December 2008 Virtual Sketch Date - Results

*Updated 12/14/08 - Please check out the new additions*

Here they are - the results for December! I was pleasantly surprised by the turnout given that this time of year is busy for so many people. Thanks to all who participated!

N. González
Kathleen
The Happy Painter
Elias
Sherry in Wisconsin
Jan Pope
Debbie Later
Carol Edan
Sandy (Myfiddlestix)
Peggy Montano
Andy Veasey
Christine Pierce
Victoria Culbertson
Rhonda Bartoe Tucker
Leslie D’Allesandro Hawes
Laura Starrett
Stacy Rowan
Jennifer Rose Phillip
Sharon
Sylviane
Regina Calton Burchett
Lesley Spanos
Sydney Harper
Nisha Nayar
Joanie - BMoon
Nithya
Rose Welty
Kim Saxe
Cathy Bockel
Mary Beth Nardy

I will check email again tomorrow and add anyone that I might have missed.

December 2008 Virtual Sketch Date - Reference

Farm - Lehigh Valley PA

I hope you are ready to "sketch" again, because it's time for December's virtual sketch date. The reference for this month is shown above. A larger version is posted here.

The new process worked well last month, so we will be using it again.

What You Need to Know

• Post your image to your blog on or before Saturday, December 13th.


• Email your name and the link to your blog post to virtualsketchdate@gmail.com with "VSD post link" in the subject.


• Come back and visit this blog on Sunday, December 14th for the post of links.

Enjoy!

Dates for December 2008

In December the Virtual Sketch Date is going to be held earlier than normal so as not to conflict with the holidays at the end of the month.

The dates are:
Reference post - Friday December 5th (this Friday!)
Entries due - by Saturday, December 13th
Results post - Sunday, December 14th

Hope to see you there!

November 2008 Results!

*** Updated with two new entries at the bottom of the list ***

Thanks to Jeanette Jobson for providing the reference.

We have some lovely entries this month:

Mary Beth Nardy
Cathy's Watercolors
Art For the Soul Of It
Liz Steel (Borromini Bear)
Christine Pierce
Regina Calton Burchett
Leslie D’Allesandro Hawes
Andy Veasey (Back To The Drawing Board)
Capt Elaine Magliacane
Rose Welty
Sheona Hamilton-Grant

Peggy Montano
Rhonda Bartoe Tucker

Kim Saxe
Patrice (mom) & Annie Hinz (age 7)
Nithya Swaminathan
Carolyn Pappas
Sandra Rice
Sherry Thurner
Brenda Yarborough
Laura Starrett
Paulette
Jan Pope
Sylviane Le Cann
Fiona Lewin
Stacy Rowan
MaryAnn Cleary
Sydney Harper

That's what I've received so far, roughly in the order I received emails. If I get more emails late tonight or tomorrow, I'll update.

Thanks to everyone for participating! Great fun and lovely interpretations!

Reference for November VSD

It's that time again! Above is the reference for the November VSD. We wanted something seasonal and Jeanette Jobson graciously offered this.

Remember, there is a new process this month:

What You Need To Know

• You do NOT need to "opt in" via the comments as before. You can leave a comment if you'd like but the list of participants will come from the emails received.
  
• Post your image to your blog on Saturday November 22nd.
• Email your name and the link to your blog post to virtualsketchdate@gmail.com with "VSD post link" in the subject.
• Come back and visit this blog on Sunday November 23rd for the post of links.

Enjoy!

Plans for November VSD

Just wanted to give everyone the dates for the VSD this month and explain a new process.

New Process
VSD has grown beyond all expectations, we now have over 100 subscribers to the blog! We usually have just under half that number participate in any given month. This is fabulous news! However, it does complicate the process a bit. Everyone likes the post of links, but to have to visit 50 blogs and gather links is too big of a job. So we are going to try something new this month.

We will still have a post of links on the Sunday after the VSD. However, we are going to try and make it easier to make that post.

Essentially we now have an email address. Once you post your image on your blog, you will need to send an email to the address with "VSD post link" in the subject. The body of your email should contain your name as you wish it to be displayed and the link to your post. Remember, as the administrator will be going through roughly 50 emails, they will just be cutting and pasting to make a post of links. (Do not include your image in the email or as an attachment, you need to post the image on your blog. Your email should only have your name and the link to your VSD blog post - don't just give the link to your blog homepage.)

What You Need To Know

• Reference will be posted Friday November 14th.
• You do NOT need to "opt in" via the comments as before. You can leave a comment if you'd like but the list of participants will come from the emails received.
  
• Post your image to your blog on Saturday November 22nd.
• Email your name and the link to your blog post to virtualsketchdate@gmail.com with "VSD post link" in the subject.
• Come back and visit this blog on Sunday November 23rd for the post of links.

So there you have it gang. We'll see how it works this month. We want a nice happy medium between it being easy to see everyone who posted for a particular month and it not being a mountain of work for administrators.

