New Savannah Notes are Finally Here!

If you’re local to Savannah, you may have spotted them already at ShopScad, The Tea Room, or La Paperie, but now you can also get your Savannah Notes online via The Ink Lab.  I’ve mixed up the series a bit and revamped the packaging to include an eco-friendly kraft paper box.  Each box includes 8 notes featuring my pen & ink drawings of Madison Square, Lafayette Square, Chippewa Square and the iconic Forsyth Park Fountain.  Get yours here!

Hope y’all are enjoying a beautiful Savannah Spring!

I Love Drawing Historic Savannah Homes

It’s almost therapeutic to draw all the little details in Savannah ironwork.  I really enjoyed pulling this one together.

West Harris Street – Historic Savannah

8×12 pen & ink on natural colored paper

Visit The Ink Lab to commission your own – click here to see house sketches from years gone by.

Historic Savannah Home – Custom Pen & Ink

I love drawing historic properties, and this Federal Style home on Lincoln Street is no exception.  Built in 1799 for William Barnard, it must have a million stories to tell.   In 1812, the house became the first Methodist parsonage in Savannah.  It also served as a Presbyterian manse as recently as the 1970’s.

I’m a little sad that the iron gate designed by Ivan Bailey didn’t make the drawing…

Splendid, no?

Azalea Inn & Gardens Custom Pen & Ink

Sometimes I really luck out!  I just worked up a sketch for the beautiful Azalea Inn and Gardens located in Historic Savannah!

217 East Huntingdon Street

The color version is available as an 8×10 Hand-Watercolored Print, for sale at the Inn as well as in theinklab.

It was a pleasure working with Teresa, the innkeeper, and her gracious staff.  Azalea Inn, while beautiful and grand in every detail, still feels like home.  I think little Joey, Greeter and Ambassador, has something to do with that…

All artwork ©2010 Heather L. Young

 

The Waving Girl – Savannah River Street

This time, a peek at the “uncropped” painting.  I rather like the contrast of the tightly sketched line work vs. the loosely applied washes.  Thoughts on framing?  I’m tempted to find a framing style that would allow for these haphazard washes to be viewed…

©2009 Heather L. Young

P.S.  here’s a little info on our beloved Waving Girl. To see the b&w version, CLICK!

a refreshing touch…

of paint to a pen & ink.  Thankfully, the new printer allows me to print archival inks onto watercolor paper and paint on it without incurring any smudges.  I like this…a lot.  In fact, it’s got the wheels turning a bit.  Sometimes it’s good to breath new life into an old technique.

“Alligator Soul” ©2009 Heather L. Young

Just for fun…the palette…

Finally pulled it together…

…all the photos from the Pirate’s House mural.  I must say, this one sure is hard to photograph, so the next time you’re floating around downtown, drop by to see it.  Just tell them you’d like to take a peek at Captain Flint’s Hall, and they’ll give you the tour.  Enjoy!

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Oh yeah, and Mr. UPS is due to drop off some yummy new paints for my next mural today!  I can’t wait to get out of this studio and on location again.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!