train trip up to Chicago, where among other things, we visited several Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in Chicago and Wisconsin. Here is a sketch of the Robie House in the Hyde Park neighborhood. I'm thinking about adding watercolor to it.Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-65106525784146481712015-07-22T09:40:00.002-07:002015-07-22T09:43:04.428-07:00Waiting for Auto Inspection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Had my car inspected to day at M.E. "Gene" Johnson Automotive, a garage that has been around Austin since the 1950s and known for good service. Their inspection was so fast I didn't have time to complete my drawing! My son says that the unfinished framed certificate on the wall should say "Fastest Car Inspection in Austin."Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-1932409926783252512015-07-20T11:33:00.000-07:002015-07-22T09:41:23.078-07:00Bayonne Waterfront<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bayonne, the capital of French Basque Country. I wish I had done this there, but no, I am using photos. It is too hot to stay outside in Austin. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-59362798495792839302015-07-19T20:17:00.003-07:002015-07-22T09:41:31.711-07:00Lemons, Limes and Orange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm working on defining a white object using shadow.</div>
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Inspired by Charles Reid, my favorite watercolor teacher and author.</div>
Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-17926893226245860722015-06-30T14:43:00.000-07:002015-07-22T09:42:13.683-07:00Watercolor Bowl of Fruit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paper makes a difference! I did this on Strathmore 500 Series (their highest quality) Gemini Watercolor Rough, 140 lb. I did a similar still life on a student grade watercolor paper made by Strathmore, and the paper buckled and the paint pooled. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-22079814452810712362015-06-29T11:47:00.002-07:002015-08-07T08:24:30.645-07:00Watercolor Bistro Chair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The chair on my sunny front porch this morning.</div>
Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-35831952111589201942015-06-28T13:47:00.000-07:002015-06-28T13:47:00.149-07:00Mueller Lake on Hot Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Really too hot to be outside drawing after 10 a.m. I literally sweated for this one!Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-47018278771455320492015-06-26T15:31:00.000-07:002015-07-22T09:42:40.052-07:00Restaurant Interior<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yay, summer is here! I've gotten back to drawing and painting again! Got a good book at Half Price which motivates me. It's called Everyone Can Draw by Barrington Barber. I hadn't drawn much with pencil in the past few years. Mostly pen and ink and watercolor, but this book has wonderful drawings and sketches. <br />
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I've also just finished a novel by Elizabeth Kostova called The Swan Thieves. The main characters are artists, and their daily drawing and painting is essential to the story. How could I read that and not feel like I wanted to get back into it? I think I have improved just in the past 2 weeks by doing it daily. Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-2061459458594387522014-08-23T19:20:00.002-07:002014-08-23T19:20:43.880-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Amy Keanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531183696911253133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258661583006419769.post-87215981959216291682014-08-20T17:15:00.000-07:002014-08-20T17:21:09.681-07:00Kitchen TomatoesNot new painting--a few years old, in fact. But I am posting it because next week I will be moving out of the house with this kitchen and leaving my tomato garden behind. I guess I'll have to start painting farmer's market tomatoes, or maybe grow tomatoes in one of those hanging bags since I will not have a yard at the new place!<br />
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