Playing with Color - 6-1/2" x 5" - Pastel on Paper

This one is contrived using a black and white photo of a roof repair  I just wanted to play; this is the result.

Venetian Blue - Pastel on Wallis Paper - 8" x 10"

Final painting...

Color Study - Venetian Boat - About 8" High

Pastel on cheap paper - working out the color ...

7-1/4" x 8-1/2" - Pastel on Canson Paper

I did this one for Bill Guffy's Virtual Paintout for the month of December 2013.  Venice, Italy is this month's location.  http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/

Sketch 3

Sketch 2

Sketch 1

Basic Envelope - Figure No.3

On this one I drew the envelope first, added a few other guide lines, then attempted to draw the figure in using straight lines.  Even on the ones that appear curved, I tried to draw them in straight increments so they appear more curved.  I also used a proportional divider to help locate points after the basic envelope was in place. The figure si just a bit less than 9" high.

Basic Envelope - Figure No.2

On paper the figure is about 11" high.  3B pencil on paper.

Basic Envelope - Figure No.1

Basic Envelope:  On paper the figure is about 8" high.  I sketched it, enclosed it in an envelope, then compared it to my model, after which I had to correct the location of her right foot as you can detect in the drawing. I can see another location error as well (her right arm; close, but not right). My sketch reminds me of Degas' bathers. Very valuable exercise: this is a tool for constant use.

Outdoor Color Study - About 12 noon in Los Angeles CA - Oil on Canvas Panel

Outdoor Color Study - About 10am in Los Angeles California - Oil on Paper

"Dawn" - 8" x 10-1/2" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

I've reposted this one, "Dawn," after studying up and applying digital photography procedure.  This was shot indoors lit with daylight, using a Canon SX150 IS set manually for white balance and exposure. I then did a bit of post processing to match the photo to the painting as closely as possible... big improvement over the one posted previously.

"Dawn" - 8" x 10-1/2" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

Value Study - 6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Panel

"Entrourage" - 8-1/4" x 9-1/2" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

Detroit Blues - Oil on Watercolor Paper - 8" x 9"

"River Residence" - Detroit - 8" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Panel

I used a limited palette on this one:  Cad Yel Pale, Alizarin, Ultramarine, Burnt Umber, T. White, and Mars Black.

Design & Value Sketch - 8" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Working out the design of the next painting... The idea is to make it more abstract with less detail than some of my previous work. So far, I like it ... needs a bit more work

Color Study - 6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Near Sunset - another variation of the scene.

Altered Values

Oil on canvas panel - 6" x 8" - quick study altering value scheme from the original study.

Working on Color

This is a color study - 2" x 3" - Oil on paper.

Limited Value Study - 6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Panel

View from Savannah Highway - Charleston, SC

Today's Sketch - 07/26/2013

Prelude to a Kiss

Today's Sketch

Hey Mack, got a light?

Today's Sketch

Quick Sketch

Figure is about 7-1/2" high, 3B pencil on inexpensive paper.

Mass Gesture - "Take a Seat"

I used a black pastel stick about 3/4" in length on inexpensive paper. The game is to draw rapidly, 5 minutes or less. The figure is about 12" high.

Bee Street Morning, Charleston SC - 6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Panel

A submission to Bill Guffy's Virtual Paintout for July, 2013
http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/

"Haven" - 12" x 12" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

Outdoor Color Study No.18 - 6" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Water Wonderland - 12" x 16" - Oil on Stretched Canvas

Done!

Boats in the Reeds - Limited Value Study - 6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Panel

A view from Via Cristo Re, south of the town of Jesolo in Italy, near Laguna Veneta

Block Study No.19 - Oil on Canvas Panel

Outdoor Color Study No.16 - 6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Board

After Frank W. Benson's "Moonlight" - 6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas Board

I think I could have gone even darker with the darks.

Vilnius Spring - 13-5/8" x 18" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

My second painting in Bill Guffy's Virtual Paintout for March 2013:
Vilnius, Lithuania.

Vilnius County, Lithuania - 9" x 18" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

The painting was inspired by Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout  -  Virtual Paintouts using Google Street View as a resource for traveling the world to find interesting locations and subjects to paint.

Vilnius Value Study - 9" x 12" - Oil on Canvas Panel

On my easel: Working it out in values.

Final: "Warm Winter Morning" - 10" x 14" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

This was done with no under-painting, just pastel directly applied from the get-go.

Block Study No.18 - 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Yet another block study. I painted this one with a knife instead of brushes, which for me forces a more painterly surface.

Block Study No.17 - 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Block Study No.1 (OCHS) 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

This one is a little different than my previous block studies in that it was done in overcast conditions, the sky is totally overcast today in Los Angeles.

Block Study No.16 - 13" x 13" - Oil on Canvas Paper

The set-up was lit with an incandescent spot just out of the photo to the above-left.  The red block was not going well, so I did a couple of studies of only the red block to work out the basic colors before repainting it in the block study itself.  That little side road really helped.

Block Study No.15 - 15" x 13" - Oil on Canvas Paper