Hudson Valley Sketches -

Today I did a monochrome tree sketch in acrylic, using the 14x22" spread provided by my Stillman & Birn 11x14" Alpha sketch...

I'm continuing with some palette ideas I started last winter and spring. You can see a couple more of them in this post from May . I&...

I don't always do compositional sketches before embarking on a painting. When working out on location, the time to paint is always to...

  11x17" (across the spread) in a Stillman & Birn Zeta Sketchbook Background monoprinted in several layers with a Gelli Printi...

Every once in awhile, we need to just throw paint. That's what I was in the mood for when I did these two acrylic sketches! They were...

This is a 10x22" spread across three pages in my blue Pescia journal. You can click on it to enlarge the image. ( Here is a link to...

This three page spread is about 10x22". I didn't take photos of the individual pages, but you can click the image to get a much ...

I often practice sketching items from photos that I have to be able to pop into plein air paintings quickly. This includes figures, boat...

11x14" Monotype print across the two page spread of an 8.5x11" Stillman & Birn Zeta hardbound sketchbook After spendi...

There's been a lot of buzz out there lately about the new Gelli Printing Plates, which enable artists to use traditional acrylics to cre...

Today, I'm not bringing you a sketch. Instead, I'd like to direct your attention to the Golden Video Library . I'm always surpri...

Happy 2013 to all my viewers! I'd like to start off the new year by sharing my favorite discoveries and new products of the past year...

Click image for a larger, clearer view Watercolor and acrylic on paper (9x12" Stillman & Birn Beta Wirebound sketchbook) T...

Design Studies 3-6 Acrylics in a 9x12" Stillman & Birn Beta Wirebound Sketchbook I'm going back to basics for awhile to ...

Stillman & Birn 5.5x8.5" hardbound Beta sketchbook Watercolors Lamy Safari with EF nib and Noodler's Luxury Blue Pit...

Golden Airbrush Paints (painted with a regular synthetic brush) Stillman & Birn Beta Hardbound Sketchbook This sketch was d...

Golden Airbrush Acrylics Golden Silverpoint Ground Stillman & Birn 8.5x11" Beta 180lb Hardbound sketchbook I've still ...

Golden Airbrush Acrylics on Silverpoint Ground 8.5x11 across a two page spread in a Stillman & Birn Beta (180 lb) hardbound sketchboo...

11x17" across a two page spread of a Stillman & Birn Beta Hardbound sketchbook Golden Fluid Acrylics I think this is one of ...

11x17" across a two page spread in a prototype Stillman & Birn Beta hardbound book Golden Fluid Acrylics Writing done with P...