Thursday, September 18, 2014

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


Wednesday, September 17, 2014

More Sketches

Two new gouache sketches for today.

Stone Vase

Sunset in Cadiz, Spain

Monday, September 15, 2014

Small Landscape

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

Splendor

Sunday, September 14, 2014

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

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Friday, September 12, 2014

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

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Paris in the Afternoon

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

Golden Light in Paris