Gulls and Snakes

Gulls and Snakes

To keep undesirables away.

Islands Off Solitude

9”x 12” ink and watercolor

Reaper

Reaper

A warm up sketch from a while ago in a session with “P”. He has a tee shirt on his head..

11”x 14” Ink

Family on a Shore

Family on a Shore

Sketch based on a photo from one of my daughters. Maybe a little too much exaggeration, a little overly cartoonish. Kind of enjoyed.

9”x 8” ink and watercolor

Touch of Innocence

Touch of Innocence

Another face sketched

from an old mail order catalog.

A model, now probably as old as me,

pleasing a now dead photographer

making a slip magical,

with powers of beauty

and innocence.

Sketched last week in Bogalusa, Louisiana. It had become too hot to sketch outside. I remember as a kid looking for faces to sketch, going through the underwear section in mail order catalogs. It was the only section where most of the models weren’t showing off toothy smiles, which are still a challenge for me. The pretty faces were instead reflective and serious, waiting to be captured by clueless awkward kids, aspiring artists, like me.

7”x 10” ink and watercolor

Trees Near Pearl Canal

Trees Near Pearl Canal

More sketches from last week in Bogalusa, Louisiana.

7”x 10” ink and watercolor

12"x 9" ink and watercolor