5.20.2012

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice


© Sophia Khan

watercolor study of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, done without a pencil sketch

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4.01.2012

Royal Palace doors, Fez III


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Watercolor on Arches paper

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3.23.2012

Montepulciano

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value study of a street in Montepulciano, done without a preliminary pencil sketch, inspired by Maggie Latham's Exploring Colour in Watercolour.

3.01.2012

Royal Palace doors, Fez

© Sophia Khan

Watercolor on Arches paper

Dale Chihuly


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detail and loose drawing of Dale Chihuly's Royal Blue Mint Chandelier, at the Mint Museum

2.24.2012

palace in Palermo

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Quick, loose watercolor sketch (cropped) completed after several hours of working 
on another more detailed piece.
This is the site of an old palace in ruins, in Palermo.  
It was being used as a backdrop for concerts at the time I visited.

2.23.2012

Sunshine at the Wing Haven Gardens



A trip to the Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary is always so enchanting.
I feel in another world as birds chirp, squirrels and chipmunks run around, 
and the sound of trickling water guides me through the gardens.  Sunlight comes and goes, warming me as I do my sketches.

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2.10.2012

Fez, Royal Palace


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watercolor study of a door knocker on the Royal Palace in Fez

1.25.2012

courtyard in Palermo


© Sophia Khan

After spending much time working on a detailed watercolor, 
I had the creative urge to do something more loose and quick.
I searched my travel photographs for inspiration and found it in a courtyard in Palermo.
I enjoyed the process of loosening up and being interpretive with the colors.

1.24.2012

rippling water



© Sophia Khan

The lovely weather tempted me to go outdoors today.
I went to Freedom Park.
There, I did this small watercolor study of the rippling water in the lake.