Buryatian Forest

A scene in gouache on gesso-coated paper.

Morning in the Forest

People in the Streets

I think the purpose of sketching people should be -aside from practicing mechanical skills and keeping the proportions- to capture the particular essence of the form in that moment in time; the "Gestalt" if you will.

Simple Sketches in Charcoal

Its Autumn But Winter is Coming!

A 35-min. sketch on mixed-media paper. Winter is coming!

Frozen Winter by the River

Sunny Scene

In honor of the Buryatian artist Bato Dugarzhapo. This is an attempt to imitate one of his paintings and wonderfully free style using gouache on watercolor paper.

Sunny by the Beach

Wilderness landscape

Invention based of several of my photographic references.

Wilderness Invention

Autumn Sketching

Here is a quick sketch with gouache experimenting with watercolor paper primed with gesso. The colors stay on the surface and remain more vivid. This surface is ideal for wet-on-wet techniques.

Misty Autumn Day

Watercolor and Goauche Potential

In this painting the clouds are carved out of the negative space following the traditional watercolor process. The background forest on the other hand, was worked out by painting it with opaque gouache.

Sheep Paradise in Norway.

An Small Sketch

This painting was made with a palette knife and thick gouache.

4 x 3 in. Sketch

Sketching with Light Watercolor Washes on Newsprint Paper

A simple sketch with watercolor and charcoal in a brown-green color harmony.

Time Textured Barn

Hills and Storm, South Wales.

Small painting in gouache on paper.

Afternoon Storm

Snow in Watercolor

Snow is typically rendered with cool blues in the shadow and warm ochres in the light areas. Here is an example painted with watercolor and some touches of gouache.

Sunny and Cold