Painting the world as I see it
Friday, January 17, 2025
I am starting a series of sketches on the Kasbah of Algiers (La Casbah d’Alger), an UNESCO World Heritage Site. There will be studies based on my own photos and on photos from the internet, with the purpose of allowing me to get familiar with the traditional architecture of the […]
Dip pen and ink drawing in my sketchbook.
Charcoal sketch of a canyon, working on a better rendering of rocks and water. 20×20 cm charcoal drawing in my A4 sketchbook.
A line-and-wash approach of a UK picturesque landmark, the XVI century Lindisfarne Castle from Northumberland, England. Based on a photo by Georgiana Fry. Ink and watercolor in my sketchbook, 20×20 cm
My version of “Fish boat on Moonlit Sea” by Koho Shoda. The Japanese art is fascinating by its depth hidden under the apparent simplicity. Vine charcoal in my sketchbook, size A4
Crouched – a streetscape scene. A young man is squatting by a wall in bright colors. Gouache in my sketchbook
A large crowd dancing under the lights of stroboscopes, on the arena of a stadium. Their silhouettes appear ghostly and blurry. Gouache in my sketchbook
Stone wall with ivy, graphite pencil sketch.
Saddle detail, a practice sketch for rendering leather and metal textures and to suggest 3D depth through shading. Charcoal on paper, 16×24 cm
A self-portrait from my sketchbook: portrait of a woman with her hands behind the head, looking relaxed and smiling. Graphite pencils on paper