Monthly Archives: September 2013

Making new friends…

Meet Carlos.  This gentleman was busy on his laptop when I sketched him, and as he was leaving I stopped him and showed him his portrait (this is something I rarely do).  Carlos was delighted and amused at seeing his portrait done by a stranger.

Carlos

Carlos

This is Harold.  He actually caught me in the act.  When I saw that he had figured out, that I was sketching him, I started to pack and leave.  But he came over and started chatting with me, he turned out to be a very cool guy and gave me permission to complete his portrait.  To my amusement, Harold pulled out his sketch book that had brains drawn on every page,… he is a psychologist.

Harold

Harold

Plein-Air painting in California

I guess you were expecting to see a landscape. Well, that was the intent, when I packed up my Pochade box (i.e. painting kit), hoping to get a few hours in the evening, during my business trip to San Jose, California. It was not to be, because the work hours were long and I did not get the opportunity to head out to any of the scenic locations in San Jose.

So I did the next best thing and that was to paint in my hotel room. I got a flower vase from the dinning room of the Hotel (thanks to the hotel staff) and painted this tiny 5″x7″. I don’t know how long it took, because I was watching TV and was in a very relaxed mode and guess what? it was not burning hot, like my Garage-Studio in Texas, so it was a nice change.

Flowers in a Vase

Flowers in a Vase

Live Portrait Demo By Anna Rose Bain.

I had the privilege of watching Anna Rose Bain paint a demo portrait, at the Trinity Arts Guild (Fort Worth ,Texas) on Monday, last week, (Sep 9th, 2013).  She is a master and painted with so much ease, something you can only attain by hard work and putting in the mileage on your brushes.  I am hoping to take a workshop with her in the future.

I took the photograph below, using my iPhone and the lighting condition was not the best.  The painting was much better than what you see.

Anna_Rose I have been quite busy at work and traveling a lot, so I have been sketching mostly.  Stay tuned for more of my work down the road.