Day three hundred and one: One year ago I was in Padua, Italy, and snapped a photograph of the Monastery of Santa Giustina and its reflection in a pool at the nearby park. For lack of energy at the end of a long week, I made only a rapid sketch of the scene. The original […]
Also tagged pencilDay three hundred: In the mood to explore conte crayon again this evening, it occurred to me that it might be a good medium to create a dynamic night sky. Black conte crayon naturally leaves little tiny spots of paper, which I thought might appear like stars. So, I found a photograph of the milky […]
Also tagged conte crayonDay two hundred and eighty-seven: I generally try to keep a positive attitude about my sketches, but I must admit I’m less than delighted with the last couple of figure studies. So I decided to take a little break from that, and dabble again with watercolor. I’m quite pleased with the sky in this landscape, […]
Also tagged watercolorDay two hundred and eighty-two: Gorgeous, warm autumn weather in Philadelphia drew me to the river for a lovely row. This was the view from the dock of the Undine Barge Club before I launched. My new favorite pen with brown ink seemed perfect for the quick job, but begged for a few chalk white […]
Also tagged chalk, pen and inkDay two hundred and eighty-one: My friend Kurt’s drawings in pen and ink reminded me of some of my favorite landscapes by Domenico Campagnola. I was inspired poke about the “Pens” settings in the Corel Painter program, and I discovered one called “Real Variable Width Pen.” I found that if I made the “expression” for […]
Also tagged Campagnola, natureDay two hundred and eighty: After yesterday’s sketch, I thought about another way to approach create a snowy mountain. This time I used a dryer brush that wouldn’t diffuse much, and I left areas of white paper to be the snow. Then added detail with an even dryer camel. By the time I got to […]
Also tagged watercolorDay two hundred and seventy-nine: More experiments with watercolor. This time trying to recreate a series of mountains, with one tall snow-capped peak towering in the distance. I gave up on the puffy gray clouds I was trying to make, and deleted them altogether. I will probably continue playing with watercolor, but may need to […]
Also tagged watercolorDay two hundred and seventy-seven: I must have doodled half a dozen scribbles before I started looking for a photo I could sketch. As I picked through files, a snapshot of a landscape I took from a train accidentally opened, and finally gave my pencil focus. I started to enjoy playing with lines of light […]
Also tagged pencil, waterDay two hundred and seventy-five: Keeping it simple on my last night in Minneapolis, I finger painted the Lake Street Bridge. This iPad doodle is the view that I could see from my seat on a giant rock during the Head of the Mississippi regatta today, where I reconnected with many rowing friends, and listened […]
Also tagged architecture, waterDay two hundred and seventy-four: It’s a beautiful Autumn weekend in Minnesota! Inspired by the changing leaves, I wanted to capture a sense of the season. However, I forgot that I wouldn’t have the medium settings I usually use — like watercolor — to create my study. So instead I indulged in some of the […]
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