Musee de Beaux Art, Lyon, France Fountain Sketch

So I only got to do a very small bit of sketching on my work trip.  I went to the Museum of Beautiful Art or Musee de Beaux Art Lyon.   The museum had a courtyard with a fountain made of Marble blocks.  I was able to spend a little time working on a sketch of the fountain.  I have a picture and I will work out the background of arches and trees.  I will probably do an oil painting later.

Winter Sycamore Tree sketch

Tonight's pencil sketch is a Winter Sycamore tree sketch.  I really like these trees with their smooth satiny bark and grey blotchiness.  They have complicated and twisty branches.

Page from a Sketchbook, part 2

More sketchbook pages, a mix of Elephants, gerbil, rabbit, horse and Cow head.  Nothing like the odd mix.  I think I did these from a book with different photos as a way to practice quick sketches to improve skills and observation.

Page from a sketch book

I try to keep a sketchbook close at hand and I try to sketch as much as possible, not always successfully.  I have quite a few of these filled, half filled, and only with a sketch or few in.  Enjoy the odd mix of dog, rabbit and monkey.

Warthog in Marker

A quick sketch of an African Warthog with strange tusks and crazy snout, done in marker.

Buffalo studies in Marker

Like yesterday's sketch, these are sketches of Buffaloes at various angles and different actions.  Enjoy

Buffalo - marker

This marker sketch is an example of quick sketching to capture a likeness.