Pheasant

This is a watercolor pencil sketch of a Ring-necked Pheasant.  Not an original design but it was something I did to try something in a different medium.  I have been working a lot in oil paint and decided to try something different.

Bar Antics

I work a full time job with overtime requirements so Art time is precious and so is Bar time.  I will occasionally get motivated during a going away Happy Hour for a co-worker and I will modify a coaster.  Sometimes I leave them behind, sometimes they are more fun than the original marketing.

Sunset Study - part two

I added the trees to this study and a little bit of detail to the foreground.  I will leave this alone and see what I think about it after it rests for a day.  I know of another artist (can't remember his name) but, he calls his problem paintings naughty children and turns them towards the wall to be looked at later.  I would need a lot of wall space.

Misty Sunrise

As promised, the top is the initial block-in and below is the added dead Fir trees and mist.  I think it needs a few more tweaks but it will be good for tonight.

Painting progress - slow but sure

I have written before about the author's Malcolm Gladwell's concept of 10,000 hours needed to reach mastery.  Another well-known artist, Kevin MacPherson recommends painting 50 canvases to improve.  Here are 32 of the small canvases I have been working on over the last six months.  These are all smalls, mostly 5x7 and 6x8.  Not all are finished and not all will be I have seen some improve,went but, every improvement leads to greater expectations.  I will post tweaks I make of these and some of the larger practice pieces.

Wild Things Monster

This is a pen drawing of a monster from the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are."  This book was my middle daughter's favorite childhood book.  This is not an original sketch but I reproduced it for a birthday card fro her birthday on Sunday.  I have done this themed card before so she will love it.

Plains cloud study

I worked on this plains cloud study block-in.  It is easy to work on these mall studies after returning from the day job.  I will probably work on adjustments on over the weekend to these small studies to make adjustment in colors, values, and details.