171226 Studies

Winslow Homer master study

The Blue Boat

11 1/2 x 7 1/2

Watercolor

Sturbridge covered bridge

Covered bridge, Sturbridge

7 1/2 x 7 3/4

Watercolor & Gouache 

12/17/17 Studies

Santa Fe Train Depot

8 1/4 x 5 3/4

Watercolor on copy paper

Study for more permanent picture.

171128 Studies

Red in Morning - Goat Island

9 x 11

Watercolor on cold pressed paper

White Boat
9 x 12
Watercolor

171121 Studies

Harbor Rock

8 x 5

Watercolor

First page in my new journal.

Master Study - Thomas Moran
6 x 7
Watercolor

Winsor Newton watercolors, Derwent and Faber-Castell watercolor pencils with white gouache.

171113 Studies

Kathy's Sunrise

9 x 12

Pastels

This is a copy of a picture done earlier using oil pastels. 

171107 Studies

 Beach study

9 x 12

Acrylics on canvas paper

 After the storm II

9 x 12

Pastels
Pastel and alcohol wash as under painting.

R. Mckinley Study

9 x 12

Pastels
Inktense wash used as under painting.

After the Storm

After The Storm

9 x 12

Acrylics on board

Fall Colors along the Eastern Trail

Fall Colors

9 x 12

Oil and Oil Pastels on Gessoed paper

Sketching Cape Elizabeth 10-12-2017

Ink and watercolor sketch of one of the lighthouses at Two Lights on Cape Elizabeth.

Coming Home

Coming Home - Camp Ellis

9 x 12

Acrylics on canvas board

Plein Air Panel holder for tripod

Hardware:
2 ea. 1/4-20x 1-1/2 in bolts
2 ea.  cabinet wingnuts
2 ea. 1/4 washers
3/4 inch nails
3 ea. 2 1/2 x 24 Poplar
1 ea. 1 1/2 x 24 Poplar
1 ea.  quick release plate
Titebond liquid hide glue

Measure pieces leaving gap to allow bolts to slide.
Cut the desired lengths;
       Top and bottom braces , 1 1/2 x 5 1/2, nailed and glued, with Titebond, to side pieces.
        Cut support for tripod plate, 2 1/2 x 5 1/2, and screwed to side pieces.
             Used screws in order to move later if needed.
        Screwed quick release plate to support, used dowel drill bit to make allowance for screw in center of plate.
        Cut top and bottom panel holders.
             Top = 7 x 5 1/2
              Bottom = 9 x 5 1/2
        Chamfered one edge of each holder to support panel.
         Drilled holes for bolts.
              Centered 1 1/4 " from bottom of top holder.
              Centered 1 1/4 " from top of bottom holder.
Assembled top and bottom holders to unit using bolt and wingnuts.
Sanded and hand rubbed finish.

Can hold panels from 6 to 24 inches in height.

Gluing canvas on panels

Glued preprimed canvas to three gessoed wood panels using Elmer's Glue-All and Titebond. The Titebond sealed all around but the Elmer's required additional gluing at some of the corners.

Plein Air Pastel - 09/27/2017

Fall colors along the Eastern Trail

9 x 12

Pastel

Plein air study finished in the studio.

Daily Painting 9/22/2017

A study in blue

6 x 6

Acrylics on board

A study in red
6 x 6
Acrylics on board

'A study in blue' was done in the morning. 'A study in red' was done in the afternoon. These still life paintings were done using the still life setup I created last week. I made a panel holder this morning that could hold the 6 x 6 panels and is flexible enough to hold larger panels as well.

What might have been

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Acrylic and Gouache

On Canvas

Started with a base of Atelier Interactive acrylics. I found that the Interactive pealed off when I went over them, even though dry to the touch. Finished the painting with a combination of Acryla Gouache and Golden Acrylics. Some of the paint lifted off when I applied varnish. I assumed that what lifted was the Acryla as I never had the problem with the Golden in the past. The Acryla is supposed to dry water resistant, I probably did not give it time enough to thoroughly dry. 

Drawing Studies - August 2017

Pencil study with Sepia 

Charcoal study

2B & 4B pencils with powdered graphite

Vintage Baseball

Vintage Baseball

7 x 9

Oil on gessoed paper

1st Baseman
7 x 10
Acrylics

Morning Light on the Marsh

Morning Light on the Marsh

10 x 4 1/2

Watercolor

En Plien Air study for larger painting to include egrets, ibis' and herons I saw on a previous morning.

Egret studies to add to painting.

Egrets in trees

6 1/2 x 9 1/2

Mixed Media

Study for possible inclusion to the Marsh painting.

Marsh egrets

9 x 7

Watercolor/gouache

Rexhame Gull

Drew subject on canvas with wolfe carbon pencil,  used yellow ochre wash to seal drawing.

Rexhame Gull

11 x 14

Acrylics on board

Tea Time

Tea Time

9 x 12

Acrylics on Board

I sketched this onto a gessoed masonite board with vine charcoal. After it was 'fixed' with fixative, I covered the board with a wash of yellow ochre. When that was dry, I went over the outline with a red inktense block which I misted with water to let it run. I then started painting with acrylics using a mixture of Golden Flow White Zinc and Golden Glazing Fluid instead of water to thin the paint. Since acrylics dry darker than the initial color the addition of the zinc white lightens the color when dry. I find that it is easier to darken a color with a wash if it dries too light.

Empty

Empty

Acrylics

Daily painting completed 8/7/2017

Harbor Master Shack - Pine Point

Harbor master shack - Pine Point

9 x 12

Acrylics

Working Boat

Working Boat

8 1/4 x 12

Acrylics

Since acrylics dry darker than when first applied, I added a mixture of zinc white and acrylic flow medium to the colors in this painting. It helped the paint to flow smoother and the paint dried lighter than  normal. I will next try mixing the colors with fluid zinc white to see if there is any change in tone or flow.

Camp Ellis Afternoon

Camp Ellis Afternoon

9 x 12

Acrylics

Abstract for 2017 contest

Untitled

11 x 14

Acrylics on board

Marsh Sunrise

Marsh Sunrise

9 x 12

Oil Pastels

Marsh Sunrise II
6 x 9
Watercolor

Marsh Sunrise III
6 x 9
Gouache

Delgado at Canyon Road

Delgado at Canyon Road

9 x 12

Oil Pastels

Evening Walk

Evening Walk

9 x 12

Acrylics on Board

Evening Walk II
9 x 12
Oil Pastels