Sketch Marathon Day 15: On the Back Trails
May 18, 2016
Back Trail. 7x5, oil on linen panel. 2016 Just a small sketch out at Discovery Park today. I walked into the center section on one of the back trails. There was no one else around. It's easy to get carried away when I'm outside painting. I have to constantly remind myself that the reason I'm there i...
Sketch Marathon Day 14: Back Outside
May 17, 2016
Edge of the Sound (plein air). 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2016 Back outside today to paint at Discovery Park. I first developed a handful of notan sketches using a marker pen. I chose my favorite of these and used it as the basis for the block in, then took the painting to completion from life. I mad...
Sketch Marathon Day 13: Even More Abstraction
May 13, 2016
Bainbridge Point. 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2016 This one took a lot of experimentation. I had to keep painting and destroying the forms over and over again until I got what I was looking for. I've always been very careful about mixing my paint and keeping everything super tidy, so it's a big change ...
Sketch Marathon Day 12: More Abstraction
May 13, 2016
Millville Road. 7x5, oil on linen panel. 2016 One of the things that I've been working on over the past couple of weeks has been an increased emphasis on abstraction. It's not that I suddenly want to declare myself an abstract painter, I just want to use it as a way to place more emphasis on the lig...
Sketch Marathon Day 11: Painting on Location at Carkeek Beach
May 11, 2016
Carkeek Shore (plein air). 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 I painted on the beach at Carkeek Park today. What a difference compared to my last visit - a rainy winter day when I had the whole place to myself. On a bright spring day like today, the colors of the PNW coast almost look artificial. ...
Sketch Marathon Day 10: Revisiting a Plein Air Notan Sketch
May 10, 2016
North Field. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 Sketch marathon day 10. Starting to feel like I'm making some progress. [Before I continue, I have to say that this sketch didn't photograph very well (much like yesterday's painting). I'll try to get a better image when the paint has dried a little.] Yest...