Hudson Valley Sketches -

As if the hike up to Codfish point the day before wasn't thrilling enough for one weekend, the following morning, we finally made it to ...

 7.5x15", watercolor on Arches Rough Text is Noodler's Kung Te-Cheng ink in a Platinum Preppy fountain pen Back in December, I pla...

This is another card I made for my mom a few weeks ago, but I never got around to adjusting and posting the photo. Sometimes when it's j...

  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 a two page spread in a Stillman & Birn 8.5x11" hardbound sketchbook Watercolor, Pitt Brush Pens, Fountain Pens,...

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...

Pitt Big Brush Pens in a Stillman & Birn 6x8" Delta Our sketch group was back at the Bronx Zoo on Thursday. It was a spectacularly...

11x17" across a two page spread in my altered book Watercolor   In a session of short poses in life drawing, I find there is not enoug...

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

  Iroshizuku Yama-Guri ink in a Hero 86 "Fude" nib fountain pen   I'd been hearing about these "fude nib" fountain...

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

You can click this image for a larger view Pitt Big Brush Pens (Raw Sienna and Nougat) and Pilot Petit1 fountain pen with Private Reserve C...

Antique water pump and wooden bucket: 11x8.5", Wolff's Carbon Pencil and wash in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon hardbound sketchboo...

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

11x17" across a two page spread in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon hardbound book Pitt Big Brush Pens Image can be clicked for a larger, ...

Krylon 18K Gold Leafing Pen on the cover of my Stillman & Birn 5.5x8.5" Epsilon hardbound book Initially, I'd planned this to ...

Golden Black Gesso Iridescent and Interference Acrylics Krylon Gold Leafing Pen Stillman & Birn 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Just...

Many thanks to all of you for waiting so patiently for these preliminary results! For those who don't know what I'm talking about , ...

Pitt Big Brush Pens Stillman & Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Blue background prepared in advance with diluted acrylics...

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

Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Neutral Grays , plus Black and Titanium White Stillman and Birn 8.5x11" hardbound Epsilon Sketchbook Those ...

8.5x11" Stillman & Birn Epsilon hardbound sketchbook Pitt Big Brush Pens I've been doing a few portrait sketches from photos...

  Click image for a larger, clearer view Pitt Big Brush Pens Stillman & Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook This was my las...

For those of you who are able to tune in, I'll be a guest on Write Time at Nine tonight, the weekly webcast by the Goulet Pen Company. I...

Click image for a larger, clearer view. Pitt Big Brush Pens Stillman & Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook It's time fo...

Pitt Big Brush Pens Stillman & Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook Today our sketch group had its monthly sketch-out at Ada...

This Wednesday, February 15, I will be a guest on Write Time at 9! This is an almost-weekly webcast by the Goulet Pen Company. We will be re...

This image is clickable if you wish to view an enlargement. Quick figure sketches from photo references ( The Figure in Motion ) Pitt Big Br...

Pitt Warm Grey Big Brush Pens Stillman & Birn Epsilon 8.5x11" hardbound sketchbook I have a book of old photographs of great compo...

Quick boat studies 11x17" across a two page spread in my altered book Although I prefer to work just in one main art journal at a tim...

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

Click image for a larger, clearer view Pitt Pens and Watercolor Background prepared in advance with diluted acrylic At the end of the day, ...

Click image for a larger, clearer view Pentel and Pitt Brush Pens Watercolor Diluted acrylic background Fortunately one of the tigers at th...

Click the sketch for a larger, clearer image. Pentel Aquash Gray brush pen Pentel Pocket Brush Pen Watercolor Pitt Brush Pens Page backgroun...