WatercolorCollagraph

Old City Collagraph over watercolor
A romantic view of the old city in Tallinn, Estonia as I saw it from my studio window this past summer. The buildings date back to the 1200's

More Figure Studies

 5 Minute Marker and watercolor sketch

One Minute Blue Figure sketch

One Minute Marker Drawing

20 Minute Watercolor
Our model held some truly difficult poses. The challenge was to render them as quickly as possible.

Figure Drawing Marathon at Palette and Chisel

At the Palette and Chisel Watercolor

Redhead Watercolor

At the Palette and Chisel Watercolor

This New Year's Day I spent the day drawing and painting figure  models from life at the Palette and Chisel in Chicago. It was a solid day of working in an old mansion converted into studio and gallery spaces in the Gold Coast section of Chicago. It was a great opportunity to work directly from the figure surrounded by other artists who were doing the same thing. I used a set of Schmincke watercolors. Lately I have been using a set of St. Petersburg watercolors. they are both good quality paints, but the colors are noticeably different, especially the blue hues.

Wedding Sketches

I brought my sketchbook and markers to a family wedding New Year's Eve. These quick sketches capture the mood.