Old Sketches, Fresh Paint II

Sometimes the first try without abandon is the best especially when favorable results follow.  On this sketch, I wasn't thinking much about the color but when the time came, I just went with the gut feeling.  I like the way how this turned out.

Old Sketches, Fresh Paint

For all of the line sketches I've made in the past, not very many end up with some color paint on it.  Most often, I put them aside in the "to be painted" group that I hope to revisit someday.  Sometimes, I get the urge to paint them and experiment with colors.  It's nice to see when the painting comes out the way I envisioned it.  Here are some of them.

Train# 6310 Track 18

I was one of the early passengers to board the 6:39 PM train on Wednesday so I got choose and sketch this view of the train 6310 on Track 18.  Ballpoint pen. Watercolor added at home.

Weekend Sketch at Rockefeller Park

It was just the perfect day at the beautiful Rockefeller Park, South Meadow, Battery Place, in New York City.  Found this great view that I like and selected Aaron's marked sheet in my sketchbook to fit this scene.  To make it work, I looked at key marks on my sheet and found that the bottom part maybe a good match for the little pool and the bridge.  The Mallard ducks in the pool attracted a strong interest from this father with two daughters in tow.  Soon, another father and daughter came into view.  They were in the right space at the right time!  After about three hours of working on this scene, I pretty much had it with the sketch.

 

The Harbor Island Park

A family member wanted a sailboat-themed sketch so I went to the nearest harbor (Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck, NY) to get some ideas.  On the first try, I messed up the sketch of a passing boat that would have been perfect for the foreground scene.  Still, I carried on with the sketch to get a feel for the scene.  It was a teaching moment.  Two weeks later, I came back to that same spot to sketch the left and right side of the view.  A sailboat was passing by at the right moment so I took a photo and later inserted that as the main sailboat sketch.  This is, by far, my largest pen and ink sketch to date (18" x 12").

The Cow Barn

We had a late start getting to the Muscoot Farm in Katonah, NY last Sunday so Anne and I decided to do a short hike first on one of the trails before joining the Westchester Urban Sketchers group sketch meet.  On our return hike, I saw this scene and was able to get a line sketch of some young families looking at the cows in the barn.  Added some watercolor wash on site just before the "show and tell" event with other Urban Sketchers.  Great to see friends I haven't seen in a while.