Color Sketch Continues

Which color sketch continues? I will share with you here, gentle reader. But, first, here’s a warm (and bright colored) welcome to this place. What happens here? I am glad you asked. Each week I share a colorful painting with you. My hope is these color clad paintings delight your eyes and lift your spirits! If you’re new here and would like to receive these weekly posts, subscribe here. Let’s look more closely at this week’s painting…er color sketch here, OK?

Shadows in Still Life

Lately I have been looking at shadows in still life. This is a wonderful exercise to do with any kind of painting. Such as? Such as shadows in landscapes, shadows in portraits and shadows in figure paintings, too. So here’s another sketch or study of shadows. I did this on canvas paper and it’s about 12×12 inches. No price because these scruffy sketches aren’t for sale.

The best part about this sketch was the second pass. I learned to load up on paint but apply it sparingly. Even so, you can see some pretty big chunks of paint brush strokes here.

Painting in the Unsettling Times

Painting does offer me significant respite from these trying times. But I am seeing the value in making phone calls to elected officials. It feels as if we each need to take a look in the mirror and decide what and how much we can offer. I’m no organizer but I do see a need to ring the alarm bells here. That’s what I felt as I did this quick drawing recently.

What are you thinking

Are you thinking I am overreacting? Or do you see the same need to sound the alarm? If your answer is yes, let me know. I’ll be glad to email you a “Wanted” poster to print and share in your neck of the woods. Either way, please do let me know what you are thinking in this moment! I look forward to hearing from you in the comments below.