Quick Sketch Face studies

I worked these quick sketches of faces.  I did these quickly within 5-10 minutes as a way to practice quickly capturing facial images and structures in pencil.

Orchid Painting - Further Refined

Back from Monday work day.  I worked on refining the orchid petals and added detail to the red stamen and its pollen buds.  I will work to finish the petals and then add the rest of the pollen buds down into the center of the Orchid.

Provisions Company

I am back from work travel.  I worked on this study of the Provisions Company in Southport, North Carolina.  I fixed some perspective issues but if I do this bigger it will need more work.  I added the Flag, details to the sign, and the chains and posts to separate the dining area.

Cattails Reflection - Block-in

I started this Cattails Reflection study for my Friday celebration of the end of the week.  It's an okay start, I am only partially satisfied with it.  I wanted to get the Cattails and reeds better developed as a one stroke painting but it was not happening tonight, so I will let it sit and come back to it later.

Utah Canyon Lands

Tonight I worked the clouds a little and I started adding rock detail to the cliffs.  I will need to add the vegetation and work on the colors to improve the textures and structures of things.

Canyonlands Large block-in

I have started this block-in of a Utah Canyonlands Sunset.  I did this previously at 11 inch by 14 inch.  This is at 18 inch by 24 inch, so I have expanded it.  I blocked-in a darker color and I will add layers and subtract color to get this where I want it.  I liked in the smaller side so I want it bigger and a way to practice to improve, repeating paintings and experimenting.

Head studies - More practice

So back to work today, I worked on some head sketches.  These are basic layouts of the structure for doing head studies.  The first is a muscular structure, then with the basic shape, then with basic shading, and finally more complete shading and shadows.