There are lots of rocks where I live. Often you can come across large boulders in the middle of the forest. A lot of them are glacial erratics, deposited by the moving ice long ago. Others are large chunks of the mountainside that have rolled to their current resting spot. Whatever the case they add a nice variety to the landscape, and are always fun to paint.
This painting is a quick plein air sketch from this evening.
Here is a quick digital sketch I worked up tonight. I was inspired by trees. I’m fortunate to live in the mountains where I’m surrounded by a bazillion of them…..a source for endless inspiration.
A couple of new gouache sketches. These are all done fairly quickly….15-30 minutes each. They serve as a way to get the “creative” juices flowing.
My thigh went through my face they say
At Birdland Bay that fateful day.
SCREEECH!
Those dreams, my plans….
WHAM! cRaCK!
OOFF!
Well, this is different.
Here is a wolf illustration I just completed. I started out by sculpting him in ZBrush, and then brought him into Photoshop in order to composite the renders and finish out the illustration.
Happy Birthday Leonard!
“Thompson River”
8″ x 8″ Oil on Panel
Traveled up the Thompson River this evening and did a bit of painting. The wind was blowing so hard I felt like Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz, but I managed to stay in Kansas so to speak.
Grabbed my painting gear and snuck out this afternoon for a bit of plein air. A friend of mine gave me a few pieces of Antwerp Belgium Linen to try out…….very nice. Life is slowing down a bit, so hopefully will have more time to post on a regular basis.
Here are a few quick winter gouache sketches. I’ve been inspired by a Russian artist lately by the name Stepan Kolesnikoff. The first one is loosely based off one of his works. The others are just out of my head.
