This was created during a recent paint out with Plein Air Austin. My focus was on water reflections. The property was beautiful with livestock in the distance, beautiful trees, and a meandering body of water.
The title is about the bird in the lower right hand corner that appears to be watching this down on his luck fellow. The scene is from the downtown area of San Francisco. This person was sitting in front of a store with his spare change cup nearby.
A Facebook friend and colleague told me that yesterdays post was disturbing. That critique actually fit. These sketches are from the series called Waking the Dead. I'm currently watching the first season. I love the lighting and the characters have interesting faces.
I recently finished a book on sketching fast. The author suggested sketching while the dvr or recording device was on pause. I did that yesterday while watching a little telly. My pause button works for about 10 minutes before I lose the still image. I worked small (3.5 by 5 inches) to get in a full image. I will call this series my expression series.
This young lady is part of the duo called Justif. They play frequently at our gallery openings. The crowd tends to stay around longer when we have music. The initial study was in ink. The first painting was a 5 by 7 watercolor. This is the first pastel version.