Pandemic Sketchbooks

Pandemic Sketchbooks

Pandemic Sketchbooks This is a selection from my Pandemic sketchbooks. I sketched on the subway, in the streets of New York, in my studio, and after making rounds seeing patients. It was a very bad time and I saw first-hand how it impacted people, but I am lucky to...
Watercolors

Watercolors

Watercolors When done right it looks so simple, but its simplicity is deceiving.  Watercolor is finicky and unforgiving, and depends on many variables like paper, pigments, ambient humidity, etc. The key is knowing when to walk away from a work in progress and put the...
Plein Air Painting

Plein Air Painting

Plein Air Painting Plein air painting is a challenging endeavor. The process begins with assembling and transporting your set-up and finding a good location.  Once you get there, you need to deal with wind, weather, mosquitos, curious tourists, vehicles that block...
Sketching in New York City

Sketching in New York City

Sketching In New York City There is endless inspiration in the constantly changing scenes of New York City.  The NYC Urban Sketchers continues to be the perfect group to help develop my sketching skills and appreciate what I see.  This group of talented artists taught...
Sketching Across America

Sketching Across America

Sketching Across America Nothing whets my appetite for making art more than the open road, and America has lots of them.  Whether in a busy city or in the solitude of the desert there is no better way to experience the environment than through the process of getting...