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Saturday, October 31, 2015 Posted by Lydia Velarde at 6:00 PM No comments: Labels: Halloween, jackolantern, pumpkin carving


I fell Posted by Lydia Velarde at 4:26 PM 1 comment: Labels: cartoon, comic, getting old, I fell

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

9 Artists Attend a Gelli Plate Workshop 2015

A 2 minute Lydeo of a workshop i took today.

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Watercolor Practice Practicing watercolor with a still life.

Posted by Lydia Velarde at 7:33 PM 1 comment: Labels: olive oil, orange, vitamins, Watercolor
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Saturday, October 24, 2015

oil painting

I finally finished an oil painting started at Lake Hodges. Completed 5x7 inches on Ampersand Claybord Lake Hodges where it started. In progress Leftover paint in my sketchbook.

Posted by Lydia Velarde at 7:15 PM No comments: Labels: Lake Hodges, Oil painting, San Diego

Thursday, October 22, 2015

North Park Figure Drawing

A five and two 20s. Posted by Lydia Velarde at 8:49 PM No comments: Labels: figure drawing, Life Drawing, north park, Watercolor



These drawings are on tissue paper. I used Elmer's glue stick to glue a beige tissue paper on top of an encyclopedia page. The tissue paper came when my anniversary flowers were delivered (the tissue paper kept the vase from shaking around in the box it was held in).

I sketched from posemanics.com with a felt tip marker but the Elmer's glue served as a resist so it didn't go on very well. I used black marker and gray marker for the shading but you can't really tell.

I used children's watercolor to color around the figures, it drys very chalky looking and it's a different color when it is wet. Posted by Lydia Velarde at 4:22 PM No comments: Labels: marker, posemaniacs, Watercolor


Hotel Del Coronado Corner of RH Dana and Orange Avenue, Coronado Posted by Lydia Velarde at 3:17 PM No comments: Labels: Coronado, Hotel Del Coronado, Orange Avenue, Pen and Ink, RH Dana, San diego Urban Sketchers, sketchbook, urban sketchers, Watercolor


Evan's Pond at Scripps Ranch Library 2015

Posted by Lydia Velarde at 2:51 PM No comments: Labels: evans pond, San Diego Watercolor Society, SDWS, Watercolor

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Evan's Pond This is a work in progress started at the San Diego Watercolor Society at Evan's Lake by Scripps Ranch Library. It was a muggy morning and I had a hard time finding a subject that "moved" me! I will continue to focus on separating the tree masses with watercolor pencil.
Posted by Lydia Velarde at 10:01 AM No comments: Labels: evan's pond, scripps library, Watercolor

Monday, October 12, 2015

Viking in oil pastel This oil pastel sketch is 6 x 6 inches. I worked on gessoed paper from a reference photo I took while at the Vista Viking Festival 2015.

Posted by Lydia Velarde at 5:01 PM No comments: Labels: 2015, gesso, oil pastel, viking, viking festival

Wednesday, October 07, 2015


Practicing watercolor from a photo taking at the Viking Festival in Vista last month. Posted by Lydia Velarde at 5:11 PM No comments: Labels: viking, viking festival, Watercolor

Monday, October 05, 2015

Mermaid and Goddess

some sketches done while visiting my friend Kathy. Posted by Lydia Velarde at 6:05 PM No comments: Labels: goddess, mermaid

Saturday, October 03, 2015

Spanish Village This watercolor of an area in Spanish Village was painted on gessoed paper. It was very frustrating because the paint just sits on top of the paper. I repeat the same mistakes by thinking I can be successful using this method. It doesn't work.

Posted by Lydia Velarde at 4:57 PM No comments: Labels: Balboa Park, Spanish Village

Friday, October 02, 2015

DOORS of Spanish Village.

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