Category: Places
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Yellow winter field
Another painting I did this past winter similar to the field at sunset. This one is of a gully that is nearby our house and next to a larger field. The grasses grow wild in the summer, making it hard to pass through, but in the winter it is totally different. Our dog loves to…
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Main St tomatoes
I’ve been stuck in the living room with a back injury and what is in front of me is my wife’s tomato plants, the dog, and the kids toys. I love doing these urban sketches of the house and not worrying about it being perfect. I used a pencil, a Uniball Vision pen, Derwent Inktense…
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Winter field at sunset
I did this a while ago but never got around to publishing it here. This painting was inspired by walks in the field during sunset in December. The sun sets so early in the winter this scene was based on a photo taken just before 4pm! I used a pencil, a Uniball Vision pen, Derwent…
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Blue bell wood
This one “looks like The Gruffalo” says my wife. I don’t disagree. 😃 This scene is part of the field where we take our dog Rubee for walks. The woods here are now finally full and the floor is covered with bluebell flowers (I think that is what they are called anyway). It’s quite cool…
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Morning colors
I love my mornings and often the morning (and late evening) is the best weather-wise here in Scotland. Here is a little watercolor I did that was inspired by the morning sky. I used pencil, Derwent Inktense watercolors, and a Uniball Eye pen on this painting. Here is a photo I snapped on the walk…
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Back garden under construction
This is a view of our back garden as of a few weeks ago. Those trees you see are now in the ground, but things are still very much under construction. I hadn’t yet drawn the church by our house, so I liked the challenge of that as well as all the layers in this…
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Dining room, aka everything room
This is the room we always seem to end up in. In between the kitchen and the living room, this is the space with a long table that we eat and draw and do work on. It’s where my wife and I hang out in the evening when the kids are in bed and where…
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Main St in blue
My idea with this was to play around with really dark foregrounds and light backgrounds. I thought I would use sepia for the foreground but ended up picking navy blue at the last minute. Although the streets were dry at the time I took the picture that inspired this painting, the blue gives the streets…
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Twisting branches
I’ve been noticing the branches of the trees here in Scotland all winter, how they are angular and curved at the same time, and have been wanting to draw and paint them in more detail for awhile. I actually started this with the intention of doing many of the branches but quickly became overwhelmed with…