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Starting a blog for my website and for my first inaugural post I'll be discussing sketches and studies.

I thought it might be interesting to post some of the studies, sketches, and even some plein air painting, if they turn out, in this blog. I know on my Instagram account, some of my more popular posts are the sketches and plein air paintings along with some of the smaller paintings. This would be the work you wouldn't find in the main artwork section of the web site but could still be interesting for some.

I may even create a sketch/study category in the artwork section to post some of the small studies for sale as an affordable alternative for folks to acquire original artwork. 

For example, here's a recent study I completed for a larger commission work I'm currently working on:

This is the updated version of this little 7"x10.75" study where I worked out composition, colors and most importantly the overall values for the piece. The first iteration didn't have the values quite right for the evening/dusk scene I was trying to capture. It was nice to figure this all out prior to working on the full sheet painting plus getting feedback/approval from the client.

It's fun to do these little studies as they are small and a quick way to experiment to explore new ideas, subject matter and techniques.

Here's a recent plein air study I did earlier this summer:

It was nice to get out of the house after being in lockdown for so long, it's a little rough around the edges but it was fun to do and nice to get back into the mountains.

Let me know in the comments if you would like to see more of this type of work.