since my saturday periscope where i took copic markers to paper and made strawberries, i’ve been wanting to use them to “paint” lavender. they are a fast & easy way to get in some nightly sketchbookery without involving water or paint.
if you look closely i bet you can tell which ones are watercolor and which ones are copic markers. i even like the way they bleed through the page creating a paler, more washed out version of the original lilacs in this case.
it is definitely an investment to build a palette you’ll enjoy working with. i selected these colors individually a couple of years ago. by the way, i don’t store them like this because you’re “supposed to.” i do it because it’s easier to see the colors. when i’m not using them i leave them upright.
more.
one subject leads to another. where did my woodland animals go? carried off on a breeze i guess. they might return sooner rather than later since i have a small rabbit figurine i bought at a garden shop recently that i’m meaning to watercolor. i got it for a song and it seemed so perfect to add to my little-old-lady knick knack collection. ya know?
by the way i saw this strawberry arugula salad with sweet cilantro honey dressing.
and i made it. except i forgot the cilantro so i made an olive oil, honey, balsamic dressing, added baby kale, chard, spinach, and arugula. and walnuts. but other than that it’s identical. practically.
that’s it from moss cottage on a wednesday.
…where all the women are strong, all the cats are good lookin’, and all the ideas are above average. xo
I sometimes sit down to do linework and watercolor, and think of your best work and aspire to it. those lavender are delicate and must be everywhere. however, then I start in with geometrics and do a completely diff thing.!
Hi Mary Ann–I love my Copic markers, too. I store them upright in a 7″ diameter tin, along with my Spectrum Noir markers that I got at AC Moore. They’re great, too.
Guess what? I got a squirrel to eat two peanuts out of my hand yesterday. I’m making great progress in my squirrel whispering endeavor! Take care.
you can’t possibly know how jealous i am of the squirrel whispering. eating out of your hand!!! oh i love that.
Seems we are all having probs with the “I” ,letter I…..
Great post love your lavender and I second what Tina said about the Zig Clean Color markers they are the best, I have Copics,Tombows and Letraset WC markers and the Zig beat them all…
I meant to also say how much I love these flowers, in any medium! ❤
If you like Copic markers (I hate the smell ?), I bet you would like Zig Clean Color markers!
They have real brush tips, and they can be blended almost like watercolors. And don’t stink! And come in a zillion and a half colors, all of which you will want. Not that I’m trying to enable you. Or entice you. Or anything. ?
Tina
How weird. . . all the i’s in my message above disappeared! My spelling isn’t THAT bad, teacher. ?
hey thanks for letting me know! I had no Idea 🙂 Am having tech elves tackle the problem.
inspirational!! thank you!
Your lavender studies are gorgeous, and your salad story made me LOL.
Love your comments on how the salad is almost exactly…..a few years ago my sis-in-law was telling me she had found a pair of shoes just like the ones she had worn to shreds. JUST EXACTLY like the worn out pair…..but brown. I still laugh about that.
Loving all your sketches and watercolors and photos. I feel like we have such good times on “our” outings!
Happy spring to you, dear MA.
XO
Love that last photo BEST!!!! Yum!