Androscoggin, Ferry Road, Lisbon
Adroscoggin River Color Sketches These two sketches are Acrylic on Paper. Done from observation on location and the composition sketches below. I tend to sort through my composition sketches and on location sketches for ideas for paintings - especially when I don't really have the time to paint. In this case - I'd actually intended to work on a completely different subject - which I'd taken from small composition sketches like to these to a full sheet charcoal drawing. But instead the image on the upper right caught my attention and I decided to skip a larger charcoal (for now) and go right into color sketches. Androscoggin River Comp Sketches My art critic - Echo accompanies me on my trips to my basement studio. I paint standing up, and you can tell from the picture that it is probably a good thing that I do so as sitting isn't really an option. Echo -Art Critic Once Echo sees me getting my palette ready, he settles in for a nap. Ready To Pa