Older art

 

(Charcoal and digital)

“It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to.” 
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

 Succulent Cafe in Oceanside with Patti Slattery.

This is an eggplant illustration I did while in art school in Tucson. It was first done in just graphite, then Prismacolor colored pencil and Prismacolor marker. The lesson was working on realism and catching all the highlights, shadows, etc.

People energize a scene

I'm practicing different drawing and painterly techniques adding people to scenes. It's necessary to work quickly when sketching a live scene. No time for detail, buy adding people brings more life and interest to the composition. It's important to quickly capture the silhouette and large shapes that will help portray  the subject accurately. Form and mass, or volume. Then follow along to add realistic, expressive details with each new passerby. Once your composition is in place, use ink to draw in all the details and develop form, then bring the subjects to life with watercolor. Going to take practice!