Fast oil sketch still llifes

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 The instructor of my last Evanston Art Center class suggested I try doing some fast still life paintings as an exercise in order to loosen me up. These were each done in the area of 45 min. to 1 hour. I really enjoyed doing these and will be doing more.

oil on Arches oil paper

Michigan Sunset oil sketch

I took a lot of photos of the lake on our last annual trip to Michigan.

I may develop one or more into a finished painting, and this is an oil sketch I made on the road to that.

Oil on Arches oil paper

Plein air plant study 1

Something I found to draw in our backyard the other day

Caran d'Ache colored pencils on Canson Mi-Teintes paper

Studying Abe

(No, I haven't seen Lincoln yet.) But I have seen a lot of the photos of Abraham Lincoln popping up online here and there and he certainly does have a fascinating face.

I am working on a larger portrait of him from an Alexander Gardner photograph, and these are some of my preparatory studies (I got carried away with the one on the right). I was trying to find out which ink and pen nib I wanted to use. I very much like the combination of pen & ink and ink wash on toned paper with gouache highlights.

pen and ink & ink wash with brush on Canson Mi-Teintes paper with gouache highlights

Tortoise & Pen

Wanted to try out a new pen I bought and ended up adding brush & ink washes to it.

From a tortoise (turtle?) photo I took at a reptile show a few years ago.

Sepia Copic Drawing (fountain) Pen and Higgins brown ink & wash in sketchbook

Still life class

This is the 2nd still life I've painted in my current class at Evanston Art Center.

I have learned a lot.

oil on board

more figure drawing quickies

Some more figure drawings done from the great online tool here.

Conte crayons, pencil and marker on paper