The Sketchbook Project 2014

The Sketchbook Project  is an amazing co-op project that’s grown into an amazing collection of artwork from around the world. Here are images from my contribution, Northwest Winter Textures, that will be on the 2014 Tour. Enjoy!

Cover is artist’s interpretation of fir bark-cut and layered paper.

Back cover is texture of mist at Snoqualmie Falls

Sketch of riverside is scratchboard, This is my back yard.

Watercolor painted in freezing temps.

Ice crystals and frost texture caught in paint

Crayon rubbing of cedar sprigs over the paint

Mossy trees near the river and those across from them further away.

Rubbings of Cottonwood leaves and moss

Natural pigment picked up on the back of the fir tree rubbing

Actual lichen and moss samples