Left: Faber-Castell Pitt Artist's Calligraphy pen sketch with gouache washes on strips of Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media paper that were then stuck down on a pre-painted page in a 9 x 12 inch Fabriano Venezia journal. Click on the image to view an enlargement.
Still working on those strips of Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media paper. I was playing with washes and blotting, working as quickly as I could (less than 2 minutes), just to see what I could get.
Left: Two more sketches on the same strips of paper. I was trying to see how close I could go and still get something recognizable of the dog in this narrow strip. Click on the image to view an enlargement.








