Painting the world as I see it
Saturday, December 14, 2024
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 […]
Blonde girl with eyeglasses, laughing. A portrait study in foreshortening. Graphite pencils on Bristol paper, size A4
A study in scarlet – portrait of a woman, backlit (contre-jour). White chalk on red paper, 24×32 cm
Child on a swing, a study on foreshortening particularly on the rubber soles of his shoes as he is soaring, legs first. Charcoal on paper, size A3
Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, “Fishermen beached boat” – this is my version of this gorgeous oil painting by the Spanish master of sunlight. Gouache study in my sketchbook
A gouache study after “Moonlight” by Hasui Kawase (Japan), a seascape very peaceful and mysterious under the full moon. a cedar tree is rustling softly and stars reflections glitter on the water. Gouache on paper (sketchbook)
Early paleontology. A little boy in an explorer suit and straw hat is using a magnifier to closely study a fossil. Oils on stretched canvas, 40×30 cm
A pot of shining polished metal, a study from long ago, when I was learning to draw. Graphite pencils on paper, from my sketchbook
A study on fabric texture, the sketch of a sheet of fabric hanging on a wall and displaying folds, wrinkles and creases. Graphite pencils on my sketchbook.