Friday, October 31, 2008

Early morning oil sketch

A small 5 x 7 oil sketch on illustration board, spent approximately 1.5 hours on it.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Haven't done much since the 20th, only a couple of things.


Vine charcoal on sketch paper, 9 x 12



Soft pastel on colourfix primer, 3.5 x 4.5



Limited palette of titanium white, yellow ochre, venetian red, and payne's gray

Oil on board, 6 x 8



Soft pastel on mat board coated with a mixture of gesso and aluminum oxide, 8 x 10



Limited palette of titanium white, yellow ochre, venetian red, and payne's gray

oil on canvas, 5 x 7

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Another new toy

Built another pochade box, well actually, a small prototype to determine the feasibility of a larger version. This prototype is primarily for 5 x 7 1/8 inch panels. It measures 8.5 x 7.25 x 1.5 inches and weighs around one pound, maybe 2. And it will hold 2 wet panels in the lid with 3/16 inch separation.



Sunday, October 19, 2008

Some stuff


oil on masonite, 6 x 8



oil on canvas board, 8 x 10



soft pastel on wallis, 3 x 4.5



soft pastel on wallis, 2.5 x 3



soft pastel on wallis, 3 x 3.5

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Oil portrait study




oil on canvas board, 8 x 10

Limited palette of titanium white, yellow ochre, venetian red, french ultramarine blue, and payne's gray (for the darkest areas)

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Built another pochade

Built another small pochade box, capable of holding up to 10 inches in width. It's quite lightweight but not too thrilled with the method used to secure the panel in place.



Thursday, October 2, 2008

Some stuff from the last few days


soft pastel on YUPO coated with colourfix primer, 4.25 x 5.5


oil sketch on canvas, 5 x 7


oil on canvas, 5 x 7


soft pastel on board coated with colourfix primer, 2.5 x 3.5


oil on canvas, 5 x 7