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I've been sharing my little 3 x 5 vacation sketches with you for the past few weeks and thought I'd change it up a bit this week. . I love beach vacations where I can lounge all day with 2 beach chairs: one for me; one for sketching supplies. Rather than just using a pocket sketchbook and watercolor kit, on this vacation I can bring a big book, an array of waterproof ink pens, colored and watercolor pencils, and have lots of fun trying different ...things. . The best part is never having to leave my beach chair except for meals, beach walks and dips in the ocean. Heaven! . This sketch was done in a big 10 x 10 Fabriano book working open across 2 pages. As a result, it's kind of a weird format (10 x 20) but the format seemed to suit my subject: a line of shady, woven palapas stretching down the beach. . . . #watercolorsketch #watercolorsketching #watercolorart #watercolordrawing #watercolor_art #watercolorstyle #watercolors #vacation #vacationsketch #youcreate #vacationmemories #sketchs #sketchart #sketchwork #sketchings #sketchin #sketchlife #sketchtime #sketchesoninstagram #sketchofday #sketchdraw #sketchdrawing #childrensbookauthor #childrensbookillustrator #monsieurpierre #octopusfriend #orangeoctopus #loanniepress #houdinicarini #girlmagician See more

Lazy days Summer time reading! . . . #childrensbooks #childrensbook #kidsbooks #kidsbook #kidsbookstagram #preschoolbook #picturebooks #picturebook #childrenliterature #kidlit #littlereaders #childrensliterature #booksforkids #childrensbookauthor #childrensbooksillustration #childrensbookillustration #childrensbookart #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #childrensliteracy #raisingreaders #raisingreader #raiseareader #monsieurpierre #octopusfriend #orangeoctopus #loanniepress #houdinicarini #girlmagician

The best vacation sketching for me happens on the spot. However, sometimes it's just not possible to get out the sketchbook in the moment. When that happens, I take a few iPhone photos and try to capture the most important thing I want to remember about that sight. . This sketch is of the Golubac Fort on the eastern Danube River on the border between Serbia and Romania. I saw it during dinner while we passed it in a riverboat and there was no way to sketch ...in the short time we had. I took photos and tried to remember the dramatic spot it held on top of the cliff and the late afternoon shadows. I completed the sketch later with pencil and watercolor. I hand-traced a gothic font I found on Google for the name along the left border. While not sketched in the moment, that memory has lasted and become a highlight of my trip. . . . #golubac #golubacfortress #golubackatvrdjava #danuberiver #vacation #vacationsketch #youcreate #vacationmemories #sketchs #sketchart #sketchwork #sketchings #sketchin #sketchlife #sketchtime #sketchesoninstagram #sketchofday #sketchdraw #sketchdrawing #childrensbookauthor #childrensbookart #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #monsieurpierre #octopusfriend #orangeoctopus #loanniepress #houdinicarini #girlmagician See more

Sometimes vacation sketching depends heavily on the availability of @dramamineofficial in addition to the usual art supplies! This sketch of a Tuscan villa was started on the last afternoon of a family trip. I did the basic sketch in ink and pencil in my small sketchbook that afternoon. The following morning we all packed up and headed to the airport. I was in the very back of a 10-person van. I made sure to take a Dramamine before we started and as a result was able to spe...nd the ride adding color with my pocket palette and a water brush. The sketch was finished by the time we arrived. . . . #dramamine #vacation #vacationgoals #vacationsketch #youcreate #vacationmemories #sketchs #sketchart #sketchwork #sketchings #sketchin #sketchlife #sketchtime #sketchesoninstagram #sketchofday #sketchdraw #sketchdrawing #childrensbookauthor #childrensbooksillustration #childrensbookillustration #childrensbookart #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #monsieurpierre #octopusfriend #orangeoctopus #loanniepress #houdinicarini #girlmagician See more

I love lake vacations especially with kids because there are no big waves to worry about! Adults love the controlled environment but sometimes kids get bored with this. Tips for fun games in the water in my bio! . . .... #lakevacation #watergame #watergames #childrensbookauthor #childrensbooksillustration #childrensbookillustration #childrensbookart #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #childrensliteracy #raisingreaders #raisingreader #raiseareader #earlyreader #readtoyourkids #readingtokids #readingtochildren #monsieurpierre #octopusfriend #orangeoctopus #loanniepress #houdinicarini #girlmagician #homeschoolingideas #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolideas #homeschoolscience #homeschoolfieldtrip #homeschoolfieldtrips See more