Traveling vicariously by Art Journal

Even though I am such a homebody, I fantasize about traveling to places that are majestic and stunning. This is another art journal by Pentalic that I am filling up with places on eARTh that capture my attention and longing to experience that nature. This is a long work in process, but here are the first 9. Number 1 (Kirkjufell, Iceland) I am hoping to see in person next month. 

Kirjufell, Iceland. Hope to see this mountain in March 2017!

Canterbury Plains, New Zealand

Southern France

Arizona-I have seen these cacti up close, and they are amazing

Redwood Forest, California. Mind blowing to see these gigantic trees in real life

Colonial Del Sacremento, Uruguay

Crater Lake, Oregon. This is an incredible sight in person, never get tired of see this work of nature

Sagano bamboo forest, Kyoto Japan

Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

More watercolor birds

I find birds such beautiful creatures of our planet. They are graceful, make beautiful song, are so diverse, and have gorgeous colors. I have dedicated a Bee Creative watercolor book in learning my sketching and watercolor painting. All sketches below use M. Graham watercolors.

Easy peasy sketches

Using more watercolor pencils, and Sakura Micron pens, these were quick outlets of creativity found in a pocket of time in my busy life.

Celestial Bliss

One of the more fun projects I have done in awhile, this set turned out really good in my humble opinion. High quality Gouache gives the brilliance to these two.

Watercolor pencils

It's sort of cheating, but it's too easy. Below represents my idea of a relaxing day at a warm beach. Used Fantasia watercolor pencils, and Johanna Basford Triplus Fineliner.

Reykjavik in watercolor

Reykjavik houses are known to be painted in bright colors. I think one of my favorite qualities about this northernly capital is the bold colors they paint their homes. This is a simulation from a photo that I painted in M. Graham watercolors. I used a lot of colors with cadmium in it, and I love the bright opaque qualities of it.

Watercolors are my newest experiment, and this painting turned out well for experimenting, but I didn't care for the paper. Next time I will use a 100% cotton paper for the durability.

Smoky Mountains in Autumn

I have only seen the Smoky Mountains in summer, and the area between Tennessee and North Carolina is truly stunning (and this is coming from someone who lives in the PNW!). Now that it is fall, I can only imagine the fall colors exploding throughout the Smokies, even with gray skies. Many of my paintings have bright blue skies, but the lighting that a cloudly gray day gives can be just as beautiful (again, PNW native here). Here is my perspective of the Smoky Mountains in October.