Canyon Sketch
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Canyon Sketch – Watercolor – 8.5 x 11 inches.
Many artists skip sketches and preliminary studies. I don’t feel I know anything about a subject unless I’ve drawn it, sometimes more than once.
This sketch is the third of several I drew from a narrow bridge above the Bear River not far from where I live. I used to paint rivers a lot. Finding this drawing in an old sketchbook reminds me that I ought to draw them more often.
Want more sketches? Use the links below to browse the previous posts in this #steemexclusive series, always shared only on WOX. Special thanks to @stef1 for the idea.
- José
- Monforte Gardens
- Siena Sketch
- Room Study
- My Friend Manolo
- Calle de Caballeros
- Bridge Sketch
- Tim, a sketch from my book
- Iceland Sketch
- Shopping Sketch
- Holbrooke Hotel Bar
- Chandelier
- Passengers to Portland
- Gladiolus
- Weston
- Madrid Estanque
- Travelers, anywhere
- Helicopter
- Sketch for a Gift
- Sketches of Sculptures
- Dragon
- Self Portrait
- Monster
- Retiro, Madrid
- Pomegranates
- Waiting Room
- Street Corner
- Irish Beach Sketches
More images on my website: johnmichaelkeating.com
That sketch makes me to feel the cold running mountain water. Like the way how you showed the sun on the top of trees and long shadows falling on stones. Often the sketches like that help to remind the scene and later to do the full size painting.
Thank you for continuing your Sketches.
You're welcome, stef1. Thank you for your kind encouragement.
Wow, this is really good!
Thank you, thank you!