Snowy New Year Stream - another start

This evening, I blocked in this Snowy New Year Stream, interestingly enough we have had no snow yet and only a little cold here.  One can only hope for a change in the weather to make doing some plein air painting interesting.

Grass study - the start

Happy New Years!  I hope everyone enjoyed their 2015 and are looking forward to 2016.  Today's post is a Grass study or at least the start of it.  I am going to try and make 2016 the year of painting with as many paintings as possible.

Seaside sketch

Tonight is a seaside sketch.  I did a little painting today, but it is not ready for the blog.  So enjoy this little one for now.

Mountain Farm sketch

I worked on sketching skills today.  This is a building block for painting skills.  Being able to see and understand your darks and lights is part of the key to getting your paintings better.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!!  These are images of some of the previous Christmas Cards I have doen over the years.  I hope every one had a great holiday and a great year.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to everyone and Happy Holidays!  This is this year's christmas card.  It was drawn with pencil and marker on watercolor paper.  I hope everyone is having a great day and are enjoying themselves.

Snowy River Block-in

After a long Holiday commute, I did manage to get this start block-in started on this sketch of a snowy river out west.  I need to add a tree to the foreground, detail to the grass blobs, and detail in the middle ground pine trees.  The river will need reflection and current movement.  All things to be added tomorrow.