New Sketchbook

 Process pix from the making of a new Montanapolitancroptic sketchbook, along with a few faves from the old one.

 

Portrait of my father

 I did this portrait of my father when I was in art school, circa 1976-77. The only way he would consent to sit was if he could continue to work at his desk. So it's a much more characteristic picture of him than if he'd been posing for a portrait. It hung over his mantlepiece for many years.

Power plant and railroad bridge

 Another sketch of the power plant and railroad bridge as seen from the North End Bridge in Springfield, MA.

Pen, ink wash, and white gouache on toned paper 4" x 6"

Long Point Light revisited

 I reworked this sketch of Long Point Light after an artist friend exhorted me to give the water more of a sense of depth and distance.

Watercolor 4" x 6"

Railroad Bridge and Power Plant from the North End Bridge with smokey haze.

I did this this morning, trying to get the effect of the wildfire smoke and haze. We didn't get anything like the photos of NYC, but the exaggerated atmospheric perspective was unmistakable. There was more of a orange cast to the light than comes out in the photo.

Watercolor, 4" x 6"

Sunset over Provincetown

 Last sunset over Provincetown for this year.

Watercolor 4” x 6”

Atlantic Spice Palettes

In what has become an annual ritual we visited the Atlantic Spice Company in Truro, MA, and after purchasing a few items I went out to draw the pallets by the loading dock. Unfortunately, just as I was getting started, a large UPS van pulled up and blocked my view. Fortunately, I had taken a reference photo. However, when I tried to reconcile my initial sketch with data from the photo, it didn't always jibe, so there are discontinuities, similar to when stitching software can't figure out where the lines match. It does convey the general feeling, though.