Daily Painting

Providence watercolors

From Benefit street, looking west, toward downtown, between the buildings of the RISD Museum.

Washington Street, looking East.

 

Approximately 5"x8, watercolor, pencil and pen on watercolor paper.

Essaouria

The ancieant sea side town of Essaouria, on the Atlantic coast in Morocco. 8"x5", watercolor and pencil on watercolor paper. (See sketches of Essaouria's medina here and here.)

View from Prospect Park, Providence, RI

The view from Prospect Park, Providence, RI. 16"x20", oil on cradled panel. This one will be in a show at the AS220 project space in July.

Archway in Marrakech

Another view of the Rue Riad Zitoun el Kedim in Marrakech. 8"x5",pencil, pen and watercolor.

I like the brightness it has before the pen. (I painted this street through this arch last year as well.)

First day of May, Westminster and Exchange Streets, Providence

Watercolor paintings of the corner of Westminster St. and Exchange St. in Providence, RI. The weather here is wonderfully appropriate for the first day of May.

More Baltimore

More watercolor paintings of the Baltimore skyline.

Two directions

For a few days in marrakech Elizabeth and I stayed in a suite of rooms over an alleyway a few steps from the Jma el Fnaa. These two windows looked in opposite directions over the pinky-orange alleyway (the name of which I cannot locate on any map).  

Value/color study of Jmaa el Fna at night, seen through an open window

These are some teaching notes for working from a photograph. A loose value study on the left in pencil and a color study on the right in watercolor, with my attempt at writing Jmaa el Fnaa in Arabic (woefully incorrect but I maintain that the reward is in the effort.) I used the same reference photo for this painting last year. Which is currently on display at Tea in Sahara. I am looking forward to the Wednesday watercolor classes which will resume there this week!

Clock tower in France

Elizabeth is in the south of France right now making preparations for our French Sketchbook workshop. We will be staying at a restored 14th century chateau near the medieval town of Duras, pictured here with its clock tower. Meanwhile, here in Providence, it is school vacation week and my son and I (who no longer wishes to be referred to as Captain Spectacular but said this one last reference is okay) are off to the Roger Williams Park Zoo now!

On the other side of the Atlantic

Here's a small sketch of a side street in Essaouria, Morocco, with carpets and sabra fabric for sale. (Right around the corner from Green Wok, a great little-tiny!- Thai restaurant.)