Urban Sketching
Philadelphia
6”x8” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. Painted this in two sittings in the afternoon: some time before my lunch reservation and some time after, on my way back.
4”x6” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. Painted this when I forgot to bring two watercolor blocks for my friend to paint, after our lunch reservation.
8”x6” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. It got too dark to paint, so this is left unfinished.
8”x6” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. Went on a walk with a friend and we painted this near the PMA. A lady came up to us while we were painting and armchair-critic’d us. The first time it’s ever happened to me!
8”x6” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. Painted after I got brunch with neighbors.
6”x4” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. I was drawn to the cottagecore setup, so I crept around the side of this building to see what there was to paint.
8”x6” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. The first time I had painted outside, en plein air, since high school! I brought my roommate along.
New York City
8”x6” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. Painted in the latter half of waiting in the rush line for Oh, Mary!. It’s unfinished because I was getting sore sitting in the same spot for that long.
6”x4” watercolor and gouache on cold press watercolor block. Painting after walking with a friend through some of Prospect Park.