Amphitheater in Winter (in progress)

I walked down to the library this morning and sketched one of the buildings to the entrance of the amphitheater. It was about 20 degrees so I couldn't paint because my paints would freeze so I just sketched out the scene. After 30 or 40 minutes of drawing I was cold, so I packed it in, took a photo with my iphone and walked back up to the studio. I started by wetting my paints differently. Instead of spraying them with a bottle I used the skipper brush to drop a good teaspoon or so of water into each color. This is a change worth remembering - paints got so much juicier. I used a #10 round Escoda brush for laying in most of the color but scumbled a lot with my 1" skipper brush when I didn't like the application. It's "in progress" but I like the mysterious feeling here at this stage so I wanted to capture it. Also, it's noon and I have some other things I need to do today.

Red Barn in Snow

It's too cold and snowy to go out and paint. I sketched this from my desk. 6x18 on Fluid Block. Pencil and watercolor.

Incarcerated

On the way back from the airport, I stopped at Harbor Park in Rockland. I was going to sketch the Lobster Trap Christmas tree but this scene caught my eye instead. A grouping of boats snug in their white uniforms next to the police station. This is on 12x24 Fluid watercolor paper. Ink, pencil and watercolor.

Camden Center

10"x22" watercolor on Twinrocker paper. Ink, pencil, watercolor

Winter Boats - Take 2

Winter Boats - Take 2, a photo by Camden Sketcher on Flickr.

This is the non-digital version. The digital version I posted earlier was pretty helpful in allowing me to discover how I wanted to finish off this "sketching" (my new term for something between a painting and a sketch). 10"x22" Twinrocker paper. Pencil, Ink & stick, watercolor.

Winter Boats

Winter Boat, a photo by Camden Sketcher on Flickr.

Rockport Harbor - the boats have been put up for Winter. I sketched this over a couple of days on site. The weather has been in the thirties so the watercolor is taking a little longer to dry and I am getting colder quicker. I photographed the unfinished image with my iphone then opened it up in my tablet and worked on it in Photoshop Touch. 10"x22" Twinrocker paper. Pencil, Ink & stick, watercolor with marks and tones added in PS touch.

Harbor Rocks

Harbor Rocks, a photo by Camden Sketcher on Flickr.

I sketched these rocks down by the harbor on a cold afternoon late in the day. My paints started freezing and making some interesting effects . This is on Fluid watercolor paper 8"x20". Pencil and watercolor with some marks and tones added in PS Touch.

The Backyard

The Backyard, a photo by Camden Sketcher on Flickr.

A very quick sketch at the end of the day. Added some marks and tones in Photoshop Touch later. This is in my 12"x8" Moleskine watercolor journal.

The Prophets Bike

The Prophets Bike, a photo by Camden Sketcher on Flickr.

Down at the harbor this morning with Alex I sketched this bike. This is on 12x24 Fluid watercolor paper. Pencil, Ink, and watercolor.

Wayfarers Marine

This is my 3rd day in a row down at the harbor. I was looking for a different subject matter but this scene sort of captured me. 8"x20" Fluid watercolor paper. Pencil, Ink and stick, watercolor