Killarney House - Goofy sketch

We spent the day running around doing errands, but we did stop for lunch of beef stew and a Smithwick's beer at Killarney House Pub.  I try to do little sketches and things to keep myself busy and not to spend too much time looking at a phone.  The Killarney House restaurant near Annapolis is a great place so I combined the Toucan from the famous Guinness advertisement with the Killarney House name while doodling while waiting on the stew.

Pen Brush - Cats

I did some cat sketches with a Pentel Brush pen, which is a cross between a brush and a pen.  It is like a long tipped felt tip pen.  This is a relaxing way to practice and de-stress from the day.

Snowy Nocturne

It was a long day, so I only did a basic black-in of a nocturne or night scene.  I will flesh out the details tomorrow.  I hope to make the snow look better than it feels.  I like winter but it is wearing out its welcome now.

Snowy House

This is what I decided to mess with today.  It is a block-in and the initial adjustments on a painting of my house and associated outbuildings.  I have put in the basic colors for the buildings and then started working on the broken color in the sky and in the fore ground.

Warm Sun block-in

Since it has been cold and snowy there, I decided to block in a warm sunset study of something without cool, snow or rain.  Enjoy and spring is only 28 days away.

Jerry Potts - North West Mounted Police Scout

I found this photo of Jerry Potts.  He was a scout for the North West Mounted Police in Canada in the 1870-1890s.  They were the predecessors to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.  Jerry was one of their first scouts and worked with them for 22 years.  I really liked the photo and thought it would make great pencil sketch, so this is what I worked on during this snowy day.

Snow Day View

This is the block-in of a Snow Day view from the Living Room.  I will smooth out the sky, add better snow patches to the evergreen tree, and I will improve the background trees.