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sketchbook play sketchbook play faye castle s sketches and recent oil paintings my sketchbooks are a place of pure play for me sketching is a way to experience where i am a way of relating to where i live what i m doing and where i m going with a sketchbook available i always have entertainment sketching people while waiting in line at costco or the back of a pickup truck when stuck in traffic my sketchbox has traveled to japan central america and europe and i can look at these and i m immediately drawn back to what it was like to be there i can remember exactly what was going on around me even though it was years ago wednesday march 25 2015 oil paintings twilight afternoon on mutiny bay sun break 18 x 18 foggy pond at greenbank farm 18 x18 posted by faye castle at 9 53 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sketching and painting we will be doing 3 one day sketching workshops again this year at the cole gallery in edmonds wa http coleartstudio com studio in your pocket watercolor journaling w faye castle check out the cole website we always have fun with this one life is good i am painting sketching and traveling the issue is some things like my blog can be neglected it is spring on whidbey island and the plum trees on the way into langley have been in full bloom this view welcomed me every day last week on my way to studio 106 just yesterday it was fall and this is how the olympic mountains looked over mutiny bay the whidbey island sketchers are often invited into amazing island homes thanks to our intrepid scheduler sue lovey couture design is one of them beautiful dresses are created in brenda s home studio of course filled with color like this wall of thread spools undaunted by sketchers balancing watercolor pans surrounding her our gracious hostess continued working on her latest designs below a commissioned ballgown and turquoise tango what a satisfying place to be on a gray day studio in your pocket watercolor sketchbook journaling three workshop dates to fit into your travel plans saturday may 9 10 30 4 30 saturday june 27 10 30 4 30 saturday sept 12 10 30 4 30 three dates to choose from for this one day workshop if you have always wanted to sketch this is the time learn to capture the essence of a moment and enjoy the experience of drawing whether at the park or traveling the world you ll get the tips and tools you need for painting on the go there are no rules here it may be a few quick lines or more developed color notes whether you are an experienced artist or a beginner sketching is a great teacher and always leaves you with a unique and valued personal record location the cole gallery in edmonds http coleartstudio com workshops artclasses 425 697 2787 cost 125 posted by faye castle at 8 47 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fall to spring monday november 10 2014 around the world blog hop i am delighted to be invited by longtime friend marilyn webberley to join the around the world blog hop marilyn has been an inspiration in her life and in her beautiful artwork as accomplished oil painter master calligrapher and set designer thank you marilyn http marilynwebberley com blog chorus line pastelon paper 7 x 17 from my archives these questions are timely for me right now as i step off into a new direction 1 what am i working on a 24 x 24 sits on my easel right now an enlargement from a 4 x 6 plein air landscape from last summer i have been a longtime figure and still life painter working in pastels with occasional plain air landscapes a door has opened and i have walked through into almost exclusively landscape for a number of reasons i love the feel of oil paint in my brushes bigger brushes and the marks they make on canvas or paper as well as the freedom in just exploring space value and color i ve been privileged to join a group of beach painters along with a dynamic teacher for a week each of the last 2 years attempting to paint what is essential in a constantly changing light magical light it is a challenging transition from my deeply ingrained habits vastly exciting as my blog title indicates i have for years been a dedicated pen and watercolor sketcher and now have a group of wonderful like minded friends who meet every week and sketch life on whidbey island http whidbeyislandsketchers blogspot com we love to draw we enjoy each others company indoors or out its a treasure in my life my husband and i just returned from 26 days exploring and sketching in italy i know as i look at these pages in years to come i will be taken right back into those delightful days i teach sketch classes and am an advocate for anyone with the slightest interest to find a personal way to add this to life last sun oil on canvas 6 x 8 returning from the beach with a vanload of wet paintings oil on sized 140 lb watercolor paper 2 how does my work differ from others in its genre visual artists share a common language and we each find our own way with it where i find my strongest emotional involvement is in color and color relationships presently i am working very hard to find what is the necessary concept in each painting and let go of what is not necessary this will joyfully take up the rest of my life veiled afternoon oil on canvas 12 x 12 from a storm watch visit to the washington coast 3 why do i create what i do painting brings more satisfaction than most anything else i do 4 how does my creating process work i love to start paintings its all about possibility as i work to get the canvas covered with the best decisions possible then i get more constrained what needs correcting how much correcting how will that affect everything else how much can i let the script change in reacting to what i see i do spend time in pre planning i look for not only color but value and shape my i pad has become a reference when we can t be outside i can tweak and play with shapes from the photos and compare options as well as work with fleeting light tho it is never the same tagged names on their way posted by faye castle at 12 38 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels around the world blog hop sunday november 9 2014 italy my husband an i just returned from nearly