"Ale Sketch,"

"Ale Sketch," 9x12. Oil on Gessoed  Canson140 lb Watercolor paper. From Life about two 2.5 hour sessions. Palette of colors: Winsor Newton Yellow Ochre Pale, Winsor Newton Light Red, Utrecht Raw Umber, Old Holland Vermillion Extra, Winsor Newton Indian Red, Gamblin Cobalt Blue, Gamblin Tobalt Teal, Gamblin Cobalt Turquoise, Rembrandt Ivory Black, Gamblin Pure Titanium. White 

'John Sketch,"

"John Sketch," 9x12 in. Oil on Gessoed Canson 140 lb watercolor paper. I could have dug into the details and crisped up the sketch but loved the energy at this fairly early stage and decided to leave it unfinished. I went for this pensive gesture which differed slightly from the final pose he maintained. I love when John poses for us but have never captured his likeness before today.

My color palette was odd for me today: Rembrandt Yellow Ochre, Gamblin Cadmium Orange, Rembrandt Cadmium Red Deep, Utrech Burnt Sienna,Rembrandt Cinnabar Green Medium,  Williamsburg Ultramarine Blue and Gamblin Pure Titanium White