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Winter Wonderland 12/28/2011

Christmas has come and gone, with nary a snowflake in sight. Well, maybe one or two, but not enough to stick. I felt a snowy winter scene was in order to remind me of what was to come this winter.

8 x 10" Watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, Painting #60 of 100 Paintings Project.

A few months ago, I stumbled across a photograph taken by fellow Michigan resident, "Dr. Farnsworth", and it was a stunner. He graciously allowed me to use his photo for painting (thank you!). My interpretation is a bit different than his beautifully simplistic and peaceful snowy scene, but I hope I did it justice in his eyes.

I've also posted a few more Autumn scenes in my Sketchbook Gallery. Take a look if you like.

Happy Winter! (the fun and agony has only just begun)

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Hines Drive 04/05/2011

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Trying to be better about carrying a sketchbook around me for when the nicer days occur. Also for when on vacation or camping... Going back to the basics - contour sketches, fast sketching, gesture sketching, thumbnails, all of it to brush up my sketching skills.

I found a photo of Hines Drive I'd taken last Autumn and it appealed to me today. I used a carpenter pencil as I'd not had a lot of experience with it before. Also used a smudger (what are those things called - the rolled up pointed paper sticks??) to blend a few things in. Took about a half hour.