I jumped out of my comfort zone with this couple-hour sketch. The largest paper size I've ever used was 8 x 11. Well, this is 22 x 30 -- befitting the grand scale of the ref photo.

I spent a lot of pastel on this…but the exercise was fun and instructive. It was tough to take a larger photo--with tons of little distracting details and little pastel sticks--and distill it into a cohesive message in terms of value, hue, intensity, form, etc.

Christmas Eve, 2011

Baked a chicken and a Kurbiss pumpkin. Then painted a pic taken on the Zeil in Frankfurt.

He told you.

I told you.

When I was you.

When I was You, I looked at me and thought, "I want to be you."
But, now I am you; and, you wishes that he were once again You.

Stop, stop spreading...those rumors around.

If life hands you lemons...

2 takes on Autumn leaves

November Challenge - WetCanvas.com

Das is meine Kurbis:

Plutonium Strawberries

This is another exercise in Contrast (value, color, etc.) from the October challenge at WetCanvas.com

Sedona, Arizona

Part of the October Challenge at WetCanvas.com

October Challenge - WetCanvas.com

This was an exercise in contrast--value, color, etc.

November Dogwood

Inspiration Photo:

My Interpretation:

November Challenge - WetCanvas.com

Painting Canada - October, 2010

Painting Vehicles - New Hampshire - 2010

Painting New Hampshire - 2010