October 2008 Virtual Sketch Date Reference Image

http://belindalindhardt.blogspot.com/2008/10/october-virtual-sketch-date.html
UPDATE! All entries for the October Virtual Sketch Date should be posted and available for viewing. Remember, there will be no list of links. Just have a peek in the Comments section and go to the individual's link or blog to view their work.

Thanks so much to everyone for participating and especially to Belinda for a fabulous image to draw and paint.
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Welcome to the October Virtual Sketch Date!

The reference for the sketch date is above. Please click on the image to see the larger version. This lovely image was provided by Belinda Lindhardt. You can visit Belinda's blog here. Below are the guidelines for participating in the Virtual Sketch Date. The purpose is to have fun with some online artist friends.

How It Works

1. You have until Saturday, October 26th to complete your drawing post it on your blog.
   
2. When you complete your piece, post a comment on this post. This will be your link to your image for others to see. If you have multiple blogs, it is helpful if you can leave a link to or the title of the blog that will have your Virtual Sketch Date image.

Art Guidelines

1. Any medium is fine -- graphite, charcoal, digital painting, colored pencils, watercolor, pen & ink, etc. have all been used.
2. You are free to crop the image however you want -- include what you want, exclude what you don't.

September 2008 Virtual Sketch Date - Results

It is the moment we have all been waiting for...the results from the Septemeber sketch date!

Thank you Sharon for allowing us to use your beautiful peony image.

We had a record number of artists sign up to participate this month - 39! Thanks to everyone who participated! To view each submission, click on the links below. The links will take you to each artists' blog posting with their image.

Enjoy! And feel free to leave comments with the individual artists or here.


Sherrie Roberts
Kay Susan
Cathy (shicat)
Leslie Hawes
Valerie Jones
top5cats
Dougie
Maryann Cleary
Tom Barrett
Nic Bridges
Jennifer Rose
Laura
Rose Welty
Barbara Weeks
Dianne Mize
Kari Gibson
Andy
Jeanette Jobson
Regina
Melissa Muirhead
Sharon
Jo Castillo
Jeanne Grant
Rhonda Bartoe Tucker
Deborah
Ann
Marion Brown
Vivienne
Sheona Hamilton Grant
Joanie Springer
Gail
Kellie Hill
Jan Pope
Cathy Gatland
Stacy Rowan
Susan
Paulette
Diane
Laine Lea
Kathleen

September 2008 Virtual Sketch Date - The Reference

Welcome to the September Virtual Sketch Date!

The reference for the sketch date is above. A larger version can be found here on Flickr. It was kindly provided by Sharon. You can visit Sharon's blog here. Below are the guidelines for participating in the Virtual Sketch Date. The purpose is to have fun with some online artist friends.

How It Works

1. You need to comment on this post to be included. If you have multiple blogs, it is helpful if you can leave a link to or the title of the blog that will have your Virtual Sketch Date image.
2. You have until Saturday, September 27th to complete your drawing.
3. You should then post your entry on your blog sometime on Saturday, September 27th.
4. I will create a post on this blog on Sunday, September 28th with links to everyone's entry.
   

Art Guidelines

1. Any medium is fine -- graphite, charcoal, digital painting, colored pencils, watercolor, pen & ink, etc. have all been used.
2. You are free to crop the image however you want -- include what you want, exclude what you don't.

Save the September Dates

Hi everyone!

If you are interested in participating in the September Virtual Sketch Date, mark your calendar and save these dates.

The reference will be posted Friday, September 19th.

Entries should be posted on your own blog Saturday, September 27th. Make sure you put an "I'm in" comment on the reference post here by that date as well.

I will post the results summary Sunday, September 28th.

We have a lovely reference for this month and I'm looking forward to seeing all of the great entries.

August Sketch Date - Results

Just a few brief announcements before we get to the links...

Thanks to Sherrie Roberts for letting us use her photo this month.

Thanks to Stacy Rowan for agreeing to help administer these sketch dates. She will be in charge for September. I, Rose, really appreciate both Jeanette and Stacy agreeing to help me do this. These are lots of fun and with having to do the admin only once a quarter it's even more fun.

There are some amazing entries this time - lots of variety! Well done everyone.

Onto our brave 27 participants this month (in order of their sign up):
(There are a few that I couldn't find a blog post for, I'll check again tomorrow and make the links.)

Kay Susan
Marion
Michael
Stacy
Kylie
Leslie
Jeanne
Sherrie
Barbara
Andy
Artist in Residence
Rose
Mary
Nic
Laine
Cathy
Jill
Jennifer Rose
Kellie
Vivienne
Kathy C
lvetopaint
Dougie
Susan
Tracy
Rhonda
Gail
Laura
shicat

Photo Reference for August Virtual Sketch Date

Welcome to the August 2008 Virtual Sketch Date!

The reference for this sketch date is above. (You can see a larger version here on Flickr.) It was kindly provided by Sherrie Roberts. You can visit Sherrie's blog here. If you've never joined in or were curious about what this is, please see the guidelines below. This is just a bit of fun for some online artist friends.

