Church in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic - Watercolor and Ink on 140-lb. cold-pressed, about 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm)

Český Krumlov - Czech Republic - about 6" x 6" (16 x 16cm) - Ink & Watercolor

Rupt-aux-Nonains, France - after José Salvaggio - Oil on Canvas - 10" x 13"

I like José Salvaggio's painting so much, I had to have a reasonable facsimile for myself.  I also wanted to explore his painting method done on location. I used his video on YT as a guide to what I did, and thus learned many good things.

Bhutan I - 9" x 9" ((23 x 23cm) - Pastel on UArt 400

Greenland - 8" x 8" (20cm x 20cm) - Pastel on UArt 400

Oil on Canvas Sheet - about 7-1/2" x 11-1/2"

This was supposed to be an exercise in squaring off a complex rounded form and identifying and painting the major planes. Probably not as squared off as it should be for the exercise, but I learned some anyway.

More Squaring Off and Planes - Oil on Canvas about 5" x 5"

Experimenting with Squaring Off & Planes - Oil, about 8" x 10"

Experimenting with Squaring Off & Planes

Charcoal & Pencil on Sketch Paper.  About 15" high (cropped).

Todays Sketch about 5' x 8' - my sketch book

Graphite on 50-lb. Sketch Paper - about 9" x 12"

Continuation of "Portrait Start" - Graphite on 50-lb. Sketch Paper

Street Scene in the city of Dhaka, Bangledesh - Ink and Watercolor - about 7/12" x 8" wide

Finally ! Portrait Start - Graphite on 50-lb. Sketch Paper

Finally !  The sketch proportions are very, very close to those in the model photograph, and therefore the likeness has improved greatly.  See previous posts for comparison.

Graphite on 50-lb. Sketch Paper

Portrait Starts  -  Working on Accuracy of  Head, Shapes, and Features (Likeness)