Painting – Page 2 – Ken Crocker Artist

Digital Plein Air Color Study

Gorham St. Apts. Oct. 19, 2015 One of those great summer/fall mornings we had in October. Posted with Blogsy

Power Company Yard with Capitol Dome

Power Co. Yard with Capitol Dome I IPad-painted this last Sunday morning in Madison's new “warehouse district.” It was lots of fun and to be honest when I started it I thought nothing would come of it because there was way to much stuff to organize. But I'm really happy with the way it came… Continue reading Power Company Yard with Capitol Dome

Fall Light

I worked on this painting an hour at a time over three days, returning at about 4:30 each day to catch the raking light hitting the tops of the trees and buildings. Posted with Blogsy

Digital Plein Air “Dark Day”

Main St. 10/24/15 It was a cold, wet fall day “down by the tracks.” I was originally attracted by the similar colors of the sides and roofs of the buildings. Posted with Blogsy

iPad Plein Air

Downtown Power Plant October 2015 I've been using my iPad to do 2-3 hour color studies either from my car or sitting outside. They're a lot of fun to do. I've been inspired by Don Hahn's iPad paintings on Tumblr. Posted with Blogsy

Mansion Hill Plein Air

One of my favorite places to paint is the small garden off Gorham Street. It was sunny and ninety! 8 x 10 inches, oil on panel. Posted with Blogsy

Second Plein Air Painting

Painted with Plein Air Painters of Chicago again last Saturday at Randolph and Halsted. Really nice group; they even brought donuts and coffee. This is me channeling Sloan and Hopper.

First Plein Air in Five Years!

I went out to paint with the Plein Air Painters of Chicago last Saturday in Pilsen. Here’s the result. I’m happy with it. A great group of really nice people who were very welcoming. The weather was perfect.

Beyond iPad

The difficulties of iPad sketching were getting in the way, so I've gone back to traditional media. This is last Friday open drawing at the Palette and Chisel. A half-hour pose which I first sketched in pencil then painted in gouache and finished up with ballpoint pen. I was really inspired by a great… Continue reading Beyond iPad

Half Hour iPad Quick Sketch

In Procreate with “post-production” glazing for texture, from an on-line Croquis Cafe video. It's really hard to draw decent curves, among other things. The model has a real Picasso-esque face. Posted with Blogsy