Urban Sketching

Here are some examples of the sketches we have been working on with my art students. We are using watercolors, pen, and ink. Sketching improves drawing skills, develop personal vision, and composition.

French Farm Solitud

Oil painting on a 11x14 archival paper.

Farm and Meadows, France.

Stillness of the Forest

Capturing the light in a dense forest. Gouache on paper.

Romantic Light

Vermont Barn

Another Vermont red barn in oil on polyester canvas.

Sunlight in the Forest

Watercolor Waterfalls

Watercolor study of a waterfall.

Waterfall Mist

Costa Brava

Gouache study on cold press paper.

Costa Brava, Spain

North Atlantic Storm

Here is an oil painting of a stormy sea on gesso and archival paper. To add a sense of motion I tilted the horizon.

Sea storm at Cuxhaven, Germany.

Vista by the Lake

Landscape painting with gouache impasto.

Quiet Lake

Alla Prima Gouache Painting

Here is a view of an Italian market.

Classic School: A Boy's Portrait

Here is a small portrait in the classic style. Archival quality polyester canvas. 10x8" hardboard.

Impressionism: Floral Subject

Oil on canvas of a garden in Paris. 11x14" Primed Polyester on MDF Board. Artwork available.