Unison soft pastel, Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (light cream tone, 9-1/2″ x 12″), April 2008.
I started these two drawings during the past week in the evenings after work. With cold, overcast weather today and a strong chance of rain, I decided against sketching outdoors so this was a good day to continue [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Landscapes
Posted in Works on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Corona Park Cherry Trees
Posted in Works on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (light cream tone, 9-1/2″ x 12″), April 2008.
We’re having a beautiful day here – warm and breezy with plenty of springtime color. This morning we went to Corona Park for the Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival), an event sponsored annually by the Japanese American Association here in New York. While watching [...]
More Cherry Blossoms
Posted in Works on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unison soft pastel, Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (light cream tone, 9-1/2″ x 12″), April 2008.
With a spell of mild weather here, the three small cherry trees in the park near our apartment still have most of their blossoms. The flowers have gotten darker in color, though, and many of the petals have [...]
Cherry Blossoms
Posted in Works on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unison soft pastel, Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (light cream tone, 9-1/2″ x 12″), April 2008.
In the park near our apartment, three small cherry trees are now in bloom. These trees were planted about five years ago and each spring have produced more blossoms as they grow larger. Being a sapling in a city [...]
Bear Mountain, Connecticut River
Posted in Works on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unison soft pastel, Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (light cream tone, 9-1/2″ x 12″), April 2008.
It was overcast all day here today and the photos I took of these two drawings were the best I could do under these conditions. The pictures are darker than the actual drawings, and seem to me to have lost [...]
