Planting seed of Memories

Zach and I took a walk when it was nice here at the hospital,well, 33 and sunny anyway. He collected some seed pods from trees. This is one of them I had a chance to sketch so far.small petals of a hydrengia there too. 

I will always remember these and this walk.It was much needed after a particularly emotional day in therapy for both of us. We walked, enjoyed the crisp air and laughed. Zach laughed at I can't remember what but the laugh I will remember always.

This was done in my moleskine watercolor sketch book with Pitt artist pen.

Some of my supplies while here at the hospital.

I brought my moleskine,Wassu paper #140, paper cutter, few Pitt Artist pens, waterbrush, travel watercolor and some pencils along with some other supplies I haven't used yet but would have felt uneasy leaving them behind.

Virtual Sketchout, Boston Mass

26 Beacon Street, Boston, MA
all art work used with permision

by Susan walker copyright 2011

My sketch for the Virtual Paintout January 2011 theme: Boston. You need to use the GoogleMap Streetview application.I did this one in my moleskin with Pitt Artist Pen XF in black ink and watercolor.

Again , sorry the image is dark, no sun here at the window sill of the hospital room. :/

A few sketchbook pages in pen and ink

A few sketches I made while traveling or waiting somewhere.

This is Zachary's Monkey he took with us to the hospital.

This is the  marina at Putt-n-Bat OH as we waited for the ferry to go back to the mainland.

Making marks and Music

all artwork by susan Walker all rights reserved 2010

A few sketches while listening to a band in our 'town square' on a summers evening. The kids found some other kids to through a ball around with and Tom and I sat back and enjoyed the music and sites of people.

On the way back to the car my daughter ssid she wanted to learn to olay the drums...after i am done with guitar of course. (she just started guitar this summer,piano for 3 years...words from babes i tell ya)

Poolin' Around

I did while chatting to other moms

 at a   kids   pool party.

Had the kids at another pool. I love to sit and sketch while I watch them swim. Nope, not mush of a IN the water person.

Went to Columbus, OH to see Wicked. This is at the pool where we stayed.

Pitt artist pen in my moleskinewatercolor sketchbook while watching the kids at the pool. Wasn't very busy and most everyone well, was in the pool!

afternoon at Moraine State Park

First Moleskine's

Picked up these Moleskines Cashies at Barnes and Nobles yesterday. Couldn't resist after all I have heard about the likes and don't likes on EDM. The store could tell me anything about the paper but i picked these because they were thin and a small size. I hope to start them as them books. that way i can hopefully fill them. One theme I know I want to start is nature and this summer of finds my family and i have encountered. Snakes, turtles, large milipeedes, poison ivy- I ended up at the hospital over it with an infection and why woudn't I want to document such an experience...see the inmflunce of documenting I am getting from all of you!

Thanks again, and if anybody knows anything about these books I would love to hear

OH- Barnes and Noble has their own line of journals. One was blank pages. Really vibrant paterned covers. But again they could not tell me about the paper. If anyone has tried it, i like to know what you think.