Get Outside and Draw

A sketch blog powered by Suzie Garner and images from her sketchbooks, life and art.

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Get Outside and Draw turned 3 today!

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My neighbors outside my door this summer. #yellowstonenationalpark #mammothhotsprings (at Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District)

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Tomorrow is my first official day on the job at my new summer gig up here in Yellowstone National Park. I’m a Park Host Volunteer at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. I will hang out and visit with the park visitors and tell them about the park and what types of things they can do while here. Many thanks to my family and friends for helping me make this dream a reality.

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Elk sketches for a current project. Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencil

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Throwback Thursday - July 2011 - A drawing of one of my favorite vintage busses hopefully still in use at Yellowstone National Park.

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Throwback Thursday - May 2015 - Top Image: The inspiration (Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park) and the sketch as it was drying. I sketched this one and it started to rain. I ran to the car and after the rain passed, I finished the watercolor, which dried a little slower since it was still sort of rainy. 

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Yellowstone Forever Institute course enrollment is open today for members! My keeping a travel sketchbook is available now. This course was sold out with a waiting list last year, so sign up soon. Registration for general public begins February 7, 2018 if you are not a member.

“Keeping A Travel Sketch Book" is a three day workshop starting at 7pm on June 13, 2018 and runs through June 15th at the historic Lamar Buffalo Ranch. Find out more at the Yellowstone Forever Institute website, or call 406-848-2400 to register.

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My summer 2018 Yellowstone Forever Institute course is coming up this June! This year we will focus on 100 ideas or different activities one can do when keeping a travel sketchbook. The course was sold out with a waiting list last year, so sign up soon. Registration for Yellowstone Forever members begins January 31 and February 7, 2018 for general registration.

“Keeping A Travel Sketch Book" is open for registration. It will be three day workshop starting at 7pm on June 13, 2018 and runs through June 15th at the historic Lamar Buffalo Ranch. Find out more at the Yellowstone Forever Institute website, view the catalog or call 406-848-2400 to register.

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My New Year’s Eve Sketch created in the lobby/restaurant at the hotel in Marzling, Germany.

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Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia...

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My Durer Alphabet Practice Chart from Sign Painting Class. A lot of fun to do. 

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Brush Stroke Practice with One Shot from my Sign Painting class last semester.  The idea here was to overlap the strokes and make the practice a beautiful image.

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This fall I took an old school sign painting class using brush lettering, hand-made brushes and one-shot. This is a paper show card using Copic markers and OneShot from that class. It was a fun class exercise and a means to practice.  

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I realized after yesterday’s post that I have never posted the Art and Design Department identity. So, here it is in several versions.

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Found my logo design on the screen printing bed with a found critique. Nice. :) 

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park spread from October 2017

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park