Jocelyn Curry

Art & Joie de Vivre

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As a retired lettering artist and illustrator, I still create a lot of visuals and have fun doing it. My website is a place I can post and share them from my Shoreline, Washington studio in my home.

One Garden, Three Views

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

On Tuesday morning, our little drawing group settled in the garden of one of our members. It's spectacular there what with the many verdant areas featuring a wide variety of plants, trees, water features and clipped lawn paths. We picked our chosen spots in this wonderland, and met up 40 or so minutes later to compare sketches. I love how different the three are! They represent such different aspects of this beautiful place. Please take a look:

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Here is "the bird bowl" which attracted a flurry of visiting black-capped chickadees as I sketched. One reason I am happy with my drawing (pen, ink and watercolor) is that by some small miracle the water actually looks like water!

 

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Two infant apples emerge from the fresh foliage. This member's goal: to keep it loose.

 

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A newly transplanted Golden Cypress, seen left of center, makes an architectural statement in this landscape sketch. To capture so many forms and textures in 40 short minutes is an admirable achievement! Color will be added.
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