a month of exploring and sketching in italy it was a magical time each day filled with discoveries as we wandered the beautiful countryside and hilltop towns we both sketch and it became like a treasure hunt as we collected images and memories in our sketchbooks also food and wine our first week was in the home of friends in southern tuscany with this view from the terrace looking out over rolling hills and vineyards all the way to the mediterranean memorable sunsets as we sipped local wine colorful windows and doorways potted plants and charming little gardens everywhere montemerano and montalcino gregorian chant filled the air during our visit to the abbey of sant antimo just south of montalcino it is a beautiful romanesque abbey near the via francigena the ancient pilgrim route from cantebury to rome waiting for lunch boats porto ercole marina grande in sorrento 180 degrees of mediterranean blue from the rooftop of the hotel regina mt vesuvius with a cloud hat in the center the view from our kitchen window in sorrento looking down at a portion of the old wall and the red rooftops church bells chimed on the hour this iconic grove of cyprus is just off the road near san querico they are a symbol of the val d orico as we sipped wine and sketched a constant flow of cars pulled over to photograph the colosseum in rome posted by faye castle at 8 56 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels italy monday march 24 2014 sketching in mexico two weeks of playing sketching and swimming near manzanillo mexico of course some eating and margaritas too how to sketch such a beautiful light infused place sometimes it was just drops of color i often woke up early to see the sun explode over the mountains and santiago bay surrounded by water and ever changing light never the same twice morning view from my bedroom patio bougainvillea of every color play with color just above us the pool and palapa of casa maya beach day at el oasis across the bay posted by faye castle at 11 18 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mexico saturday march 1 2014 studio in your pocket we will be doing another one day on location sketch workshop on june 21 at the cole gallery in edmonds http coleartstudio com workshops artclasses simplify your materials simplify your subject and go for it destination roslyn on the other side of the pass tent sketching early morning second beach on the washington coast from our tent at lyons ferry in the palouse posted by faye castle at 11 41 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday february 25 2014 more winter sketching it is cold outside but warm and full of people to sketch inside coffeeshops are always inviting it s a good time to play with new materials and surfaces i recently got a schminke 1 2 pan watercolor set and tried it out on a new crescent all media book its a good surface for ink sketches on the right were with my lamy pen and a waterbrush in a small pocket sketchbook tucson coffeeshop the brick in roslyn commons in langley and from a coffeeshop on guemes island looking across at anacortes posted by faye castle at 10 00 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday february 16 2014 winter color outside our window color amid the grays posted by faye castle at 12 43 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday october 3 2013 plein air oil sketches these are some of the 50 little color studies painted with simon kogan on long beach peninsula the first week of september powerful teacher gracious hostess inspiring comaraderie value and temperature trying to paint what we were seeing as it constantly changed what is necessary what is not this is the heart of my biggest challenge as a painter now back to studio 106 excited to get back to work elegant late light before the dark and the tide took over early morning light on willapa bay and late light on the beach the south whidbey open studio tour august 24 and 25 phyllis and i were interviwed for the whidbey record as we framed in preparation thank you celeste my wall at studio 106 lots of interesting conversations cleaned up the studio and sold some paintings posted by faye castle at 11 10 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels painting saturday august 31 2013 farm and garden sketching one of my favorite places here is the cultus bay nursery tucked back into the trees on south whidbey described as a whiff of england in a nyt article a few years ago it is charming and beautiful and so inviting http www cultusbaynursery com index html this is one of our planned stops on the whidbey sketching weekend http www whidbeyislandfas com workshops fcastle_2013 html tree frogs were chirping and hummingbirds flew about even in late august more whidbey on september 21 and 22 at quail run farm on the annual farm tour a grand old red rooster this is a little oil sketch of our kyaks that sold this last weekend on our studio tour posted by faye castle at 10 06 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels tours and events on whidbey older posts home subscribe to comments atom about me faye castle color and color relationships are what make me want to paint the almost endless possibilities allow me to step out of life s routines and explore color design and paint textures it is always a challenge but gets more and more satisfying as i get older i ve been figure drawing for years also have an active sketchbook habit formal art study was at the university of washington and at the vancouver film school in bc painting allows me to pick and choose the kind of color world i want to be in i can step out of a dark cold gray day into one of reds corals and yellows view my complete profile oils pastels and charcoal oils and pastels drawings links whidbey island sketchers urban sketchers the seattle sketcher one drawing a day fred griffin sketchbooks darrell anderson s paintings and drawings book sketching whidbey followers blog archive 2015 2 march 2 oil paintings sketching and painting 2014 6 november 2 march 2 february 2 2013 12 october 1 august 3 july 2 may 1 april 3 march 1 february 1 2012 12 september 1 may 2 april 4 march 3 february 2 2011 13 july 1 june 2 may 2 april 2 march 6 watermark theme powered by blogger