Pencil value study

For a commissioned house portrait. Fingers crossed.

Palácio Castro Guimarães, Cascais

Stabilo Pen, point 88/63 (dark green)

Crazy Ideas sketchbook, page 57

Tower of Belém

Stabilo pen 88/22 on Crazy Ideas sketchbook, page 56

More Pen & Ink drawings lately because I want to eventually fill all the pages in this sketchbook that Fatima gave me. It's slow going.

Village Street Portugal

Recanto, Póvoa de Santo António, Beira Alta

Stabilo pen 88/45 on Crazy Ideas Sketchbook, page 55

The Old Chapel (Nossa Senhora do Amparo), Beira Alta

Stabilo pen point 88/22 on Crazy Ideas Sketchbook page 54

I thank Pedro Abranches Mateus for the photo which inspired this drawing.

Agradeço a Pedro Abranches Mateus por ter publicado a fotografia que inspirou e serviu de referência a este desenho. Obrigado.

Porta Dos Cavaleiros, Viseu

Stabilo pen point 88/45

Crazy Ideas Sketchbook page 53

Nazareth Moravian Church

Watercolor, 8x10" (20x25cm)

My apologies

I just realized I was not getting notified of pending comments and therefore a number of comments in the past year were not posted until today. That will not happen in the future. Thank you so much  for posting comments and thank you for your understanding.

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Peço muitas desculpas por não me ter apercebido que eu não recebia notificações de comentários submetidos. Só hoje pude corrigir. Muito obrigado pelos comentários e pela compreensão.

Hometown, From Afar

Stabilo pen, point 88/65, Crazy Ideas Sketchbook page 52

A Farm, Forks Township Pennsylvania

Watercolor, 23x31cm Fabriano paper, rough

Glover Road, Forks Township

Forte de Santa Catarina, Figueira da Foz

Hopefully, I will finish this sketchbook sometime before I need to get my first cane.

Talvez eu consiga acabar este caderno de desenhos antes de precisar da minha primeira bengala.

Stabilo pen, point 88/22, Crazy Ideas Sketchbook, page 51

Farol do Forte da Barra, Aveiro

Watercolor, 23x31cm, Fabriano paper, rough

Coimbra, Couraça de Lisboa

Watercolor, 23x31cm, W&N paper (old), rough

Aguiar da Beira

Stabilo pen, point 88/45

Crazy Ideas Sketchbook, page 50

Richmond Road

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm), W&N paper (old), rough

Youngs Hill Road

Watercolor, 9x12" on W&N (old) paper, rough

Monsaraz Castle Tower - Torre de Menagem

               Stabilo point 88/65 pen, 0.4mm, Crazy Ideas sketchbook, page 49

Castelo do Rei Vamba

Trying a new pen, Stabilo point 88/45 fine 0.4 and not disappointed. I especially like the color, and the thickness is just right for the paper size of 8x10” (20x25cm). The drawing itself looks ok to me, but I need to improve the tree and vegetation textures.

Experimentei uma caneta nova, Stabilo point 88 fine 0.4, e não fiquei desapontado. Gostei especialmente da cor, e a espessura parece muito bem para o tamanho do papel (20x25cm). O desenho não me parece mal, mas preciso de melhorar as texturas de árvores e vegetação.

A Farm, Phillipsburg, New Jersey

I have been dragging my feet with pencil drawings even though I love this medium. I especially like the “broad-stroke” method which uses thick lines made with the pencil sharpened to a chisel point.

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Tem havido pouca atividade minha na área de desenhos a lápis ainda que eu goste imenso deste meio artistico. Gosto especialmente do método “broad-stroke” (traço-largo) que usa linhas espessas com o lápis aguçado em forma de cunha.

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Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Pencil, 9x12” (23x31cm) on smooth Stonehenge paper

When in doubt, paint a barn

Snyders Road Farm, Phillipsburg New Jersey

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm), W&N paper, rough