Pikes Peak from Gardens of the Gods

I worked on this oil painting today.  It has a lot of subtle colors so it has been a challenge to complete.  I have added detail all around but especially I have set in the foliage and tried to add and detail the branches and the trunks.   I will need to continue to work on them and to add foliage highlights.

Weeping Willow Branch sketch

A pencil sketch of Weeping Willow branch and leaves done in pencil.

Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods - block-in

Tonight's escape from the work rat race is a block-in of an oil painting of Pikes Peak from the Gardens of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  This is just the start and I will need to add a lot of detail to the scrub oaks in the foreground as just an example of the work needing to be done with this one.

Mountain Chickadee and Pine Branch

Simple pencil sketch of a Mountain Chickadee and Pine Branch.  A lite and easy sketch for a Monday

Scottish Highlands _ Part 2

I worked on this painting today, adding more texture and color.  I worked the sky, the mountains, and the stream.  I still need to work the fore ground and middle ground to add details of rocks and some trees along the stream line.

Lazuli Bunting - Lstly Finished

I saw this bird for the first time back in Utah a few weeks ago, so I decided to paint and small study of one.  You can see the block-i  with the basic colors.  I adjusted the background with washes of green, yellow and orange to grey it out.  I then added the feather detail and claws to the Bunting.

Oak Tree Sketch with three colors

A little experiment with three colors of colored pencils.  Two shades of orange and a black pencil.  Nice to be done with the work week and to get something done I like.