View of the Southern Shore of the Harlem Meer finds a new home with a private collection in Hastings-on-Hudson. You’re always sad to see them go but happy to know that they’ve found new friends.
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I can’t remember the last time I drew in pencil. I wonder if it was Chris Polentz’s Rendering class at Art Center? That was ‘some’ time ago.
In celebration of the October meme “Inktober” – a recognition for the art of inking or inkers, falling within the illustration and comics crowd – I thought I would share some sketchbook stuff. I have always had a preference for ink and have thought that Inktober is a nice idea….
In celebration of the October meme “Inktober” – a recognition for the art of inking or inkers, falling within the illustration and comics crowd – I thought I would share some sketchbook stuff. I have always had a preference for ink and have thought that Inktober is a nice idea. …
Late Summer at Harlem Meer, Central Park. Here’s a 3×5″ ink wash of the copse on the southern shore.
Central Park Meer, Southern Shore in Marine, 3×5 inches, Arches 140lb.
I went out and went after sky and water studies in watercolor after finding those things to be the least convincing in my first outing. Here are a selection of attempts. It’s an interesting problem trying to figure out how to deal with water. Watercolor is going to require a…
I’ve been threatening to make the conversion over to color sketches for some time. This is the first real watercolor sketch from the meer, of the (now familiar) copse on the southern shore. It’s clearly emulating the vernacular of the ink washes. And it should. Nice first step. Definitely need…
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