Quick Still Life

A one-night (2 1/2 hour) still life painting in my EAC class.

I touched it up for about another hour more later, at home

oil on gessoed illustration board

Abraham

A third (and final?) Abe

(other Abes: 1 & 2)

This was meant to have white gouache lightening here and there. I am now having trouble deciding whether to do that or just leave it as it is.

Daler Rowney Sepia ink on Canson Mi-Teintes paper

recent figure drawings

 

some recent figure drawings

(last one an underdrawing for a planned oil painting)

(reference images from pixelovely)

(first two) colored pencil on Strathmore Toned Tan paper

(bottom) conté crayon (sanguine) on gessoed illustration board

another giraffe

a Brookfield Zoo giraffe

(a past giraffe)

watercolor with touches of gouache and colored pencil in Moleskine Sketchbook

Plein Air reeds and water

I made the short walk on Saturday to Emily Oaks Nature Center for a plein air painting event: A Brush With Nature. I just showed up and tried my hand at watercolors, the only really portable way I can paint at the moment. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring some white gouache, something I was counting on for certain effects as I was planning this painting. (I took a photo and finished it at home.)

I really loved being out in nature and trying to capture an impression of it. I will do this sort of thing again soon.

watercolor with touches of gouache and colored pencil in Moleskine watercolor sktechbook

Dog portrait

This dog was walking his or her owner in Miami Woods when we were out on a walk.

pencil ("Trois Crayon" Watteau method) on Canson Mi-Tientes

Female figure drawing

Figure reference from here

pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes paper