Pastel on Twinrocker handmade paper (light gray tone, 5″ x 7″) September 2009 .
In my previous post I described my new plein air kit. While I did both of these drawings indoors this afternoon I used my “indoor” set of soft pastels (by Unison) for the study on the left and my new “outdoor” set (by Terry Ludwig) for the study [...]
Archive for September, 2009
More Lavender Field Studies
Posted in Works on September 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Plein Air Upgrade
Posted in Works on September 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
While I tend to feel I produce better work when operating in the comfort of home, the outdoors remains the primary source of information and inspiration for me. With that in mind, I had been giving a great deal of thought to improving on my plein air setup. These photos show my new French easel with umbrella and [...]
Piano Recital Study
Posted in Works on September 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Conté sketching carres on Cartiera Magnani Annigoni paper (light gray-brown tone, 9-1/2″ x 11″), September 2009.
On Friday evening, I attended a chamber music recital at the New York Law Association (the Association sponsors a wonderful monthly chamber music series). I often want to sketch while listening but don’t want to distract the musicians or others in [...]
Summer Meadow Studies
Posted in Works on September 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Conté sketching carres on Cartiera Magnani Annigoni paper (light gray-brown tone, 5″ x 8″), September 2009.
Conté carres and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Portofino paper (light cream tone, 6″ x 8″), September 2009.
Unison soft pastel, Conté carres and pastel pencil on Clairefontaine PastelMat paper (white tone, 6″ x 8-1/2″) September 2009 .
Unison soft pastel, Conté carres and pastel pencil on Twinrocker Buff paper (light cream [...]
Pocono Forest
Posted in Works on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Conté carres and pastel pencil on Cartiera Magnani Portofino paper (light cream tone, 6″ x 7-1/2″), September 2009.
This is a first color study from the black Conté crayon sketches in my previous post. I’m intrigued by this type of setting – a sunny spot in the woods that helps draw the viewer in through the trees. The sunlight provides an [...]
Pocono Sketches
Posted in Works on September 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Conté sketching carres on Cartiera Magnani Annigoni paper (light gray-brown tone, 7″ x 10″), September 2009.
We spent the past weekend in the Poconos in northern Pennsylvania and enjoyed beautiful weather and scenery. I’ve been doing more sketching in black crayon recently to strengthen my sensitivity toward values (from light to dark) and to improve my compositional [...]
