Whitby Abbey Archway WIP 2 detail

Still plugging away at this one in spurts... I may put it back up for a while if I find something more exciting to work on.  Thanks for stopping by.

Whitby Abbey archway5 wip1

the darks are all inked in, now to start the scratch details.  Thanks for stopping by.

German Castle window completed for 2017 Holiday Card

Time ran short this year so I adopted the drawing of the german castle window into a Holly and Ivy Holiday card for this year.  I'm done with leaves for a little while but I am happy with the result.  Thanks for stopping by.

German Castle Window WIP 2

still plugging away on ivy, ivy and more ivy leaves.

German Castle Window - WIP1

From the Germany Trip from a few weeks ago, Bamberg Castle Window, Work in progress. A lot of ivy yet to be drawn.  thanks for stopping by.

The Soloist completed

The Soloist is finally done. It was a good exercise in staying focused and working towards a larger goal. Thanks for stopping by.

detail of new work in progress

This is a detail of a larger piece I am working on... it will probably be at least two to three more weeks of work to get it finished.   Thanks for stopping by.

Big Sur Tree

Finally, Big Sur Tree is complete. This took a while due to other projects, but I am happy with the results.  Ahhhh, one more under the belt.  Thanks for stopping by. -db

Big Sur Tree WIP 2

still plugging away at tiny little leaves.  Thanks for stopping by.

Big Sur Tree WIP 1

starting up another tree drawing.  This is a smaller piece, 11"x14" I think.  Thanks for stopping by.

Caedmon's Cross final

Caedmon's Cross is finally complete.  I have not been so glad to see a piece finished in quite a while.  I don't want to draw a grassy field again for quite some time.  All in all, I am happy with the results. Thanks for stopping by.

Caedmon's Cross WIP 1

Wow, who knew drawing grass was going to be such a daunting task... not naive old me.  Well, it is a learning opportunity. Thanks for stopping by. -db

Storm Scars WIP 3

plugging away... I've hit a phase in the piece where I just want it done. Everyone has to go through this step and muster on, and I will, but at this point... I may need to step away from it and go draw something else.
Thanks for stopping by -db

storm scars WIP 2

plugging away on this.

Storm Scars WIP session 1

Starting up another landscape type drawing.  This piece is inspired by a trip to Lobo Point State preserve in California after a strong wind storm.

Kirkstall Abbey Arch, completed

 Completed and I think I am happy with this one.  I have included some close ups for those who want to see how the linework and shading was created.  Thanks for stopping by. -db

Kirkstall Archway WIP session 4. A lot of progress

Good weekend of work. I have surpassed where I was prior to having to rework all the stones with black as a base. It's appears to be coming along as I envisioned it. thanks for stopping by. -db

Kirkstall Archway session 3. Major revisions

Ok, so sometimes learning means going back and correcting… that is what is going on now.  I originally attempted to have the shadows be solid black and then pull out the mid tones and highlights  with white line… which worked nicely. However I also attempted to combine that with lighter areas being left white and then darkening their mid tones with black line…. the two were incompatible. Probably too much black linework was needed to keep things consistent and flowing visually. Anyway, I have made the decision to make all stone work black in this drawing and then push all the lighter areas with white line.  Now it is coming together.

Kirkstall Abbey Arch WIP 2

Well, now the midtone lines have been added. Next comes starting to add darks to the midtones and feathering them out into the quartertones and highlights.  Thanks for stopping by.

Kirkstall Abbey Arch WIP1

Starting up a new large format drawing... Kirkstall Abbey Archway.  This is about the third sitting to get this far. Now the perspective should be correct and I can start laying in basic values.