SKETCHBOOK
a peak inside the process
I know I always love getting a peak inside the process, so I hope you enjoy these glimpses of my sketchbook and drawings and the steps along the path to creating my paintings!
Most of the images in this portfolio are from the pages my sketchbook for The Coming series, along with corresponding images of the process for the individual paintings. And, you can click the link on each image to see the finished painting.
...brainstorming and collecting ideas
with ideas jotted down To see finished painting:
with tracing paper overlaid on drawing To see finished painting:
...choosing fabric & mapping placement To see finished painting:
...in the womb
...making notes of the inspiration in my head To see finished painting:
...hands longing, reaching, hoping To see finished painting:
...calculating placement and measurement of fabric blocks before sewing To see finished painting:
for "In The Day of His Coming" & "Far As The Curse Is Found" To see finished painting:
...women washing laundry in Alexandria, Egypt To see finished painting:
...preliminary drawing To see finished painting:
...thumbnail sketches, ideas, notes, plans To see finished painting:
...thumbnail sketches, patchwork plans & notes To see finished painting:
...preliminary drawing To see finished painting:
...patchwork layout plan with measurements for cutting fabric To see finished painting:
...writing out traditional songs, marking up their word picture ideas, & jotting notes To see finished painting:
...thumbnail sketch, ideas & plans To see finished painting:
...preliminary drawing To see finished painting:
...preliminary drawing To see finished painting:
...thumbnail sketch and notes To see finished painting:
...preliminary drawing To see finished painting:
...planning, choosing fabric To see finished painting:
...names of God in Arabic & English - planning the top layer of the collage To see finished painting:
for stitching the paper and fabric of the God Became Flesh collage To see finished painting:
for God Became Flesh painting To see finished painting:
with the names of God in Arabic & English To see finished painting:
...testing ideas for God Became Flesh To see finished painting:
...ready to seal, for the under-layer of the painting God Became Flesh To see finished painting:
that has been sealed to the panel To see finished painting:
...mixed media painting: God Became Flesh To see finished painting:
...thumbnail sketch and notes To see finished painting:
...preliminary drawing To see finished painting:
...preliminary drawing To see finished painting:
...preliminary sketch To see finished painting:
for ink drawings with watercolor on handmade paper To see finished painting:
for the painting "It Was Not A Silent Night" To see finished painting:
with a child in my lap To see finished painting:
...precious boys, watching their Tata paint in Fez, Morocco To see finished painting:
hard worked and worn - planning central for 7 paintings - thumbnails and notes
...thumbnail sketch To see finished painting: