Hudson Valley Sketches -

I was able to get a few days to sketch on Mt. Desert Island. I didn't have time to write on location, so I left room for it, and did the...

I've been enjoying my gouache paintbox that I converted from a makeup kit in my previous post , and have some updates for my readers....

About five years ago, my daughter abandoned a makeup kit in the bathroom closet. It opened to reveal slide out trays with metal pan...

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

Watercolor over thin white gesso layer, calligraphy marker For many years, at least a portion of my sketches have been done in old books...

A couple of my gouache (left) and watercolor (right) palettes with some little sketches. The small, airtight plastic container has tit...

When I want a bright white highlight on a sketch, I often count on white gouache to do the job. All whites are created equal, right? W...

Gouache on black paper Painted from life in Trish's back yard For landscape painters, being able to capture the character of a tr...

One of the challenges of Project Megasketch was finding enough subject matter to sketch from life during the winter months. One great so...

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...

Sometimes you just have to let go.

(Click image for a larger, clearer view.) A few days ago, I hiked up to the base of Kaaterskill Falls with some friends for...

Many people have been asking me about this watercolor palette over the past couple of days. I have explained in a previous post what I di...

  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...

11x17" across the spread in an altered book Golden Black Gesso Winsor Newton, Holbein, and Schmincke Gouache These poses were just 30 ...

Lexington Gray ink in a Lamy Safari fountain pen Watercolor and Gouache Stillman & Birn Epsilon 8.5x11" hardbound sketchbook I fin...

Image can be clicked for a larger, clearer view Golden Black Gesso Diluted Golden Interference Acrylics Winsor Newton, Holbein, and Schminck...

Stillman and Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Gouache Noodler's Apache Sunset ink I was back at Animal Kingdom with my s...