Hudson Valley Sketches -

  The Holidays in Ink Challenge certainly got me out of my comfort zone this week. I had some new art adventures, discovered more about what...

Immature Bald Eagle, gouache on gray paper of a Stillman & Birn Nova Trio Sketchbook (Click title if full review does not appear.)

Pentel Pocket Brush Pen filled with Platinum Carbon Black ink, 13x44" mural drawing Here's a fun challenge for you Megasketc...

If you're an artist who doesn't like winter, maybe this post is for you! I used to hate winter. If you live in a cold climate an...

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...

If you're a fountain pen aficionado, sketch with ink and dip pens, love Pitt Brush pens, or the coverage you get with colored pencils...

11x17" across a two page spread of a Stillman & Birn Epsilon Hardbound book Watercolor and Pitt Big Brush Pens Sometimes it&...

6x18", Watercolor Across a two page spread in a Stillman & Birn Beta hardbound 6x9" sketchbook (prototype) It's ...

Two page spread from a Stillman & Birn Beta prototype hardbound sketchbook Watercolor, 6x18" (across the spread) Click image...

  I've been sketching quite a bit lately, but haven't had enough time at the computer to get all the images photographed and posted...

Watercolor on acrylic-primed Strathmore Aquarius II watercolor paper I made some cards to send letters to my Mom, who is over 1,000 miles a...

Private Reserve Chocolat and Private Reserve Velvet Black Inks, mixed about 3:1  in a Platinum Preppy fountain pen, and washed with a waterb...

Watercolors, Pitt Big Brush Pens, Noodler's Sequoia ink (diluted) in a Kaweco Sport BB Stillman & Birn 5.5x8.5" Epsilon hardbou...

New paints are so much fun! I got a bunch of colors from Daniel Smith last week --- some transparent yellows, as well as earthy reds and mar...

Watercolor in a 9x6" Stillman & Birn Gamma Hardbound sketchbook I decided to test drive my new little mini, warm-toned, muted pale...

My first big event of 2012 was my niece's wedding! She got married on New Year's Day, so we spent a few days in Maryland to take in ...

I had so much fun the last time I sketched at the new Adams Fairacre Farms in Wappinger that I couldn't wait to get back there for Round...

You can click the image for a larger, clearer view. A few weeks ago, I prepared two, two-page spreads with pastel ground. I just wanted to...

You can click on the image above to enlarge it and read the text. This sketch was done in my Stillman and Birn Alpha sketchbook. The page...

RiverWinds Gallery is located in Beacon, New York. They carry a lot of my paintings as well as work by other artists. They also have fabulo...