Sketch Dump#2

More new work from this month. The first image on the left is after an Andrew Wyeth drybrush entitled "Johnny Lynch". The woman on the right is from wetcanvas.com. The middle images are an acrylic painting of a lion. I used to think that I just didn't paint very well with acrylic, but this painting is done on a pre-gessoed hardboard. It's one of my best acrylics, I think. Image courtesy of wetcanvas.com. The third images-the one on the left is a self-portrait. The hands on the right are from wetcanvas.com. The first and third group of images is completed using a black ballpoint pen. The last images are also taken from wetcanvas.com and are completed using rapidograph pens 4x0, 00, and 2 sizes.

Sketch Dump-More New Work

Here's a bunch more new work. Also on the previous post, I wanted to mention that the autumn forest image was taken from the reference image library of wetcanvas.com.
The first image of the two boys is completed with watersoluble graphite. Images courtesy of wetcanvas.com. The second images-the woman sleeping on the left is my partner, and is drawn from observation. The cityscape on the right is drawn from one of my personal photos of New Orleans, post Katrina. The man in the middle is based off an Andrew Wyeth drybrush called "The Finn". It is pen and ink using 4X0, 00, and 2 sized rapidographs. And the final images are also from wetcanvas.com.

New Work-Sorry it's been so long.

Hi everyone. I'm sorry it's been so long that I've posted anything. Life gets in the way sometimes. However, I have been very busy drawing and sketching, and I have plenty of work to post.
The first two are of a pen and ink drawing that I'm doing. It's being done with rapidographs and acrylic ink. It's taking me forever, but it's worth it in my estimation.
The second is of a sratchboard and acrylic painting. It's my homemade version of scratchboard, which didn't work out too well, hence the acrylic background to the cat. But it was a learning experience. I took a gesso coated hardboard panel and covered it with ink. The ink hardened too much the second day to scratch through very well. I colored the cat with acrylic ink. I gave this one to my mother as a gift, since it's a portriat of her cat Precious.

Self-Portraits and a smoker

I do lots of self-portraits in my sketchbook, and they all come out differently. This one is just a quick sketch, it's completed in ink and watersoluble graphite. Derwent makes watersoluble graphite pencils and the sticks that don't need to be sharpened as well. They call them Graphitints. I like the wash effect they give and they are great for quick sketches. I prefer the sticks to the pencils.
The spoons have my reflection in them, so in a sense they are self-portraits. I got lazy and did the shadows and background in watercolor. Originally, I was going to fill the page with spoons, but then I decided I didn't want to spend all day sketching them.
The smoker is taken from a photo from Wetcanvas. com-reference image library. It's an image I have drawn many times, but I have never done it in pen and ink until now. I love the textures on the face and the challenge of drawing the smoke, and I think that's why I keep returning to this image.

More Moleskine Sketches

Here are some more moleskine sketches. I've been sick with a cold, and I haven't gotten out to do much outdoor sketching, plus it rained today. I'm beginning to get a little antsy to go outside. The drawing of the leaves is taken from North American Trees, a Readers Digest book. The hand is from observation, but the background and the rain is made up. The other sketches are of Turtle Creek, a park in Dallas. And they are from my own photos.

"Spring"-finished work

This piece is 6x8 inches. It evolved from a series of nudes that I did in my sketchbook. I wanted to illustrate the seasons by using a human figure in some way. This is the first piece that I have done so far in this series. It is done using 4x0, 00, and 2 sized rapidographs. The background is based on my own reference photos. The figure is taken from The Nude Figure a visual reference for artists.

Moleskine Sketches

I finally finished my larger sketchbook, and moved into my favorite 3x5" moleskine. Some of the images are small finished drawings, others are sketches. Some use the reference image library from wetcanvas.com as a source. The shoe and the cat are from direct observation.The drawing to the left of the falcon is a close-up of a hibiscus. The falcon is from The Complete Encyclopedia of Birds and Bird Migration. I drew the falcon's eye too large, but it is a sketchbook afterall and it doesn't have to be perfect. I think we all have to remind ourselves of that sometimes. Sorry for the uneven picture quality, my camera doesn't do well with pen and ink images. Which is too bad because I mostly work in pen and ink.

Gestural Sketches-a cat and figures

The first sketch is a gesture drawing of my cat bathing. The others of a female nude in motion are taken from the book The Human Figure-a photographic reference for artists by Erik A. Ruby.

More sketches

Here are more fountain pen and watercolor sketches. These sketches used the wetcanvas.com reference image library as a source for the images.

New Sketches

These first three sketches are from Whiterock Lake in Dallas, Texas. The first two were done on location. The one of the crane is from a photo that I took. I used a fountain pen and watercolor for all three sketches.

Here's two finished pieces. They are both pen and ink, done with a rapdiograph technical pen. The images are drawn from my personal reference photos. The drawings are both of people and things in New Orleans. One is of an old fashioned candy wagon, and the other is a woman getting her body painted. I apologize for the blurred images....my digital camera is a piece of crap. These were the best images I could get.

More sketches from the same series-using the Wetcanvas reference photos.

These first posts are all fountain pen and watercolor sketches. The reference images for these sketches comes from a site call www.wetcanvas.com. If you don't know what Wetcanvas is, it's a great website for artists that includes art instruction, forums, and a reference image library all for free. Just sign up for their membership. I hope to get out to do some drawing from life very soon, but it has been rainy here, and this is what I produced.

Welcome to my blog everyone. This blog is of sketches and finished artwork. All art is copyrighted by the artist. I hope you all enjoy looking at my art. Feel free to comment, and thank you for taking the time to look.