Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Vergata paper (cream tone, 9″ x 12″), July 2008.
As I described in my last post, one of my goals these days is to become more skilled at sketching. Specifically, I want to be able to capture the essence of what interests me about a [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Learning to Sketch
Posted in Works on July 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Plein Air in the Park
Posted in Works on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Vergata paper (cream tone, 8″ x 10″), July 2008.
Although it was extremely hot and humid here last weekend, I managed to spend a couple of hours in the park Saturday and Sunday sketching. The drawing at left was done on Saturday and the second [...]
Another Marshscape
Posted in Works on July 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Unison soft pastel, Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Ruscombe Mill handmade paper (light cream tone, 8″ x 10″), July 2008.
Yet another go at the Canadian marsh that I took a very pleasant walk through in late May, shooting many photos as I strolled with plans to use them later for pastels. It feels as though [...]
July Landscapes
Posted in Works on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unison soft pastel, Conté crayon and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Pastello paper (light green tone, 8″ x 10″) [left], and Cartiera Magnani Velata paper (cream tone, 8″ x 10″) [right], July 2008.
I’ve been working on two very different landscapes lately. The one at left was done using reference photos I took north of Vancouver in British Columbia in May [...]
