Gil Zarins Watercolors

Pencil contour sketch and watercolor of still life of a vase of flowers. 13″x19″  140lb Fabrionao Artistico.

During our vacation, several days of bad weather forced me to sketch from the leeward side of our balcony. The overcast lighting and indistinct shadowing were changing between warm and cool with the moving cloud cover. With howling balcony rails some very windy plein air pencil and watercolor sketches on 5.5″x7.5″ 90lb. arches cold press home made in a sketchbook.

9″x12″ arches hot press done at home using sketch and photo reference.

From Colorado vacation photo, direct to watercolor on 90lb arches cold press

Pencil sketch and watercolor of still life on 90lb cold press arches.

Pencil sketch to watercolor of still life on 140lb cold press fabriano artistico.

From Colorado vacation photo, direct to watercolor on 90lb arches cold press

Pencil sketched and watercolored from a Colorado vacation photo at Molas lake on 140lb fabriano artistico.