Thursday, February 27, 2014

A More Complex Scene

In this 9x12" lake scene the challenger was to achieve appropriate color gradation of the background and working with soft, lost and hard edges.

Lake Sunshine

To prevent the scene from become utterly generic I drew a more detailed sketch.


Monday, February 24, 2014

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Evocative of Spain

An imaginary town in mixed media. Created with gouache, airbrush, and Prismacolor  Premier color pencils.

Town Impossible


Thursday, February 20, 2014

Romantic Landscape

Painting of a lighthouse at sunset. Gouache and color pencils on a 6.5x7.5" watercolor paper.

The Sentinel

Here is the Notan [underlying energy] of this landscape.

Notan

Monday, February 17, 2014

Mixed Media Drawing

This crane was painted using graphite pencil, gouache, and a layer of acrylic medium to seal it. For the finishing details I applied color pencils.

Sandhill Crane

Girl's Portrait

This drawing was created with Prismacolor Premier PC 935 on watercolor paper.

Posing

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Abstract Mixed Media

Here is a more abstract piece based on an abandoned factory building interior facade. Painted with gouache and color pencils.

Abandoned office

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Mix Media

This was done on board primed with tinted gesso. It has washes of opaque tempera, Higging's black ink and  finished with Rembrant Polycolor color pencils.

You Watch Me...

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Charcoal and Pencil

Another Drawing executed with General's Charcoal Powder and Prismacolor Ebony 14420 on Light Gray Bond paper 21lb.

Hungry and Cold

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

An Experiment with Synthetic Paper

This is was painted on an 8x11" piece of YUPO Synthetic Paper. The surface was treated with acrylic primer and allowed to thoroughly dry.

Ready to Migrate

Landscape Paintings

A couple of scenes on canvas.

Entering the Forest.  11x14" on cotton canvas.
Old Watermill. 11x14" on canvas.

Grove.