Plein air Rotterdam

Sundown in Rotterdam. The sun allowed me 30 minutes only to do a quick sketch of her. The changing scenery demands quick and clear choices, which is nice. 

I used white, yellow ochre, cad red and indigo for this sketch

Plein air march 29th Maashaven Rotterdam

Gouache

Sabrina Starke

Plein air

Recent plein air sketches from the island Texel.

Mr.Luca Jazz

Mrluca is a great Jazz band that plays jazz music for children. Their music will soon be accompanied by a childrens book. This is one of the illustrations I did for the book.
LINK

Gouache

I wanted to experiment with other kinds of watercolor paper, and create a composition based on photo reference.  I used a japanese brush, and I like the randomness of the shapes of its brushstrokes.

Warmup sketch

Today's warmup sketch. Gouache.

Passion for drawing

This is the finished illustration for the cover of an upcoming book of my work.

Plein air sketch

I had a great time painting plein air with Arne yesterday.
The sun was setting fast, so we had only about an hour to do a little sketch. In this hour, the sunlight changed dramatically, so we had to make descisions really fast. Having limited time is always good to stay extra focused, and also I find the light and colors of a sunset very beautiful.

This is me and my primitive setup...

And this is Arne, who works a bit more sophisticated...

And his painting... 

France

I had a great time in france the last two weeks. Lovely weather for plein air sketches....

Plein air gouache sketch

When the sun is setting, one has to paint fast...
Gouache sketch, koninginnebrug Rotterdam

Gouache sketch

It's freezing cold outside, so the mind wanders off to warm places...

Dr. Phil gouache sketch

Lobby

Illustration for 'Vluchtelingenwerk magazine' .

Plein air sketch

Plein air sketch I did in Dochamps, Belgium.
I placed a complete step-by-step on my tutorial blog: LINK

Plein air study

Quick gouache sketch at the end of the day...

Plein air study

Persoonshaven , Rotterdam, April 15th 2011 .
On a sunny morning like this, the light changes extremely fast... It is best to define the placement of the shadows first, so you can still keep consistent lighting, when the sun is moving on...
It can also be a good thing to limit the time to do the sketch, so the initial idea remains intact. After an hour, the scene has changed completely...

Plein air

Yesterday's plein air sketch. Gouache on moleskine sketchbook.

I used only a few colors for this painting:
-Titanium white
-Ultramarine
-Gold ochre (W&N)
-Burnt Umber
-Greenish yellow (talens)
-Turquoise blue

I created most of the painting with only these colors. In the end, I added a few accents with:
-vermillon (traffic lights and the barriers)
-Cad yellow (foliage in the back left)

Caricature sketch

Elvis Presley- colored pencil with gouache highlights.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

To all my followers: thank you very much for your support, comments and critiques! I wish you all a creative and inspiring new year!