California store front
Well, the holiday season has begun. It is a busy time when everything else competes with studio time. I have started my next drawing but it is slow going with a lot of distractions. It is another stone building but of a house this time from the Napa valley. I have already drawn in with ink and am coloring now. It will be a mixture of watercolor and pastels and so far seems to be going well. I want to finish it this week, but who knows.
Because the house is not ready yet, I thought I’d put up some previous work. The storefront is also from a California trip for a family wedding. I was listening to my favorite musician, Dan Fogelberg, when I did it and it always makes me think of his music when I look at it.
The tiger drawing came from a visit to the zoo. He was rather magnificent looking and I was able to take several good pictures as he moved across his enclosure.
Tiger in color
Nov 27, 2010 @ 18:27:23
The detail in your artwork is very impressive. Very nice work!
Nov 27, 2010 @ 21:22:24
Thanks. I like the detail aspect, but not photorealism. My brain would get overwhelmed. That’s the nice thing about an overlay on pen and ink. I can have the fluidity of watercolor, colored pencil, or pastel to soften the hard edges. By the way I liked your Indiana Autumn the way it was. I find I often need to let a painting set for a few days to get less involved and see it again. Sometimes I change things and sometimes not. Sometimes it is hard to know when to stop.