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

Graphite Powder

Rendering form with paper stomp and graphite powder is fun. Here is an example.

Paper Stomp Lady

Composition and Color

Another small gouache painting.

The Old Tree and the Creek