Comma cafe in the afternoon

comma cafe
Originally uploaded by rudisillart.

I always sketch when I travel but I don't always keep my journals in order so it is often hard for me to "recreate" a trip chronologically.

I also don't always get a comfortable spot like at this Coffee Shop in Carson City, NV. I love trying to capture the people and the action in a scene like this, while not making it too confusing. I usually start with the subject that I think will move first or is most interesting. In this case I started with the man and his dog at the counter.

Sleeping Dog

louie asleep
Originally uploaded by rudisillart.

I have been playing with "painting" on the computer again for my own fun, rather than for work. This is a quick color sketch of Louie, my dog, using Corel Painter . I plan to do several of these before committing him to oil paint. I love doing these from life rather than photos. I am also working on other "Doggie" pictures in oil. I like it when I can do it for fun, rather than formal portraits.

Louie on Silk

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Originally uploaded by dianesanfran.

What a golden boy, eh? who can resist his charms? not me.