Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Afternoon at Huntington Gardens
























We were at the Huntington a few Saturdays ago, and as usual, I brought my small Aquabee sketchbook just in case. I was rewarded with a few sketching opportunities as you can see here.

These were all very quick studies, done in ten minutes or less, with a Sanford Uniball pen. I tried to capture the big picture - the main shapes and values, without regard to any details. I find it is easy to get wrapped up in the little things, and miss the primary inspiration.

I took a few reference photos, although I really didn't need to as I was able to remember the colors easily. I added color to all of the sketches later in my studio. This was a good time of practice: eye/hand coordination; sketching on the go; value; composition; and painting technique.

22 comments:

  1. Shared this on https://www.facebook.com/PasadenaShowcaseHouse :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Joseph, miss you posts, as I've said before I reall like your work as well as the model RR posts too.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Your posts are certainly missed. I visit your site often in hopes of seeing something new from you and from your Southern California ramblings. Trust you are well.

    Buddy

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thank you very much. I hope to spend more time on this blog in the future.

    ReplyDelete
  5. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  6. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  7. https://www.tunisie-chirurgie-esthetiques.fr/lifting-seins-tunisie/

    ReplyDelete