Monday, December 29, 2014

A Sunset Motif

This is a 10 x 8 in. watercolor from a nearby meadow.

Sunset Over the Hills

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Lunch Break

In street painting, abstract design is as important as in landscape painting. Gouache on watercolor paper.


Noon Break.

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Sketches in the Street

Here are some examples of very quick sketches of people passing by. I used the dry brush and wet-in-wet techniques.

Original 3x6 in.



Original 2x4.5 in.


Original 2x4.5 in.

Friday, December 26, 2014

Bus Stop Driver

This sketch was painted from a scene at a street market.

Market Stop

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Friday, December 19, 2014

Quick Sketch

Here is a 30-min. sketch of a street somewhere in Italy.

Backlit Alley

Dramatic Desert Sunlight

Gouache allows you to go from transparent to thick layers.

Desert Bushes

Thursday, December 18, 2014

England

Here is a dramatic light in the countryside.

Dramatic Moment

Poland

You can do with gouache all that watercolor can do and more.

Water Castle. Poland.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Using the Sword Brush

In this study the leafless tree branches contribute greatly to the mood of the painting; I used a sword brush a.k.a striping brush to paint them.

Misty Trail

Notan in Reds

In this exercise the intent is to keep the masses of color as abstract as possible and we stop when the shapes begin to 'read' as trees. Gouache on Strathmore mixed-media paper.

Autumn Abstraction