Archive for October, 2009
The sketchbooks of Fabrice Moireau. Oh, and mine too.
Monday, October 19th, 2009
On a trip to Mexico, I took along only a sketchbook, a brown and a blue Pilot water-soluble marker and a watercolor brush. I had discovered that if I did a line drawing with the markers, then I could go back with water and a brush and make washes out of the lines. It was a very simple and lightweight solution, and it gave me a chance to practice my Spanish as well, which I’d been studying for a few months at that point. I didn’t want to spend more than 15-20 minutes per drawing.
Mexican sketchbook 1 | Stephen Springer Davis
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A Couple of Maine Paintings
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Blue House in Maine | Stephen Springer Davis
Big Branch | Stephen Springer Davis
This was a pretty blue house, crying out to be painted. I liked the cranberry-colored curtains. Very Maine.
I happened upon this tree in a small park in Hallowell, Maine. In August the grass had turned an amazing bright yellow. The dappled shadows from the tree were mauve. It was a hot day and the sun was very strong.
Tags: landscape painting, Maine, oil painting
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Hello.
I'm Stephen Springer Davis
I'm a pretty much self-taught and pretty much unknown artist and designer living near Philadelphia. The plan is to tell you about my artwork, why I do it, maybe how I do it, and also about other artists who've inspired me along the way.
My definition of the term "painting" will remain intentionally broad so I can talk about anything that interests me.
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