Sigrid Art Blog

WatercolorCollagraph

Sigrid — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:18:00 +0000

Old City Collagraph over watercolor
A romantic view of the old city in Tallinn, Estonia as I saw it from my studio window this past summer. The buildings date back to the 1200's

More Figure Studies

Sigrid — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:24:00 +0000

5 Minute Marker and watercolor sketch

One Minute Blue Figure sketch

One Minute Marker Drawing

20 Minute Watercolor
Our model held some truly difficult poses. The challenge was to render them as quickly as possible.

Figure Drawing Marathon at Palette and Chisel

Sigrid — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:45:00 +0000

At the Palette and Chisel Watercolor

Redhead Watercolor

At the Palette and Chisel Watercolor

This New Year's Day I spent the day drawing and painting figure models from life at the Palette and Chisel in Chicago. It was a solid day of working in an old mansion converted into studio and gallery spaces in the Gold Coast section of Chicago. It was a great opportunity to work directly from the figure surrounded by other artists who were doing the same thing. I used a set of Schmincke watercolors. Lately I have been using a set of St. Petersburg watercolors. they are both good quality paints, but the colors are noticeably different, especially the blue hues.

Wedding Sketches

Sigrid — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:10:00 +0000

I brought my sketchbook and markers to a family wedding New Year's Eve. These quick sketches capture the mood.

Watercolor and Collagraph Continued

Sigrid — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:08:00 +0000

Still Life Collagraph
There is no mystery about the subject matter here.

One More Watercolor and Collagraph Combination

Sigrid — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:29:00 +0000

Flowers and Lace
This reworked watercolor is less abstract than yesterday's, but has more contrast and sparkle.

New Ideas with Old Materials

Sigrid — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:09:00 +0000

Nets 1, Collagraph over watercolor. Hand-coloring prints is an old technique. This weeks I have reversed the process and printed on top of watercolors. My first piece suggest and aerial view of land and sea and nets being flung.

Watercolor Marker Drawings

Sigrid — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:36:38 +0000

Lately I have been combining watercolor markers with wet watercolor. The following drawing started as a dry marker cityscape. It was a very misty morning and I misted the drawing to get the following results.

Dry marker drawing on watercolor paper of St. Michael's church in Chicago.

Here is the same drawing after the water spray.

Watercolors from Figure Drawing Sessions

Sigrid — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:09:00 +0000

Australia New Zealand Watercolor Marker Portrait Sketches

Sigrid — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:26:00 +0000