Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Serene




Serene

Daily sketching.

8”x 10” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Monday, July 21, 2025

Hands




Hands

Daily sketching. 

9”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Playing Alone




 Playing Alone

 

One of the shorter sketches of “G” posing playing chess in a session not so long ago. 

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Another Face




Another Face

Daily sketching. Quick study

8”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on clod press. 

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Friday, July 18, 2025

Advance




Advance

Daily sketching. 

8”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press. 

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Still Sitting




Still Sitting

The second attempt in a session not so long ago sketching a pose “S” had held for a couple of sessions. Didn’t have time as the session ended to applying the watercolor wash. 

11”x 14” ink on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Interview




Interview

Daily sketching. Quick.

8”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Back in a Canyon




Back in a Canyon

Daily sketching. Spent a bit of the day with pen and water brush referencing from photos taken some years ago in Colorado. I think this was in Eleven Mile Canyon. 

10”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Monday, July 14, 2025

Almost All the Same


 


Almost All the Same 

 Daily sketching. Quick practice sketches referencing screen shots from a video.

12”x 9” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Previous Invasion




Previous Invasion 

Daily sketching. A quick sketch of a bit of someone’s history along a rocky shore. 

12”x 9” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Days End




Days End

Daily sketching. Escaped again with pen and water brush for a while to sketch from a wonderful reference photo taken by Lana Huntley from the site Landscape Reference Photos for Artists. 

12”x 16” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Friday, July 11, 2025

Feeling The Look



Feeling The Look

Daily sketching.

14”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Thursday, July 10, 2025

L


 L

 

Sketching family. Anniversary, a couple of weeks ago. 

9”x 12” ink and watercolor on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink



Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Between Islands


Between Islands

Daily sketching. 

12”x 16” ink and watercolor wash on cold press.

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Halfway



Halfway

A sketch of one of the ten-minute poses “S” provided in a session not so long ago. 

9”x 12” ink and chalk on toned paper

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Monday, July 7, 2025

R, T and B



R, T and B

Sketching family. 

12”x 9” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Floating



Floating 

Daily sketching. Escaped again with pen and water brush for a while to sketch from a wonderful reference photo taken by Angela Joy Stephens from the site Landscape Reference Photos for Artists. 

16”x 12” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Enough



Enough

Daily sketching.

9”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Friday, July 4, 2025

Three Pauses



Three Pauses 

Daily sketching.

14”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Thursday, July 3, 2025

On the Floor



On the Floor

One of my shorter sketches of a long pose “S” provided at a session not so long ago. 

14”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

More Lingering Along a Shore



More Lingering Along A Shore

Daily sketching. Escaped again with pen and water brush for a while to sketch from another wonderful reference photo taken by Rayevan Feder from the site Landscape Reference Photos for Artists. 

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

B, T, and R


 

B, T, and R

 

Sketching family. 

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on cold press 

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Monday, June 30, 2025

Along the River trail


 

Along the River Trail

 Daily sketching. Sketched from a reference photo I took earlier this spring.

16”x 12” ink and watercolor wash on cold press. 

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Lingering Along a Rocky Coast


 

Lingering Along a Rocky Shore

Escaped with pen and water brush for a while to sketch from a wonderful reference photo taken by Rayevan Fedor from the site Landscape Reference Photos for Artists. 

12”x 16” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Friday, June 27, 2025

Swallowing



Swallowing

Daily Sketching. Quick sketched loosely from a photo reference on the site Landscape Reference Photos for Artists. A wonderful photo by Elysa Pizzuti Ray. 

11”x 8” ink and watercolor wash on matboard

Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink