Sycamore tree study

Sycamore Tree study is what I worked on this evening after the full day at work.  I had done the initial block in early for the background and I added the trunk and some of the branches.  More work will need to be done on this but it has a decent start.

Rooster Finished up

I finished up with some highlights on the rooster as part of my activities this evening.  Now I will ignore it for a while and see if anything bothers me after a few days, but this is probably finished.  I will get a scan of it when it is dry which will be better than this photo.

Snow Day Fun

Today was a snow day in DC.  Not really because there was so much snow, but more through bad drivers, ice and no road prep.  I putted around on a couple of paintings, but this is a small study which I did the most on and which I was most satisfied.

Pentel Pen Brush - Quick Sketches of seagulls

Just a quick post tonight, I went back to the day job today.  I did this quick sketches of seagulls on the last day of the year.  I did three pages but these are probably best.  I tried a new technique with a brush pen.  Imagine a felt tip maker but with a more brush like flexible tip.  It makes interesting lines but it will require a lot of work to get them interesting and better than these.

Hallett's Peak - Pocky Mountain National Park

In keeping with my resolution to paint more, this evenings activities were to block in the initial oil colors for Hallett's Peak from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

400th Post - Two from the Easel

This is my 400th Posting on this blog.  I started this blog as Art Therapy and a way to discipline myself to improve my abilities.  The Art Therapy was to distract myself from the personal loss of James, my son.  The discipline is to improve my capabilities.  Life is short and I wanted to focus myself and use the blog as a motivation to do something every day.  Today, I messed with the painting from Steamboat lake and I blocked in the initial colors of this tiny canvas Rooster.  This was combined with an art room re-organization and New Years cleaning.  Tomorrow, I will begin the march to 500 postings with more practice.

Jessica Sketch

The other model at the Chesapeake Fine Art Studio was Jessica.  I did not spend as much time sketching her.  She was seated on a bench and wore a ballerina costume.  This was about a 15 minute sketch.