ADEBANJI ALADE

Title: Contemplation II
Medium: Mixed Media (charcoal dust, graphite dust, coloured pencil, water, graphite and oil base pencil)

This is my entry into Liz Holm's flying moleskin's, she hasn't got a bound sketchbook but carefully laid watercolour paper with some sort of lighter transparent paper to protect the finished work. Since part of her guidelines had to do with portraits of any kind, I decided to take on a commuter who I noticed at Victoria Coach Station Bus Stop. He looked really deep in thought and had a very pensive and contemplative feel to his pose and demeanor. I couldn't resist doing this portrait sketch of him to reveal these characteristics.

I used one of my beloved mixed media techniques to go about this. Starting off with the pencil sketch, then adding tones with graphite dust mixed with water, then for darker tones, adding charcoal dust with water all applied with a sable brush. I then added details with a soft oil base pencil and a white coloured pencil.

This sketch, with the whole package is now flying off to Dean!

Dana Cooper

oil on gessoed paper

This is my entry into Irit Bourta's moleskin for the Flying Moleskin project. Irit asked that we do something in her book to represent where we live. I live in sunny, southern California, and it would be hard to represent it without having a beach scene. Of course not everyone here lives at the beach, but we are fortunate to have beautiful weather most of the year and the opportunity to visit the beach anytime.

Michelle Burnett

 

Park in Belfast

8.5"x11.5", watercolor

Here is my painting for Dominique's sketchbook. Her theme is landscapes, trees, roads, light and shadows. I saw this reference on Google maps when the challenge blog The Virtual Paintout was painting Belfast. I never had time to participate in the challenge back in October but saved the reference since I especially loved the two lamp posts.  I remembered it when I learned of Dominque's theme and thought it would fit nicely. 

 

I made another attempt at watercolor and I think this will be my last...watercolor is just too tricky for me. (Save the whites...what is that?!) I think I will be working in a more forgiving medium next time.

Edward Burton

Lisbon, Portugal

Acrylic 7.5"x10"

This is my contribution to Vern Schwarz's book. When I first came across Vern's blog and became aware of his wonderful work, he was in the process of painting a large scene of Lisbon - actually just the other side of the large archway looking out through it, and since we love Lisbon, I thought I'd do a painting of it as well.

ANGELA ELLEDGE

BEAGLE IN WAITING

8x10 oil on sketchbook

The last comment on Camille's post is from Camille requesting someone post something new, so here is something new in Camille's moleskine. I have been busy with pet portrait commissions and now, when given the opportunity to paint anything I want, I paint another dog...I don't know why. Camille, I went with your original concept of peace, choosing this little Beagle fella waiting patiently for something, maybe a walk, a treat, or just waiting for his master to walk in the door.

This is oil on gessoed sketchbook paper. I used Liquin along with the oils so that I could speed up the drying time, well, a week later and I have this one tiny little spot on the ear that is still not dry. I wanted to add more to this, but hesitated because of the time this is taking to dry. Hopefully, in a day or two I can glaze this and send it off to James. I may have to break out the acrylics for the next sketchbook and I promise not to paint dogs in all of your books.

CAMILLE OLSEN

"MICHELLE BURNETT AS A BABY" - 5 x 16 oil on gessoed watercolor paper. Michelle must have been a beautiful baby -- you can't help thinking that when you see her as an adult. I happened upon this snapshot of her as a toddler and decided it was time for me to paint my first full figure child's portrait. I was going for a very loose "faded-photograph" (like the song) feeling. In person the colors are more golden and not this pale. I may paint each of you artists in your book unless you protest ahead of time. Feel free to email me a preferred photo if you wish.

Homeless by Deano

Close ups

Approx. 5x10 Mixed media in Moleskine Book.

The media: Graphite-Tombow Brush Pen-Pigma Brush Tip Pen (Sienna)-Acrylic washes( Ultr. Blue and Burnt Sienna).

This is my entry into Adebanji's book. His theme is the Homeless and the Poor.

We are participating in a group called "The Flying Moleskins". Each member has their own sketch book. He/she makes a drawing and sends the book to the next artist. Get ready, Vern...here it comes.

My Ohio county has around 8oo homeless. God loves the unlovable.

NFS

Deanos Den

Hebrews 13:5&6 God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." ⁶So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"