Pottery Studio Drawing

Pottery Studio, Pownal, VT.  9x12 inches, charcoal and pencil on paper.  A drawing I did last week.  Drawings always help to prepare for painting. 

Front, Back and Two Sides

Tree Trunks, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. Each 9x12 inches, charcoal stick and pencil on paper. The same trees, front, back and two sides.  

The Fourth Side

Tree Trunks, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal stick and pencil on paper. The fourth side of the tree trunks.  They make more sense when seen together.

Another Perspective

Tree Trunks, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal stick and pencil on paper.  The same tree trunks from another perspective done today. 

The Burghers of Field Farm

Tree Trunks, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, charcoal stick and pencil on paper. The same tree trunks as yesterday's but from the other side.  I keep thinking of them as formidable bronze sculptures, like The Burghers of Calais.

Tree Trunks

Tree Trunks, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal stick and pencil.  I should turn to drawing more often when the weather isn't great for painting, like it wasn't today.

Another Cart

Farm Cart, Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, charcoal pencil and pastel on paper.  A drawing, done on site yesterday, of another cart, abandoned in place after being filled with debris.  

Abandoned Cart

Abandoned Cart, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal pencil on paper.  From yesterday's walk, an on-site drawing of an old cart, which is hidden in the summer months by the high and thick weeds.

A Tree Drawing

A Tree, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 12x9 inches, charcoal pencil on paper.  A lifeless tree is very much alive.

The Sun Came Out

Trees at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal and charcoal pencil on paper. I went for a walk on the first day of the New Year with my sketchpad.  The sun came out to warm me up when I stopped to draw. 

Two Corners, Brooklyn

 Two Corners, Brooklyn.  8x10 inches, acrylic wash, charcoal pencil & pastel on mixed media paper.

With My Sketchpad

Late Afternoon Trees.  9x12 inches, charcoal and pencil on paper. I went for a long walk today at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA, with my sketchpad.

Late Afternoon Rush

 Boulevard Jean Jaures, Nice. 8x10 inches, acrylic wash, charcoal pencil, and pastel.

A Street in Arles

A Street in Arles. 8x10 inches, acrylic wash, charcoal pencil with touches of pastel. Looking at Daumier drawings as a guide.

A Pond Drawing

 A Pond Drawing. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal, charcoal pencil, & pastel on paper. 

The Other Side

 The Other Side of the Pond. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal & charcoal pencil on paper. 

Grafton Pond

Grafton Pond. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal & charcoal pencil on paper. When there's no opportunity to paint, draw.

Impossible to Draw

Brook in the Woods. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal, charcoal pencil and pastel on paper.  During a walk in the woods today at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA., I drew the view from a foot bridge, a view probably impossible to draw.

Drawing Corn Stalks

Corn Stalks, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal and charcoal pencil on paper.  The farmer told me that the corn stalks were left behind because the ground was too wet for the tractor.  I believe it.

For a Moment to Draw

Twin Trees at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal on paper.  I went walking yesterday with my sketchpad and stopped for a moment to draw.