Showing posts with label Jane LaFazio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jane LaFazio. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Eucalyptus~ botanical-ish page

eucalyptus in bloom
Jane LaFazio here. I had great fun creating this page of Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'rosea' (White Ironbark). I snipped some of the blooms, pods and leaves and brought them to my studio to draw and watercolor. The tree itself was covered in bees and I didn't want to risk my life to draw on location.
eucalyptus in bloom     eucalyptus in bloom

eucalyptus in bloom  eucalyptus in bloom
As I drew and painted each part realistically, I also took time to create a more graphic impression of the design on the page. I'll use those designs in my other artwork..(like I show in the 4th chapter of my DVD/download "From art journaling to art.")
I'm also working larger than I usually do, this is a 9x12 journal.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

near the lake
Jane LaFazio here. I just returned from teaching at Montecito Sequoia Family Summer Camp near Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park in California.
@lake view students
Some of my students. You can see my two versions of this scene above and below.
near the lake montecito

the view
My version of the snow-capped Sierras as seen below.
@mt view students

pine cone 2
It was a wonderful week of drawing and painting in a gorgeous setting!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Baby Pine Cone by Jane LaFazio

pine
Jane LaFazio here. I did the pine in watercolor, and used color pencil for the background.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

fading flowers

at the winery
It's cold out, but if one looks closely, a few flowers bloom.
Jane LaFazio

Saturday, January 16, 2010

sketchcrawl today!

I know this blog is for posting images sketched in nature, but I thought you'd all enjoy seeing our San Diego Sketchcrawl group. We meet once a month in different locations around San Diego county, and have from 5-20 show up at any time. This was today at Buena Vista Nature Center. We have 85 members on our yahoo group, and locations and times are announced that way. I'm the moderator, and we've been doing this June 2006.