Sunday, April 23, 2006

Alan on the Beach


Alan on the Beach
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.
I was cleaning up the studio/office today and came upon this blast from the past. This is a friend of mine on the beach in, I think, 1984. I was doing a lot of colored pencil work then. I had discovered an Illustrator named Bill Nelson whose work I was trying to emulate.

Friday, April 21, 2006

My wife in 1983


My wife in 1983
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.
When I was courting my wife back in '83, I did this portrait of her in hopes of convincing her of the depth of my feelings.

I thought her father would appreciate how well I crafted the portrait, but I think he saw right through to my true intentions. But hey, I did end up marrying her! So my intentions were honorable :-)

And the best part is she still looks like this portrait. Lucky me.

Dusty by the river


Dusty by the river
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.
Took the ol' hound dog down to the river behind my house for a walk. This is one of his favorite things in life. This is a quick pencil sketch which I will finish in water color. Here's the problem I running into... If I develop the pencil drawing too much, I leave to many strokes visible after the water color is applied. So, there are palces where you may not see alot of resolution in this drawing but my hopes are color will fill in the gaps and help you see what I saw on our walk. The Spring colors are beautiful. The river water in the foreground will be a challenge.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Stone Lion, Baltimore Museum of Art

I was combing the grounds at the Baltimore Museum of Fine Art and came upon this vicious fellow. The stone eyes really got to me. I plan on coming back with some water color to finish him up.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Stone Bridge


Stone Bridge
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.
This is a lovely little spot on the campus of a community college near by. I'm afraid I have a little too much 'Happy Brush" going on when it comes to the leaves.

Sorry for the time between my posts. I'm just swamped with work right now.