More Sailboats 051-060

Paintings from this weekend, sailboats 051-060. Getting closer to that 100.
Here we have Queen Anne's Revenge, a ancient roman boat, a barge from the Netherlands, the Santa Maria from Columbus by itself and then again with the Nina and Pina and a few schooners to round out the set.

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Throwback Thursday #6 Travel With Me Book

A look back at the Sketchbook Project 2012, where I participated with the theme Travel With Me.
It was a really good experience and fun to take part of something this big.

This short video shows the original sketchbook and the book it eventually became, now available on Amazon.

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Brittany Flag with Label

A couple new Brittany flags (region of France) on the RB site with Breton and Bretonne labels, as in male and female name for someone from Brittany.

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Mont Saint Michel - March Art Rewards

Here's the art I'm sending as the March Art Rewards for my Patreon supporters.
It's a narrow street from the Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France.

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Little Street In European Village

On this one I wanted to get a little street with the feel of a European village - ink and watercolor.

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Travel With Me video on Youtube

I got a video together to showcase my sketchbook and book Travel With Me.

The first part is the Sketchbook Project 2012, which I took time to film before sending it off to the Art House Co-op, and the second part is the little book I made from that sketchbook, adding notes and anecdotes to the images.



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Giving Away eBook

I'm giving away FR-EE downloads of my ebook for the next few days. Help me get as many downloads as possible.

Follow this link:

http://www.amazon.com/Travel-With-St-Malo-Michel-ebook/dp/B008KPDPEA/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1365253611&sr=1-1

Leave a review on Amazon for a chance to win a paperback copy. Pass it on!
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Sketchbook Project 2012 page 13 Inked

I said I would finish this project by the end of the year ... hmm, with Christmas coming up and the end of the school year, I've been busy with other things.
Still, I just finished inking page 13, a view from within the Mont Saint Michel, with only 2 pages left ... yeah!

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Sketchbook Project page 13 Mont Saint Michel

Took a little break on all the projects for the Thanksgiving holidays, and now I am motivated to finish this one before Christmas ... so, better get to it.

This is the sketched layout for page 13, a view from within the Mont Saint Michel, to be finished in markers.

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Sketchbook Project page 12 the Mont in Color

The Mont Saint Michel, finished with watercolor. I am resonably satisfied with the result... I tend to "color" rather than "paint" per se, being more of a cartoonist and illustrator than painter, so I'd say I did pretty good.

Illustration Friday theme: Scary.
Don't know about you, but I think this might have been a somewhat scary place to live in during medieval times, what with the weather, the sea, the cold and humidity, and the constant potential for assault by various factions.
I'm very glad to visit the place today though, and would love to stay the night at least once, preferably during high tide, to get the full effect of being surrounded by the sea.

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Sketchbook Project page 11 Mont Saint Michel

The Mont Saint Michel from a couple posts back, done with India Ink.

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Sketchbook Project 2012 Mont Saint Michel

As this section of my Sketchbook Project is now all about the Mont Saint Michel, a complete view of this marvel is due before setting foot inside.

This is my pencil drawing, finished just moments ago.

**Note: all pages to date here: Sketchbook 2012 page.
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Sketchbook Project 2012 page 11 Finished

Finished page 11 of the Sketchbook Project: that's the Mont Saint Michel in the backdrop, where we're headed next.
This is a somewhat less "serious" illustration compared to the previous two and more in the vain of fun comic book type, which is fine, as it does provide a variety of style and approaches for this little book.

I'll most likely be working on page 10 next, the map page, and choosing my next pictures as we get closer to the Mont Saint Michel.

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Sketchbook Project page 11 Inked

Got the lovely sheep all inked up and colored today. They're looking pretty cuddly me think. :)

See all pages done to date here.
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Sketchbook Project 2012 page 11 Sketch

Skipping page 10 to work on page 11... and moving from St. Malo, Brittany to the Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, right next door.
Here's the page layout, to be finished with a fine marker.

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Cathedral Illo Available in Zazzle Shop

The cathedral illustration from a few posts back is now available in the Zazzle shop, except for the poster / print version, which is apparently having issues with distorting images... hope they fix that soon.

In the mean time, enjoy stickers, mugs, tees, etc.

St. Malo Cathedral by RiverbyNight
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