Monday, September 29, 2014

Cruising Paris

A view of the Eiffel Tower from the Seine river at sunset. Gouache on watercolor paper.

Sunset from the Seine river

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Limited Palette

Sketching the Albert Dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Painted on Jack Richeson studio watercolor paper; 135lb.

Albert Dock Buildings, Liverpool.


Sunday, September 21, 2014

Different Style

Here is a cartoonish version of some beautiful streets in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Streets

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Perfect for Rainy Scenes

Watercolor is just right for this kind of subject.


Spring Rain Chat.10x8 in watercolor.

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

Watercolor Sketching

Sketching people with watercolor is certainly fun.

Market Buddies

Winter landscape. Oil on paper.