Tag Archives: rubbings
Sketchbook Project – Fir Cedar Lichen Moss
Pages Nineteen and Twenty: The back of the page from the Fir bark rubbing caught lots of natural pigment and the paper was well textured when it dried, so I decided to leave it natural in the book.And I had … Continue reading
Sketchbook Project – Cedar Bark
Pages Thirteen and Fourteen: I chose three ways to show the texture of Cedar bark, a photo, a rubbing of the tree trunk and a scratchboard sketch of the pattern. All the tree trunks featured in the book are from … Continue reading
Sketchbook Project – Natural Imprint and River Shoreline Textures
Pages Nine & Ten: I decided to leave the back of the page from the cottonwood and moss rubbing exposed to show the natural pigments and impression that was captured there. The photo on the other page shows different slices … Continue reading
Sketchbook Project – Cottonwood and Moss
Pages Seven & Eight: This was the second piece I did for the sketchbook this year. I gathered fallen, decaying leaves and noticed how much their skeletal structure resembled trees. I thought it would be fun to do rubbings and … Continue reading
Sketchbook Project – Ice Crystals in a Mountain Stream
This page was the first I created for the book. It was well below freezing for a few days, and I remembered painting outside with a friend during a freeze when she was cramming to finish art school deadlines. To … Continue reading