Open air sketching

 

Gas station at Järvenpää. Watercolor on sketchbook.

Watercolor on sketchbook. My brother and I went open air sketching at Ainola, the home of the national composer Jean Sibelius. The importance of observational drawing and painting from nature cannot be emphasized enough.

Thumbnail sketches at Itäkeskus,  Kellokoski, Jokela and Purola. A bit rough but it's all about the experience, keeping the skills up and recording color scemes for possible later assignments.

Midsummer glimpses

While on a trip to summer cottage during Midsummer, I painted some quick impressions of the landscapes that went by. Watercolor on sketchbook.

Plein air sketches

 

 Some plein air studies on watercolor sketchbook. Jean Leon Gérôme said to his students that one must paint observational studies every day to learn to mix colors as accurately as possible.

  

Doodles

 

oil pastel sketches