How It Works

1. You need to comment on this post to be included.
2. You have until Saturday August 30th to complete your drawing.
   
3. You should then post your entry on your blog sometime on Saturday August 30th.
   
4. I will create a post on this blog on Sunday the 31st with links to everyone's entry.

Art Guidelines

1. Any medium is fine, graphite, charcoal, digital painting, colored pencils, etc have all been used.
   
2. You are free to crop the image however you want, include what you want, exclude what you don't.

August Sketch Date

Hey Gang! A few things...

One:
I've added subscription buttons to the sidebar on VSD, so you can now subscribe to find out what's happening without having to check back.

Two:
The VSD reference for August will be posted on August 22nd. The actual sketch date is on the 30th, a week later.

Three:
Call for volunteers! We need a reference for the sketch date in August. The first person to comment on this post with a suitable reference (see guidelines to the left) will be the provider. Please do not email myself or Jeanette - it makes it too hard when we get some offers over email and some in the comments. If you have already done it, please let someone else offer.

Four:
To simplify things, we are going to continue the trend of having the sketch date during the last week of the month. So the sketch date will generally be on the last Saturday of the month, the reference will come out about a week before.

July Virtual Sketch Date - the images

This little venture has exploded in terms of participation this time and its wonderful to see all the different interpretations of these sunquats. Thanks again Leslie for letting us use your reference photo for this. And many thanks to all those who took time to participate in the Virtual Sketching Date!

To view any of the drawings, click on a link below and it will take you to that individual's blog posting for their image.

There is only one individual who hasn't posted a drawing, but I'll keep checking today and if she posts, I'll add her to the list.

Rose
Dougie
Melissa
Sherrie
Maggie
Michael
Leslie
Laura
Miki
Mary Ann
Mary
Kylie
Stacy
Jennifer
Jeanne
Kay Susan
Jeanette
Kellie
Sharon
Paulette
Sydney
Cathy

July 2008 Virtual Sketch Date - reference

Welcome to the July 2008 Virtual Sketch Date!

The reference for this sketch date is above. It was kindly provided by Leslie Hawes. You can visit Leslie's blog here. If you've never joined in or were curious about what this is, please see the guidelines below. This is just a bit of fun for some online artist friends.

How It Works

1. You need to comment on this post to be included.
2. You have until Saturday July 26th to complete your drawing.
   
3. You should then post your entry on your blog sometime on Saturday July 26th.
   
4. I will create a post on this blog on Sunday the 27th with links to everyone's entry.

Art Guidelines

1. Any medium is fine, graphite, charcoal, digital painting, colored pencils, etc have all been used.
   
2. You are free to crop the image however you want, include what you want, exclude what you don't.

I have included a greyscale for those who may want to see the values more easily.

Please click on the image to see it full size.

June 2008 Virtual Sketch Date - Results!

This is a summary post of links to the participants in this month's sketch. (New link added on Monday morning US Central Time.)

The reference image is here.

Participants:

• Jeanne Grant - Jeanne Grant
  
• Jennifer Rose Phillip (provider of image) - Fuzzy Dragons
  
• Teresa - Blueberries, Art and Life
  
• Stacy Rowan - Stop and Draw the Roses
  
• Michael Brinkley - The Real World of Art
  
• Kay Susan - Smockery-Fridays
  
• Belinda Lindhardt - Belinda Lindhardt Art Journal
  
• Leslie Hawes - Leslie's Blog
  
• Rose Welty - Rose's Art Lines
• Paulette - Becoming a Renaissance Woman
  

Well done everyone! This is such fun, thanks for participating.

Our next sketch date will be in July. We'll be handling it as we did this time. If you want to offer a reference, please see the guidelines in the sidebar. If you are still interested, please leave a comment on this post, it will be done on a first come, first served basis.

The next reference will be posted Friday July 18th, with the sketch date the following Saturday July 26th. Then there will be a summary post like this one on the 27th.

Looking forward to seeing everyone next month!

June 2008 Virtual Sketch Date - reference

Welcome to the June 2008 Virtual Sketch Date!

UPDATE: Here is the link to a larger res version of the above photo. Thanks Jennifer!

The reference for this sketch date is above. It was graciously provided by Jennifer Rose Phillip of Fuzzy Dragons fame. I hope that everyone is as excited as I am. If you've never joined in or were curious about what this is, please see the guidelines below. This is just a bit of fun for some online artist friends.

How It Works

1. You need to comment on this post to be included.
2. You have until Saturday June 21st.
   
3. You should then post your entry on your blog sometime on Saturday June 21st.
   
4. I will then do a post (on this blog) on Sunday the 22nd with links to everyone's entry.

Art Guidelines

1. Any medium is fine, graphite, charcoal, digital painting, colored pencils, etc have all been used.
2. You are free to crop the image however you want, include what you want, exclude what you don't.