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Virtual Paintout – Island of Jersey (United Kingdom)

Sketch in pen, watercolor added, in a Stonehenge journal – 7×14 inches This month’s Virtual Paintout location is the island of Jersey. Now when I first saw the location I admit I was confused as to where Jersey was exactly. So I had to look at a big map and discovered that Jersey is an…

Sketch in pen, watercolor added,
in a Stonehenge journal – 7×14 inches
This month’s Virtual Paintout location is the island of Jersey. Now when I first saw the location I admit I was confused as to where Jersey was exactly. So I had to look at a big map and discovered that Jersey is an island off the coast of Northern France that is actually a part of the United Kingdom. I learned something new.

A map of the coast of France,
Jersey is the lower of the two
islands near the coast.

My sketch is of the La Rue des Cateaux, a random stretch of wooded road that I thought looked sort of tranquil yet mysterious at the same time; especially looking to the dark tunnel the tree lined road creates at the edge of the view.
Sketch is in my current journal, Stonehenge 7×7 inches. Originally drawn in pen (brown Pitt) and then watercolor (Grumbacher) added.

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  1. AutumnLeaves

    What a beautiful two page spread, Suzanne! I would just be in heaven opening a sketchbook that had pages like this one. Lovely work!

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  2. quirkyartist

    I love this spread. I tend to cover the page like that also and you are probably the first person I've seen who does similar. Jersey is 5 miles by 9 miles (45 sq miles) of lanes a lot like that and it is very easy to get lost at night. Your sketch brings it back to me because that's what they do like like.

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