Gorham St. Apts. Oct. 19, 2015 One of those great summer/fall mornings we had in October. Posted with Blogsy
Tag: Plein air
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
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
Rutledge Street Bridge
Another plein air on a beautiful summer day. 8 x 10 inches, oil on panel.
Ipad Drawing of Back Alley in the Twin Cities
This is a new Ipad drawing from a photo I took about a year ago when I was in the Twin Cities for the big Rembrandt exhibit. This is about a block away from the Minnesota Institute of the Arts, where all the Rembrandts were. It was a great show and I learned a lot… Continue reading Ipad Drawing of Back Alley in the Twin Cities
Second Ipad Portrait of Richard
I worked on this because I wanted to try out some “new” techniques I saw in a video by west coast artist Shaddy Safadi about how to begin a digital landscape painting. I chose this picture because it had a very strong light-shadow pattern. Being a portrait instead of a landscape, the video didn't exactly… Continue reading Second Ipad Portrait of Richard
Early Morning at Olbrich Park
I kept meaning to “finish” this iPad drawing I did last summer looking east from the top of the sledding hill at Olbrich Park. I never got around to working on it again, so I'm now declaring it done. After all, we need something to remember the sun with this gray spring weather. I believe… Continue reading Early Morning at Olbrich Park
Chicago On the Ipad
To complete my spring-weather theme, here's Chicago in the rain (specifically Starbucks on State just north of Chicago Ave.). Actually I started the picture last fall sitting at the window counter, and then finished it from photographs. The beauty of rain is the great reflections. This picture is also part of a series I started… Continue reading Chicago On the Ipad
Ken Crocker Artist 