Engine 487 - Cumbre and Toltec Lunch

If you ride the Cumbres And Toltec railroad you spend lunch at Oslier. This is where I took a photo of Engine 487.  I did this pencil sketch to start planning out the painting of this engine.  It is a small one but it is easier to figure out what you want to do with it small.

Cumbres & Toltec Engine 484 sketch

I have worked on this for the past couple of night, sort of intermittently.  This is a pencil sketch I have been working on to figure out if I want to do the bigger painting of later.  the jury is still out on this one, but it is fun practice for me and I enjoy it.

Red Winged Blackbird - oldie

I had done this 10 years ago but I had never liked it.  I only just figured out what to do to it.  I changed the background and I will change the body color on the Male Red Winged Blackbird.  It is ironically too black right now which makes it to dull and flat.  I will redo the black with different "black" color.  I will use a mix of Alizarin Crimson, UltraMarine Blue, and Viridian, to make a more realistic black.

White Tail Deer

This is a birthday card for my Brother-in Law, Danny.  He is the hunter and likes the chase for them each fall.  This was done with watercolor pencil and ink pen.

Autumn Monarch - Update 2

I worked on the Monarch today.  I am happier with the foliage and I have started working on the Elk to get the details and color right.

Autumn Monarch - Update

I worked in the Autumn Monarch adding the basic body position and further refining the foliage.  I will complete the body and the antlers.  I also think I need to add more of the bright yellow foliage and change the shape of it to make a better composition.

Yukon & White Pass Diesel Engine Sketch

This is a pencil sketch of a Yukon & White Pass Narrow Gauge Diesel engine.   This is a rail line built to access the gold fields of the Yukon Gold Rush.  The line then was part of the World War 2 effort.  We rode the line in 2013 and it is well worth the ride with unique engines and spectacular scenery in Skagway, Alaska and Canada.