Cruising Paris

A view of the Eiffel Tower from the Seine river at sunset. Gouache on watercolor paper.

Sunset from the Seine river

Limited Palette

Sketching the Albert Dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Painted on Jack Richeson studio watercolor paper; 135lb.

Albert Dock Buildings, Liverpool.

Different Style

Here is a cartoonish version of some beautiful streets in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Streets

Perfect for Rainy Scenes

Watercolor is just right for this kind of subject.

Spring Rain Chat.10x8 in watercolor.

One hour Sketches

Some quick sketches in gouache.

Simple Subjects

I love to render the different ways that water is colored by the sky. For water to look realistic it almost always is of darker value than the sky. Notice the following sketches:

Baja Sailing

China Style Fishing

More Sketches

Two new gouache sketches for today.

Stone Vase

Sunset in Cadiz, Spain

Small Landscape

Here is an example of a loose watercolor technique on an 8x10 in watercolor Paper.

Splendor

Sketching with a Chinese Calligraphy Brush

A very quick sketch of Tuscany's countryside. My calligraphy brush is quite large and forces me to focus on the overall light of the scene.

Vineyards in Tuscany

Countryside in Tuscany, Italy.

Sketching the Boatyard

Testing watercolor paper with synthetic sizing.

Facelift

Watercolor Sketching

Sketching people with watercolor is certainly fun.

Market Buddies

Nautical Scene

Exploring more sunset scenes.

Bringing Down the Jib

Simplified Subject

Watercolor is at its best in simple subjects.

San Francisco Bay Boat

Tonal Compression

With a little bit of patience this can be done.

Arched Entry, Dordogne, France

Paris in the Afternoon

Here is a attempt to capture the light and mood of the scene.

Golden Light in Paris

More Sketches with the Students

Here are a few of the sketches the students see being executed during the class. For these sketches I use a Sanford uni-Ball Micro black pen and gouache on Strathmore Toned Tan paper.

Ballet

Moving

A Formal Approach to Gouache

In this painting the effort was to strike a balance between soft and sharp edges.

Solitary Creek