Sketch Marathon Day 7: Working Directly from Notan Sketches
May 6, 2016
North Bluff. 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2016 Today I took a bit of a different turn in my sketch-a-thon. Because I had other things that I needed to get done, I was only able to get a couple of sketches finished. I revisited some of the scraped-off field studies that I did yesterday, working from a co...
Sketch Marathon Day 6: Olympic Peninsula
May 5, 2016
Olympic Peninsula (plein air). 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 Of the four field studies that I did today, this is the only one I decided to keep. Despite the grandiose title, I painted this at the Smith Cove Park marina here in Magnolia, just 5 minutes from our house. I timed my arrival (accidentall...
Sketch Marathon Day 5: Showers
May 4, 2016
Showers. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 Another big effort today to keep up with my self imposed goal. I made several attempts to start another small painting, but I found myself getting too caught up in detail to make any of them work. In addition to this oil sketch, I also made about a dozen small...
Sketch Marathon Day 4: Discovery Park
May 3, 2016
Field Study: Discovery Park 050316. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 And then there are difficult days! Today I decided to take my sketch marathon outdoors. I started a different painting three times (scraping it off after each attempt), before turning around and painting a different view. I was final...
Sketch Marathon Day 3: Berlin Turnpike
May 2, 2016
Berlin Turnpike. 8x10, oil and cold wax on linen panel. 2016 As I work through the sketches each day, every painting becomes a learning experience. I slowed myself down and took a little longer with this painting, for example. I also added warmer light to the tops of the trees and telephone pole to ...
Sketch Marathon Day 2: Winter Dawn
Apr 30, 2016
Since I have a large number of panels on hand, I'm going to spend the next couple of weeks working on some sketches and studies based on notan designs. By producing at least two oil sketches and a dozen or so notan sketches each day, I aim to start generating some ideas for larger works that I can p...