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Daily Sketch Reprise: Garden Sketch With Mimi, 2013

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“Garden Sketch With Mimi”, watercolor, 5″ x 7″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

This was not what I’d intended but I like it anyway. It’s Mimi napping in the shadow on the cool bricks among the geraniums, near the vintage aluminum tub where I grow pole beans. Mimi was so happy to be outside she only rested in each position for less than a minute, and the sun was in and out behind the clouds. The temperature was in the 90s and we weren’t doing much but looking for a comfortable spot.

I had wanted something a little tighter in detail, but I like the details this one has. I did a light pencil sketch underneath because it’s so small I knew I’d run out of space if I didn’t give myself some guidance about Mimi, the geraniums and the barrel, but aside from that I just painted.

In part I was using the quick and easy eight-color grade-school set that’s easy to carry and use I really need to get a set with a greater color range if I’m going to paint outdoors.

Honestly, you may see this one again really soon! She’s in the running for the July desktop calendar—it’s the day before and I haven’t made up my mind yet!

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What else was I sketching on this date?

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Happy Slapfest, 2012
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Nothing serious, just a slapfest.

Pow! Right in the kisser! Bean lands a good one on Giuseppe’s nose.

Their little entanglements never really amount to anything, mostly they just slap each other, almost as if they really don’t want to hurt each other.


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