Juicy Orange Another 5 x 7″ on 140 lb arches, gouache, brush pen, pastel pencil FRUIT rendering, to match my apple in previous post. I’m thinking about making a series of these and hanging them up in the kitchen. PRICE: $20 var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.l ... Continue Reading
Afternoon Apple 5 x 7″ 140lb gouache, brush pen Just too inspired by the Freestone SketchCrawl, I had to come home and paint some more. PRICE: $20 a2a_config.linkname="A Saturday Afternoon Apple"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/04/25/a-saturday-after ... Continue Reading
Great day, weather and folks! Met up with a friend and then met all sorts of new artsy friends as we met at the Freestone Brick Oven Bakery and after filling ourselves with coffee, tea and treats out of the oven, we scattered to our inspiring locations and got to work. This being my seco ... Continue Reading
Mostly airport doodles…..there’s always lots of time to waste. a2a_config.linkname="Doodles"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/04/25/doodles/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
Participated in my very first SketchCrawl….when i was back in Rochester, NY visiting family. We started the day at the historic Mt Hope Cemetary, then lunched it, and went on to Highland Park’s newly refurbished Arboretum for some more drawing. Great peop ... Continue Reading
Face original gouache and ink on 90lb wc paper Face, inspired by magazine model gouache and gel pen on 90lb wc paper 90lb crappy watercolor paper, both about 7 x 10″, gouache, gel pen, ink. Trying out some new things especially with mixing up the media. Suits my fiery personali ... Continue Reading
Rhododendron Bud (3rd attempt) 12 x 10″ cold pressed, gouache, acrylic ink, some pastel pencils This month’s reference for VirtualSketchDate is supplied by Jeanette Jobson. Check out all the other entries at www.VirtualSketchDate.blogspot.com. Some other attempts… ... Continue Reading
DIANA – 2000′s 7 x 10.5″ hot press, gouache, ink, and brush pen My entry for Different Strokes From Different Folks this two week period. I guess I wasn’t in a serious mood! And her legs are wonky….but they were already inked in, so left it. LOL. Go che ... Continue Reading
What a surprise and honor to receive this award from Christine Pierce. Thank you, Christine. Visit her site here: http://www.christinepierce.blogspot.com/ I can best describe her artwork as HAPPY! You’d think I could come up with something else, but to summarize in one word the exp ... Continue Reading
And after I finished the Infanta Maria below, I decided to just “let er rip” with imagination and my gouache. So here’s the kind of fun I created in a more modern mode. In these two pieces I’m expanding below the neckline….What a hoot. Faces have been my foc ... Continue Reading
I doubt anyone could find this model in a magazine, because when my pen takes to something I’m looking at, it changes….lots! But here’s a quicky face sketch…. a2a_config.linkname="Ink and Watercolor face"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009 ... Continue Reading
A few journal sketches, mostly from magazine images…..I love to use just ink when I am incubating new ideas for a painting. I use Staedtler pens, microns, I’ve got a pile of them in various old mugs around my house. Gel pens are a new fave of mine…..just dra ... Continue Reading
Well, I challenged myself here with this Velasquez Infanta Maria painting….it’s my new gouache palette, AND, something i NEVER do….i limited myself to a very narrow palette. Researched the Velasquez palette – burnt sienna, yellow ochre, ultramarine blue…… ... Continue Reading
First painting with my new palette, of course, a Face! Here it is, my new gouache palette…and some preliminary mixes. A yummy loaf of multi grain sourdough…..from Wegman’s bakery. I am soooo excited….I added some new M Graham and Schmincke gouache to my palette an ... Continue Reading
Lady in Gouache Geisha Maybe there are Three Ways to Draw……. at least for me, for now, there’s 1. Drawing from photos/magazines/2D (This geisha inspiration came from a delightful little book , A Year in Japan by Kate T. Williamson) 2. Drawing from Life, or the ... Continue Reading
There are those who poo-poo drawing from photos, mags, etc…..but for me it is full of inspiration, and it keeps me drawing. I generally take cookies from one page, a vase and flowers from another, then a plate from another, and kind of collage them together. Good practice f ... Continue Reading
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