Island of Rock

Island of Rock

This is a glimpse of an island in the small pond at St. James Park in London. Of course it captured my attention as I looked through the trees out into the pond surrounding an island of rock. It was as if one of my islands off Solitude had been captured and placed, like me, in such a crowded place.

9”x 6” ink and watercolor

Photo Talk and Pool Talk

Photo Talk

 Pool Talk

Sketches from a hot day on the plaza at the Louvre.

From earlier this summer in Paris.

Photo Talk: 9”x6” ink and watercolor on 140# cold press

Pool Talk: 12”x 9” fountain pen, wash, pastel and watercolor on mixed media paper

Behind a Harbor Wall

Behind A Harbor Wall

Some working boats in another small village harbor we visited along the North Sea coast between Edinburg and St. Andrews.

I know, the sketch looks a little cartoonish. These two boats did sort of remind me of plastic toys my kids played with on the beach, oh so long ago.

9”x 6” ink and watercolor

related: Boats From Behind: http://tonyducesart.blogspot.com/2014/07/boats-from-behind.html

Portraying History

Portraying History

He was standing perfectly still on the Royal Mile in Edinburg, the route up to Edinburg Castle. The crowd of tourist and performers in town for the Fringe floating around him didn’t distract my imagination from the history of those like him once along the same route.

6”x 9” watercolor and ink

The Hill

The Hill

The sketch is from our visit to Paris, now a couple of weeks ago. This is the first to be sketched in my studio from my reference photos.

We reached home safely on Friday night and are still dealing with jet lag. Part of me wishes we were still on the other side of the Atlantic enjoying similar views.

9”x 6” ink and watercolor