Rob’s Waterco☺ler

Came home from work and needed to at least finish the rough of this 14×17 drawing.  Now it can sit a few days until I figure out what to do with it next, or be done with it.

Last night we had tornadoes and other severe weather come through Northern Virgina and it knocked out the power and Internet to much of the region.  We had power, but no Cable, Telephone or Internet.  I took advantage of the free time to add some watercolor to this pencil sketch I started the other day on the Manassas Battlefield.  Not sure it improved the picture, but it was a good exercise in using colors.

Rob

I started this 16 x 20 watercolor of the Old Town Manassas Train Station as a simple line drawing yesterday and last night started a loose and wet painting.  Tonight I have washed in the rest of the color and will let it dry before I decide where to go with it.  My initial thoughts are it needs contrast and some hard lines so I might use an 8B pencil or ink.

Rob

I am back from North Carolina and not to be out done by Michele in Paint! Manassas, I am busy painting the town away, so to speak.  Above is a watercolor and graphite sketch of the Manassas Old Presbyterian Church I have been messing with tonight.  I started this as an 11×14 very wet-in-wet painting and then have been attacking it with an 8b pencil.  After it dries completely I might go back at it with a harder H pencil and scratch out some whites.  It might not amount to anything but is was sure fun to put together!

Rob

It has been a busy few days around here.  I will be splitting my time between Currituck North Carolina and Northern Virginia for the next few days while I take care of personal business.  Above is a 5×7 wet-in-wet watercolor and 8b graphite pencil painting I was messing around with earlier from a reference photo I shot at the Norfolk Zoo a few months back.  I think I will do a more dtailed study of this lion and her cub at some point.

Sometimes these little sketches work out ok and I post them.  I think this one has potential for development into a larger piece.

Rob

It rained today.  I started off with Selina, from the Manassas Art Guild, in Clifton Virginia and I fully intended to finish my Old Clifton General Store painting.  Did I mention that it rained today?  No sooner did I get my french easel set up and it started again

As a back up plan we went to Old Town Manassas and painted en plein air under the old train station.  I did a very wet-in-wet impressionist painting of Fosters Grille and other stores across the tracks.  I will let is dry for a few days then go back into it with an 8B pencil to really bring out some hard lines.

Selina went to work drawing some sketches of the Candy Factory.  Both of us are gearing up for the official kick off of Paint! Manassas 2008 on Saturday

 Rob

Well it has been a long spring break.  I did not get near enough artwork done, however, I did get my house and yard in North Carolina cleaned up

 Here is a rough sketch using my pencils for my “Fishing on a River” project.  Hopefully I will get started again on the large detailed layout sketch tomorrow and finish it by the end of the week.

Rob

Well on my way down to North Carolina Yesterday I stopped at my favorite Virginia Beach Art Store, Jerry’s Art Arama.  While there I picked up a set of Derwent Inktense Pencils and gave them a try lat night.  Here is the result:

I also got a nice wood box to put them in for only $9.99! on a closeout.

When I get more time and am not on dial-up, I will give them a proper review.  Lets just say for right now that the pencils are REALLY intriguing.

Rob

Today was a pretty busy day around here but I managed to find some time for art.  First the power went out most of the day when the very high winds came through.  The Manassas Art Guild Board meet at 2PM in a local Coffee Shop (Javaroo’s) and we managed to secure them a new exhibit venue!  Finally I dropped the kids off at a class and did this 15 minute sketch of my truck jam kit (aka my trusty Marine Band Harp).

Done in my mini-moleskin using pencil, indigo blue, burnt sienna and raw sienna.

Rob