Hat and Gloves

Gull On Piling

Oil sketch on 6" x 8" canvas panel (Grand Isle).

Fourchon Shrimp Boat

Sea Captain

Fourchon Fish Camp

I had a few minutes to sketch as the ATV was loaded on the trailer. The camp is behind the Fourchon Marina store.

Oyster Boat at Campo Marina

Bloody Mary at Cadillac Cafe

Satsuma

Egret

Shrimping

Jupiter and Tim's Telescope

Below are a series of sketches of the four Galilean moons and Jupiter.













I am just starting to learn astronomical sketching. Before going into the field, I painted 98lb paper with ultramarine blue and burnt umber watercolor. A white gel ink pen was used to sketch Jupiter and the four moons. Looking through the eye piece of the telescope and sketching objects was a challenge. I was so clumsy that the actual features of Jupiter and the location of the moons are hastily done! Hopefully with more practice, the sketches will improve.

Thank you Tim for sharing your insight and the telescope!

SEATAC Int'l Airport

Power Outage

Autumn Leaves on the Sidewalk

Ice machine at the marina

Shrimp boat

Fishing for Speckled Trout

Shrimp boat anchored in the marsh

Coiling and Twisting the Line

Loading Oysters

Prickly Pear

Running Elk at Valles Caldera National Preserve

I intended to sketch the landscape but then a herd of elk dashed across the caldera.

Goat at the Corner of 4th and Alameda

Waiting To Order Expresso

Shells, Feather, Nut and Green Glass

Objects found along the shoreline of Lake Washington.

Passengers at Louis Armstrong International Airport

It seemed like someone had too much fun in the French Quarter!

Shrimp Boats at Fourchon Marina

Marsh at Cocodrie

Storage Tanks and Pickup Trucks

Prairie Dogs

Macaw at Rio Grande Zoo

Boat with Blue Tarp and Crab Traps

I sketched this boat near the Breton Sound Marina.

Shrimp Boat in Wilkenson Bayou

Gate S 10 at SEATAC

Predator in the Tree

I have been working on this huge drawing for sometime. It is on brown wrapping paper and is approximately 2 feet x 3 feet. I used an assortment of drawing tools (e.g., ink, pencil, charcoal and pastel).

Pitcher and Tea Bag

Oil study using a neutral primary palette.

Menacing Storm in Drum Bay

A very hot day in the marsh that included a 'pop up' thunderstorm. The Captain made a run for the dock avoiding the lightning and a waterspout. At the dock, we scrambled into the van before the heavy rain. All people off the vessel and safe!

Broken Boat

The engine died and we had to wait for someone to bring the "part"...



Then, a bolt on the crankshaft got stuck...



This expression on the fellow says it all. The boat was eventually towed back to the marina.

Thunderstorms at Dallas Fort Worth Int'l Airport

Thunderstorms and cancelled flights meant many people were sleeping overnight in the airport terminal. Thirty hours later, I arrived at my destination!

Pear

Oil study, 5" x 7 ", using a neutral palette consisting of ivory black, yellow ocher, Indian red, burnt umber, titanium white.

Three Cherries

Oil study on 5 x 7 inch canvas board.

Morning Coffee

Sea Birds (work in progress)

Last summer, I lived at a fish camp on Grand Isle. My fantastic roommate, Emily, patiently tolerated my many pencil sketches of birds taped to the walls of the camp. Using those preliminary sketches, I am now working on a pastel painting.

A Day on Barataria Bay

The day consisted of a long van ride, airboats, shrimpers and, of course, pelicans!

Someone Got A Ticket

....and it wasn't me! He wrote out the ticket faster than I could finish the sketch.

Geese With Gosling at the Botanic Garden