Ravens was painted in the mid 1960's and it won first prize in the Michigan Watercolor Society Show.
In 1971 my wife and I took a trip to Africa, we visited Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and the Sudan. The above painting was done in Khartoum. When sketching outdoors I usually first do a drawing with a technical pen, then paint over it with watercolors.
Another scene painted in Khartoum along the Nile River.
Addis Ababa from my hotel window.
A painting of the elephants roaming in the Ngulia Hills in Kenya.
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Strong work here,Harry,similar in finish to your marker stuff.Bright colors and deep tones none of that insipidity that can bedevil watercolors.
Who are your favorite artists/watercolorists may I ask?
Hi Steve,
There are so many artists whose work I enjoy, John Marin, Elliot O'Hara, Millard Sheets and Dong Kingman come to mind and are watercolorists that influenced me when I was starting out. There are artists in every medium that I enjoy, from Will Elder to Matisse. One can't help but be influenced by some of the very greats, it can be humbling to say the very least. I also had the good fortune to work with some amazing talent when I was living in Detroit, Mark English, Charlie Schridde, Del Nichols, Jim Jackson, Dave Lindsay and others.
Harry
Hi Harry,
- About how long does it take you to produce a watercolor sketch like the Khartoum one?
- What would Jeanne be doing while you were painting?
I was never successful painting or drawing outdoors. The one time I tried to do it, while on a school excursion, my 0.3mm technical pen simply clogged up on me.
Hi Vince,
Those sketches were painted on a 9x12" pad, so they don't take very long, I'd say about an hour. I would usually do out alone to sketch, but once in a while Jeanne would come along to watch and talk with the people that would stroll by. When I sketched in Surinam, lots of kids would watch and give on the spot criticism even in the remote jungle areas. I was sketching in a jungle village and when drawing one of the houses I didn't add the TV aerial, all the kids pointed that out to me.
Harry
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