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

Red Barn

Red Barn

5 1/2 x 7 1/2

Watercolor

Red Barn II

5 1/2 x 7 1/2

Watercolor

Updated on 6/10/17

Camden Fall colorized photo

Camden Fall I

Water colored photo

I removed the color from a photo I took of Camden, Maine using Photoshop Elements. The photo was then printed on watercolor paper. The initial lay in was done with watercolor, details in foreground was enhanced with gouache. This is the result of day one.

Camden Fall

11 x 6 1/2

Mixed Media

Clam Digger II

Clam Digger II

6 1/2 x 8

Watercolor

An hour and a half painting session, done on the porch. Not quite Plein Air as I used a photo as reference but the lighting was natural. I used white gouache for some highlights.

Clam Digger

The Clam Digger

13 3/4 x 10 3/4

Acrylics on Board

Hand Tool Series

Magnetic Level

14 x 24

Acrylics

Hand Drill

18 x 24

Acrylics

Fort Williams Ruins

Fort Williams Ruins

8 1/2 x 10 1/2

Mixed Media

Plein air painting executed with acrylics and gouache, completed with pastels in the studio.

Waiting for lunch

Acrylics

Waiting for lunch

5 x 7

Watercolor