Tulips

Tulips P1202191
Originally uploaded by rudisillart.

Spring is coming! I started this oil because of the incredible color and freshness of the tulips. I didn't expect to leave it feeling so much like a watercolor, but there was a certain freshness with the "stained" background. I consider this more of a study in this technique. As always, I think I might go back and do more to this someday. I probably think that about all the paintings I have that have not yet sold.

Tea Garden temples

Tea Garden temples P1112151x
Originally uploaded by rudisillart.

Saturday was the first sketch crawl of the year, although it was actually Sketch Crawl #21. The San Francisco folks gathered in Golden Gate Park and met at the end of the day at the DeYoung Museum. I started at 11:30 and ended at 4pm. I did 5 drawings for the day and spent the most time on this one. I actually added some of the washes later when I got home.

This is a drawing I did in the Japanese Tea Garden. It was the only ink drawing that I added color. Learn more about sketch crawl at the Flickr sketch crawl Pool or www.sketchcrawl.com