Another Tugboat sketch

Tonite's sketch is one I worked on last nite.  It is more of a practice sketch to meditate while I relax.  I added the JM initials on the stack for my late son, James Matthews.  He would have liked to have worked on one of these, during the day anyway.

Angel's Trumpet

This is part of what I worked on today.  This is a practice oil sketch of an Angel's Trumpet Flower.  I will tweak a few things to improve it but it will rest for the night.  

Sparkling Water - oil sketch

I try to paint or draw something art every day.  Some work better than others.  This is an oil sketch of water catching sparkles of sunlight.

Carolina Wren

Wrens are possibly one of the most interesting birds out there if you live in their territory.  And it is their territory, they have been know to nest in garages, boots, garden planters hung from porches.  We have had a pair raise a brood in a hanging basket on our porch here in Maryland.  We had another pair raise their "youngens" in the space between our back window and the storm window.  We cleaned them and then left them out.  A pair moved right in and built a nest.  We and the kids got to watch the whole process until they all left the nest.

Western Scrub Jay

If you are in the Southwest of the United States be on the look out for these cousins to the Blue Jay.  They love the desert scrubland and cottonwood hollows of the streams and rivers.  This is my quick sketch of one I saw.  I think he deserves a painting one of these days.

Clark's Nutcracker - colored pencil and oil

This is as the title states a Clark's Nutcracker in colored pencil and oil painting.  I worked out my colors and paint plan in colored pencil and then translated it to an oil painting.  Prints and cards of the painting are available at my Fine Arts America site.    http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/scott-suitts.html.

Fjord Falls in Alaska

This is the painting I worked on in the second day of my oil painting class with Armand Cabrera.  Up top is the preliminary sketch I did to experiment with the design and values of the scene.  I then worked up the painting.  It is about 3/4 complete.  I will work on the waterfall, refine the snow bank better, and add some backlighting highlights to some on the spruce trees.  I will strengthen the brush and the beach on the right of the falls.