Torres de Serranos

Impressionistic study of Torres de Serranos in Valencia, Spain. Done April, 2022 based upon photographs taken during a visit in March, 2022. Watercolor with pen flourishes.

Lobster

Portrait of a lobster done in one hour in a watercolor class onboard the cruise ship Viking Sea, March, 2022. Watercolor and pen on illustration board. Original size: 7.25 in. by 4.25 in.

Ship Café

A caricature of passengers in the ship café on Deck 1 of the cruise ship Viking Sea as part of a watercolor class onboard. Done March, 2022, pen and watercolor.

Jaunty Fellow

Quickly-drawn study of a figure done in a watercolor class onboard the cruise ship Viking Sea, March, 2022. Original size: approx. 3 in. by 6 in.

 

 

Calle in Cádiz

View looking down a calle toward the dome of the cathedral in Cádiz, Spain during a walking tour. Impressionistic marker and watercolor tint painting depicting the vibrant colors of the façades. The woman in the foreground had a bold-patterned shawl. The perspective is slightly off. Original size: approx. 5 in. by 6 in. Done April, 2022.

 

Sea Bass

Painting of a yellow tail sea bass done in one hour at a watercolor class onboard the cruise ship Viking Sea in March, 2022. Some artistic license was taken in the depiction. It was finished with some flourishes using pen and marker. Original size: approx. 7.5 in. by 5.25 in.

 

Greatest Hits

Coming up to six months since I established this blog, I thought that the audience might like to know which posts have been viewed the most. The view of the Tuileries from Place de la Concorde in Paris (top sketch) has received the most hits, followed closely by the sketch of Paris' L'Arc de Triomphe (middle sketch). The most hits in one day goes to the watercolor of Bunny's Liquors in Urbana, IL (bottom sketch). Now, how does one explain the audience's interest? Some of it has to do with the subject matter of the sketches, I suppose; or it might be the medium that the drawing was done in; or it could be the style of the sketching technique. In order to make it easier to find a type of sketch or technique or media, I recently added more labeling gadgets.

Switch House

A railroad switching yard house in Champaign, IL. A watercolor, approximately 16" by 14" original size, done on site, Spring, 1970.

Illioskee

A view of Illioskee, a carnival that used to be held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A watercolor, approximately 16" by 14" original size, Spring, 1970.

Bunny's Liquors

Now, I am going to post a few earlier watercolors. Here is a view of Bunny's Package Liquors in Urbana, IL: approximately 16" by 14" original size, done on site, Spring, 1970.

Burgos

View of a monastery church near Burgos, along the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. An unfinished watercolor from sketch notes taken on site. Original size: approximately 12" by 18", December, 1971.

Vence

Another street view in the old part of Vence. Brush and ink wash on watercolor paper. A fairly rapidly done illustration: a notation on the drawing states thirty minutes. Original size: 5" by 10". Drawn on site, December, 1971. I would give the exact location in Vence; however, the Google camera was not able to photograph in the old city.

Vence

A street view in the old part of Vence. Brush and ink wash on watercolor paper. Done on site, December, 1971. Original size: approximately 8" by 12".