Bears - part 2

Earlier, I blogged some Bears I had sketched on colored paper and with colored pencils and white chalk.  So I found these this evening looking around the studio and I figured they would be good for the post.  I could fill a sketchbook with bears and still not be bored with them.  I definitely want to see all of the bear species in the wild.  Right now I have just seen the Black Bear from North America three times and a Grizzly once. 

Cat sketch

This is a pencil sketch of a our cat.  She is hard to catch still and awake.

Snowy Engine with markers

This is another experiment and learning exercise with markers.  The steam engine is a Hiesler used by logging companies years ago.   The use of markers was an interesting experiment but, I think I would use a different blue for the shadow and the iron frame.

Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse - Oil Study

 Yesterday and today, I did this oil study of the Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse. I wanted to see if my colors and plans for painting this would work before committing this to the larger oil painting I have in mind.  I partially fixed the persective problems of my drawing.  I will probably re-draw the house in pencil so it is accurate and right for the large work but, this will work as a color study for how i will handle the lighthouse. 

Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse, Maryland

This is a pencil sketch I did today of the Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse near Annapolis Maryland and the Bay Bridge.  I did this as a study for a larger painting I am planing out.  More to come in the days to come.

Trains done with Marker

This is another experiment with Markers.  These are Penn Central Electric engines.  This is not my image but was a demonstration on how to capture engines with the grey markers.  I plan to use this technique with my own designs and images.  Failed experiments you will not see, as they don't survive long or they get redone until I am happy with them.

Fishing Boat

This is another experiment with markers.  This is a fishing boat, I don't remember where I found it.  The markers are a great way to quickly get a tonal representation of a scene.  Some artists do this as a preliminary before starting a  painting.  If you can master the tones or the relative lightness and darkness of things you can then master adding color to the scene.