Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Goauche, Charcoal, and Cover Paper

This combination produces a beautiful vintage style.

Tuscany Quiet Alley

Saturday, February 7, 2015

People Sketch

Another Prismacolor sketch on cover paper. This Chinese market salesman was completely exhausted and took a snooze.

Plastic Bags Dream

Gouache on Cover Paper

Gouache works well with 67lb. cover paper. For the base drawing I used a black Prismacolor pencil.

Peasant Girl

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Charcoal on Paper

Sketching with charcoal on newsprint paper.

Unexpected Visitor

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Using Tortillions with Graphite Power

These simple sketches started with a drawing foundation using a small tortillion and graphite followed by gouache.

Cellar. Provence, France


Sunset in the Mountains

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Several Sketches

Here are a few sketches in different styles and media.

Mosquito Planet
Hostile Planet

Saguaro Desert

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Dusseldorf School of Romantic Landscape

A view of the Yosemite. Gouache on Lanaquarelle cold-press watercolor paper.

Yosemite Storm

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

John Constable Style

Classic landscape style using watercolor and gouache on paper.

English Cottage and Pond


Sunday, January 18, 2015

Portrait of and Older man

Here is another example of a portrait with Prismacolor.

Homeless Older Man