Southwest July Challenge Sketches

The challenges on the Southwest and Western forum on wetcanvas are meant to be paintings.  The artists take turns posting the photos to paint from.  It will be my turn for August.  I will post them late tomorrow evening.  I usually just sketch from the photos.  My paintings from life are usually better.  I'm not a fan of painting from photos, even from my own.  I do like the SW forum and the artists there are fun and sharing so I try to do at least one sketch or painting during the month.  I did one sketch earlier and here are a couple more.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1450020

Photos for July were posted by Kay Smith.  She lives in Big Spring and Ruidoso.  We have crossed paths many times but have never met.  We did chat on the phone when we came up here to Angel Fire, she was on the highway, too.  One of these days we will get together for some painting and chatting time.  She paints mostly in watercolor and is a very active artist.  Have a look, she does beautiful work.   http://kaysmithbrushworks.blogspot.com/