Sandpiper Study

I put a little more time into this sketch today. What started out as a simple drawing took me 2 days. See what happens when you take your kids for a walk.

Sandpiper 3

I've established most of the values and elements, now to just tighten them up a bit

Sandpiper 2

I took my son for walk on the beach to go crab hunting and the low tide inspired me to develop this sketch. I'm not sure where this is going.

Sandpiper

Sorry for the poor photo. This was supposed to be a pencil sketch but I couldn't resist adding some color

Strawberries

A small still life from life.

Troglodytes troglodytes

I enjoyed painting the various textures in this piece. The flower petals,leaves,weathered brick and wren.