Thursday, December 19, 2013

Three Wise Men - Arches National Park style

This is an oil painting at night of a rock formation named Three Wise Men at Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.  This area should be on your bucket list.  I might run away and go live there.  Edward Abbey wrote about this Park in his book, Desert Solitaire.  It is interesting to read it after having visited there multiple times.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Geese study

This is an oil painting study of geese flying south.  It was an experiment in sky and palette knife on the tree.  Hopefully, the geese have flown by now.  Not that it gets real cold in DC.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

More Zebras

This is a sketch of another Zebra from Kenya.  This one was at the Nairobi National Park, just outside of Nairobi.  It is strange to go from a major african city to lions and Zebras in less than one kilometer.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Grey Crowned Crane

This is a quick sketch I did in Kenya of a Grey Crowned Crane.  They were common and loud.   He was one of the easier birds to sketch as he mostly stayed on the ground.  I used a black Pentel Pen and a red Pentel Pen for the head and the cowl.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Alaska Fjord

This is a pencil sketch of one my favorite landscapes in the Tracey Arm Fjord in Alaska.  We went and saw this in September, which is a great time to visit.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Two Masted wooden ship

A simple pen and ink sketch of a two masted wooden ship.  This is part of the nice thing about living near the Chesapeake Bay, plenty of wooden ships and fishing vessels passing through or on display.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Zebra

I feel like my Zebra friend. Wearing stripes all week long at normal work only to be sprung out on the weekends.  This is a pen and ink of a zebra from Kenya.