I have a couple new paintings to share. I started a book to track locations of interest or that might work to paint in. I found hidden parking lots were quite appealing. Sometimes I thought I found a great spot and when I went back, there was no place to set up an easel without being in the road or half in a swamp.
This red house was a bit of an extrapolation from the site but I like the way it perches where it is. The dark shadows gave it place. I took the
picture with the painting on my studio easel.Again, I found a great spot behind a church with a view that was no too remarkable though I like the result.
I love to walk at night. The night air, the lights from houses or the moon or streetlights and the peaceful calm that settles over the city charm me. I was out recently with my sketchbox. I carry a plastic clipboard with an inside. Inside I put my conte crayon and paper. I can use a couple pieces then store them back inside. I can take them out as I use them for a painting which ma
kes it easier than a sketchbook. So here are two drawings from that walk. They both translated to paintings nicely though work in the studio generally take me longer to work through. I suppose without having the scene in fron of me, the problem solving is differnet and more a product of my mind. I am still wroking on the one with the cars next to the house. It may change some more.
