Recent Posts Tagged With 'sketch'

• Simple Color Sample

  Posted on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 08:55 in drawing, Color, flowers, watercolor, ink, sketch, watercolour, bouquet, banderas

  I wanted to do something very simple so I redid a drawing and came up with this colorful little image. At times, I can get a nice effect by not doing the entire image as I did here on the vase. Colorful and simple, this painting shows how you can do ...

• Old Lines

  Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 10:00 in drawing, architecture, California, watercolor, ink, sketch, watercolour, auburn, banderas, wash

  Since I am in my old home town of Auburn at least once a week, I find it difficult to not stop to sketch this fascinating architecture at this old renovated hotel. It was once called the Auburn Hotel and now it is referred to as the Auburn Promenade ...

• Birds Talking

  Posted on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 in drawing, watercolor, ink, sketch, birds, watercolour

  This half-cracked sketch shows that birds actually do sit and chat. Bird #1 at the far left is hearing something from #2 and is in disbelief. Bird #3 is showing no emotion as she listens to #4 who is hoping she is really believing him. Ink and waterc...

• Idle Time To Sketch

  Posted on Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 09:00 in drawing, watercolor, ink, sketch, Technique, watercolour, chandelier, micron, pilot precise pens

  While sitting at the doctor's office waiting for my wife, I began drawing from a magazine. I suspected I had only a small bit of time, I drew a section of a chandelier photo from an advertisement. Barely got the lines done and my wife was out and re...

• Enjoy Some California Poppies

  Posted on Saturday January 3rd, 2009 at 09:55 in painting, drawing, flowers, California, watercolor, ink, sketch, watercolour, poppy, banderas

  My resolve is to show something that reminds us of warm weather now that cold weather is firmly upon us. This ink and watercolor of some California poppies as shown here grow when the weather is warm and nice. These are pretty little flowers that gr...

• Vacant Pots Of Color

  Posted on Saturday November 1st, 2008 at 10:45 in drawing, Color, garden, illustration, watercolor, ink, sketch, visual arts, pots, watercolour, urns

  Empty pots against a patio wall is an exercise in simplicity. Spackles of color are shown on the pots along with a variety of color. These empty pots would have been spectacular if they were filled with flowers and other growth. I thought of filling ...

• In Need Of Repair

  Posted on Saturday October 25th, 2008 at 08:15 in painting, drawing, illustration, watercolor, greece, ink, sketch, visual arts, watercolour, bells

  My sketch shows the upper parts of some Greek structures. The buildings are painted bright white and the roof tops are brilliant colors. This art shows some cracks and blemishes on the structures that really are not seen in most photos. The people t...

• San Diego Mission

  Posted on Sunday July 29th, 2007 at 10:15 in drawing, san diego, watercolor, ink, historical, sketch, pen, watercolour, missions, cathedral, rapidograph, califonia

  San Diego de Alcala, the first of the great California Missions, marks the birthplace of Christianity in the far West. It is California's first church. Built in 1769 and refurbished in 1931 it remains an active parish for worshippers in the area. I l...

• Old Auburn Historic

  Posted on Friday July 6th, 2007 at 09:36 in drawing, watercolor, ink, historical, sketch, pen, watercolour, auburn, line art

  This old structure, is located in the heart of Auburn, CA at High St. and East Placer St. It is beautiful and unique in architecture. Built in the early 1900s, this historic building for many years housed a liquor store on the first floor and and a...