Red Boots

 

Red Boots

A sketch of one of the poses “S” provided in a costumed session I attended yesterday morning.

14”x 17” ink and watercolor wash on Bristol paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Profile

 

Profile

Sketching Family. A quick sketch of a granddaughter. 

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Drama With Staff

 

Drama With Staff

Another sketch of “P” posing with his staff. Sketched in a session not so long ago. 

12”x 9” ink, oil sanguine, chalk and a bit of black graphite on toned paper.

Fountain pen: Pilot Precise Varsity

Yesterday Afternoon

Yesterday, Afternoon

My sketch of the pose “B” provided for the session I attended yesterday afternoon.

14”x 17” ink and watercolor wash on Bristol paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Composed

 

Composed

Sketches of a couple of warm up poses “B” provided in a session a couple of weeks ago.

Both: 9”x 12” ink on toned paper

Fountain pen: Pilot Precise Varsity

Staff Support

 

Staff Support

Sketches of a couple of poses “P” provided in a session last week facing the burdens in his world with the help of his staff.

Both: 11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Before the End

 

Before the End

At the end of a costumed session with “JO” and after spending most of the session sketching all of her I made one last attempt sketching just her portrait. Form a session earlier this month.

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

One More

 

One More

A sketch of one of the poses “B” provided in a session last week. 

14”x 11” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Revisited

Revisited 

Was revisiting a collection of potential references photos to ink my way into, to escape this dark cold January. As I sketched, I remembered having sketched the scene before only at a much small size. The reference photo was taken by a granddaughter somewhere in the state of Washington.  

12”x 16” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pens: Platinum Desk Pen and TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Morning and Afternoon

 

Morning and Afternoon

 

Yesterday was enjoyed sketching “AL” posing in the same pose a costumed session of three hours in the morning and another three hours in the afternoon (with breaks of course). I sketched her from a different vantage point in the afternoon. 

Morning: 12”x 18” ink and watercolor wash on cold press paper

Afternoon: 14x 17” ink and watercolor wash on Bristol paper

Fountain Pen: Platinum Desk Pen with carbon ink

Before Navigating the Storm

 

Before Navigating the Storm

A couple of quick warm up sketches of poses “P” provided in a costume session earlier this week before the long pose posted yesterday.

9”x 12” ink, oil sanguine, chalk, and a bit of black graphite on toned paper

Fountain Pen: Pilot Precise Varsity

To Navigate the Storm

To Navigate the Storm

My sketch of “P” from a costumed session yesterday. A very cold morning. 

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on Bristol paper.

Fountain Pen: Platinum Desk Pen with carbon ink

Removed

 

Removed 

Daily sketching. 

8”x 11” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: Platinum Desk Pen with carbon ink

Somewhere Else

Somewhere Else

Inking my way to somewhere else for the day. Sketching from a photo reference on the site Landscape Reference Photos for Artists. A wonderful reference photo from Hsiao-Pei Yang. 

16”x 12” ink and watercolor wash.

Fountain Pen: Platinum Desk Pen with carbon ink

In a Yellow Gown

 In a Yellow Gown 

 Yesterday morning on a cold winter day, I sketched “JO” in an open session at the local art center. 

11”x 15” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Hanging

Hanging

 

Sketches of some short warm up poses “B” provided in a session a few days ago.

12”x 9” ink on toned paper

Fountain pen: Pilot Precise Varsity

Tuesday Afternoon

 

Tuesday Afternoon 

A sketch of one of the many poses “B” provided in a life drawing session a couple of days ago. 20 minutes.

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

In the Morning

 

In the Morning

Sketched “B” yesterday in several poses both in the morning and through the afternoon. This sketch is of her longest pose yesterday morning. 

14”x 17” ink and watercolor wash on recycled Bristol paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Watched in a Crowd

 

Watched in a Crowd 

Daily Sketching. Referenced a cropped screenshot.

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Path Down to Duddington

Path Down to Duddington

 

Sketched from a reference photo I took several years ago in Edinburgh. I’ve done a few sketches from the same reference in the past. A frivolous attempt to ink walk my way down the path again. 

16”x 12” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink 

Waiting Room Blues in Gray

Waiting Room Blues in Gray

Daily sketching. 

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Canoeing with a Pen

 

Canoeing with a Pen

A prelim sketch canoeing just offshore from my islands. Maybe three or four hundred years ago. 

12”x 9” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain pen: Platinum Carbon fine point

Leg

 

Leg

Sketch of a ten-minute pose “P” provided in a session at near the end of last year.

12”x 9” ink, oil sanguine, chalk and a bit of black graphite on toned paper

Fountain pen: pilot Precise Varsity

Checking

 

Checking

 Daily sketching. Checking to be sure it's a new year. Using water-based ink and a brush pen.

8”x 11” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain pen: Pilot Precise Varsity

One

One

A quick sketch of a warmup pose “B” provided in a session at the beginning of last month.

9”x 12” ink on toned paper

Fountain pen: Pilot Precise Variety

Saturday Mornings

Saturday Mornings

Sketching family. Youngest grandchildren. Brother and sister. Saturday morning soccer games. 

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash.  

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink