Antigua, Guatemala

Today after sketching in Antigua all morning, my friend drove us around the small villages at the base of the local volcano.  We saw five churches, had a wine tasting of fruit wines, attended a local party/dance briefly, and drew even more scenes.

This church is in San Juan de Obispo.  The town is named for the Bishop for Central America who used to live here outside Antigua and ride his carriage into town. This sketch is in my travel sketchbook. 

Before driving all around Antigua, we had lunch with the artist and other students at Sky Cafe.  The view of the volcano and the San Francisco el Grande church was fantastic.

Lastly, here is a photo of Antigua's cathedral at night, where I went for a walk after dinner.

Pelican sketch

Since I'm trying to mentally live in a warmer climate, I'll be posting more tropical scenes.  I took photos of pelicans who were dive bombing and flying around near snorklers in Magen's Bay, USVI.  Now I've painted it for your viewing pleasure.

I've used watercolor and colored pencil, a combination Judi Betts (my favorite painter) uses in her sketches quite often. 

You can also see the hole punches at the top of the page, where this study will fit into my artist's journal.  In less than a week I have gotten over having random hole punches in my work (and digital representations of my work).  Hey, it's all part of the history of the object--just makes it more interesting.