Soothing palette of deep blues evoke the depths of twilight. Fun to push the oil turpentine around, on paper. The addition of winter pines turn this abstract color study into a snowy landscape.
Inspirations and sketches from my studio in the Catskill Mountain. The solitude of my Artist Retreat compels me to keep exploring, seeing, experimenting, and painting all the picturesque quality outside my window.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Outside My Window
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
FARM INSPIRATION
Experimenting & working loose is all fine & well. But once in awhile, this subject from the farm calls for an old fashion tight rendering. With this little .5 mechanical pencil, the lines follow the direction of the way the hair is growing.
I painted a loose wash, to tone the paper...mainly because I want the contrast between the free flowing wash against the detail drawing.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Autumn Splendor
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Painting Summer Morning
Friday, July 27, 2018
Light & Atmosphere with Oil
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
From Farm to Sketchbook, after G. Seurat
You can see why I want to try a sketch of the horse at La Basse Cour, with conte crayon. The inspirational process is reverse for this drawing.
Horse by G. Seurat |
Came upon Georges Seurat drawings at MOMA, way back in 2007. His technique has influence my drawing ever since. Painterly drawings with subtle shadings of tones, indicating at the same time form, light & space; thru the use of conte crayon over texture paper.
These handmade watercolor paper has been sitting in my closet for 20 years. The texture is all wrong for my watercolor style. But the weave of the paper is just right for this conte drawing!
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Farm Drawings
Worked on a series of farm drawings this Spring. It was an exercise to try out different drawing techniques. The drawings could gather dust in my closet or I can take the trouble to frame & show them. I love it when I can connect the dots. La Basse Cour is a lovely farm store that features local artisans & farm goods.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Meditation on the Process of a Sketch
Another morning of trying to capture the light & atmosphere outside my window. Oil turpentine on watercolor paper is perfect for a rapid study. Limiting my palette to just a few colors is always good discipline.
Laying down soft white & pink pastel on blue sky is all I need to convey the tonal feeling of mist softening the morning light. The texture from the watercolor paper makes all the difference.
a little purple to define the foreground |
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Painting in My Garden
Friday, June 8, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
How to Draw a Cow with B&W Conte
I lay down the shape of the animal on tinted paper. As you can see, black & white conte is well suited for indicating light & shadow of the forms of the cow.
Friday, April 13, 2018
LINGERING SNOW
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
MOON SET, 5 am
This might be the last time to wake up & see the full moon sets over lingering white snow, over the western horizon, at 5am. It's a lovely sight, bit it's hard to be inspire with snow, by April!
Friday, February 2, 2018
WINTER COLORINGS
Friday, January 19, 2018
PARIS SOUVENIR
For this design, instead of sketches, I draw inspiration from some Paris souvenirs. I begin with a scan of a tea menu.
The side border came from a digital photo of an antique sign. I now have a new pattern to use as a background to my illustrations.
A Valentine greeting is where I wind up, for now. It's quite easy to dream up other variations. This pair of teddy bear works well for wedding anniversary, birthday or just say "I Love You" Take a peek at my latest Valentine
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