Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Can't Sit Long

I noticed this passenger early in the flight. He would stand up for about 10 minutes and sit back down for a while before standing again. He probably had a back problem. His face was interesting so I did a quick sketch.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Oakland Bound Passenger

This was a fellow passenger en route to Oakland, California. He fell asleep and of course I painted him. ACEO trading cards and a watercolor travel set are great ways to sharpen ones skills and kill some time during a flight.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

California Pasture

We were exploring the bay portion of the Point Reyes National Seashore and came upon this beautiful scene. Of course I had to take numerous photos. This is the first attempt at painting this image.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Into The Fog Studio Version

Reading blogs is one of my favorite things to do. That is how I found out about the new Shizen pastel paper. I am already a fan of their watercolor paper. I used the plein air image below as inspiration.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

On The Way

I like to exercise my brain by painting the landscape as it flashes by in a car. I take a mental picture and paint it on an ACEO trading card ground. I then explore that mental snapshot in larger watercolors, pastels, oil and graphite drawings.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Inspired by Fog

I was searching for a painting to show to a client yesterday and came upon yet another painting of this tree from a few years back. This is this years version with it surrounded by fog. I was experimenting with the new Arches paper for oil paints.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Jug Handle Panoramic

Pam gave be a gift card from Dick Blick's for my birthday. I have to go by that store each visit. I bought two panoramic watercolor blocks and some square format watercolor blocks for this trips paintings.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Hope

This is a quick drawing of my brothers wife Hope. She did me the honor of posing for me during my last visit to Commerce, Texas.