Anyone who has tried to paint copies knows that it is an active form of learning, accomplishing much more than looking alone can produce. I am not usually a fan of “How-To-Paint” books, but “Paint Like Monet” by James Heard looked like fun. Nine gouache copies are presented here. The book has a simple approach to help the viewer see the underlying structure of each painting. I wanted to copy … [Read more...]
Photo-Etching
2008 began auspiciously with an inspiring and demanding photo-etching course taught by master printer Jim Stroud of Center Street Studio at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. It felt like a full semester of etching techniques compressed into two weeks by a talented and generous artist and teacher. Photo-etching was used to transfer images to plates of sketches done in Cody, Wyoming in … [Read more...]
Shoshone Canyon
My painting process often starts by sketching in black and white, even in the studio. The ink sketches in this landscape series are in earlier posts. In this painting, I made a quick pencil sketch on the same page and painted into it. This painting represents something of a breakthrough in controlling the drawing and anticipating the drying qualities of gouache done outdoors. ABOVE: Shoshone … [Read more...]
Cody Drawings — Day 2
Cody, Wyoming, pigma micron .25 mm on Cachet by Daler Rowney spiral sketchbook, 5"x7" (12.7 x 17.17cm), December 21 2007 … [Read more...]
Cody 2007
Periodically I draw and paint landscape from observation, then beat a hasty retreat as the outdoors belittles my efforts once more. Landscape demands good decision making. What is deceptive about great landscape paintings is how obvious they appear to be. It is a different experience outside. Some of the pitfalls include miles of view abundant with detail, and a long history of success by others … [Read more...]
Garden
Garden, Staedtler pigment liner, 4.5" x 7", Daler and Rowney cachet sketchbook, 9/3/07 … [Read more...]
Hibiscus
Hibiscus, Staedtler pigment liner, 4.5" x 7", Daler and Rowney cachet sketchbook, 8/22/07 … [Read more...]
Vermont Trees
Vermont Trees, Staedtler pigment liner, 4.5" x 7", Daler and Rowney cachet sketchbook, 7/25/07 … [Read more...]
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