One of those days of commuting, the traffic slowed down to a standstill due to an accident. I was on I-10 heading West back to Lafayette on the bridge over Atchafalaya Basin, I always thought this stretch of I-10 is very unique and pretty but never had the chance to stop and take a picture of it. So I whipped out my camera and took 1 shot, and today I transferred that to a page on my Moleskine.
Thank you all for your comments left for my take on St. John's Cathedral. I'll try to get motivated to draw on a watercolor pad with color the next time. =) For those who are asking, the Breaux Bridge Postcard hasn't been printed. The printshop's got too many in their hands at the moment. I will notify once that's ready ^^
This is fantastic, Alex! I really like the unique perspective and your use of watercolor is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done! So methodical (I don't usually have the patience for something like this). You can really feel the depth in the final. I feel like I have to hold onto something. The color of the foliage, and the cars on the right - so well done!
ReplyDeleteOh my I am remiss! Congratulations to your wife on graduation!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your wife !.....and congratulations to you for thsi excellent page ! I really have the impression of sitting in your car! Interesting details and beautiful colours too! Well done, Alex !
ReplyDeleteAn interesting perspective and I love to see your drawings before you add watercolour, it's an insight on how you work.
ReplyDeleteCongrats for your wife's graduation.
Alex- this is BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm in awe of your talent. Congrats to your wife as well. Wonderful stuff.
ReplyDelete^^ Thanks everyone for the kind wishes!
ReplyDeleteAs for the hubs, he will continue his art, and I will be working as a freelance translator of Japanese into English until I go to grad school.
Love the water color, Love!
WOW, Alex!! What a beauty this sketch is! So cool from your vantage point; I feel as though I were there!!! And congratulations and a hug to the graduate!!!
ReplyDeletelike very much these colours..and the writings too...seem so fresh!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing, Alex--no outstanding! You have done the concrete texture so perfectly! I see the vertical lines from when the rain washes the dirt down. And the verticals on the railing are perfectly spaced as they vanish into the distance. Wow. You've taken such a simple view, one that I probably would never have thought twice about, and turned it into something great! This is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah...CONGRATULATIONS Tanna!
ReplyDeleteI've been tempted to do a picture like this but just haven't worked up the nerve and didn't have a clue of where to start from...so I'm so thankful that up put up your steps or organization process! Love the end result!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing job! Your watercolor job is fantastic, so realistic! The colors are bold and beautiful, and your lines so precise and detailed! (you can see I'm awed ^^). It's a fantastic painting. And cool, too, love your style, as always.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't seen your drawing of the church : gorgeous work!
And, congratulations to your wife for her graduation!
Oh my gosh, Alex, this is really splendid. The colors, the perspective, the composition .... need I say more? "Yes", he said! lol Ok, the lines, the brightness, ... it just looks Happy! nancy
ReplyDeleteGreat page, soooo well done, and the perspective is dead on!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Alex, I love this. It inspires me!
ReplyDeleteIsn't graduation from college wonderful for all involved?
This is beautiful! It's so great you had the camera ready! I often see something and wish I had my camera! Congratulations to your wife on her graduation!
ReplyDeleteFantastic painting! Thanks for showing us the process and congrats to you wife!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your wife!! This is a wonderful painting! I like how you were so very precise and spot on with the perspective of the bridge, its supports and the guard rail while having loose luscious trees in the background. There is something about the lettering and arrow and that just makes it look cheerful!
ReplyDeleteI love it! People always draw or paint country roads and pathways but ignore the road most travelled. Very nice picture of good ol' I-10 (which I was on for a short distance a few weeks ago between Tucson and Phoenix).
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, and as always I enjoy seeing the different stages. You have an amazing style for nature and buildings, a great mix!
ReplyDeleteAnd also portrait!
Congratulation to Tanna.
Japanese translator, very interesting. My sons are practicing kendo and learning a bit of Japanese.
Fabulous picture. Such an unusual subject matter - but it really works. The colouring is just great too, especially the markings on the fence / roadside barrier.... what do you call that in the U.S.?? !!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Alex!
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing the process with us.
ReplyDeleteLovely work Alex...amazing rendering of the concrete on the bridge.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your wife!
Wonderfully done- with great perspective :)
ReplyDeleteAnd congratulations to your wife on her graduation!
Alex, I am inviting you to participate in the Spirit of the Gulf Challenge, if you'd like. For details come to my latest blog post, or go to http://www.suzannemcdermott.com/2010/06/spirit-of-gulf-challenge.html
ReplyDeleteHope all is well.
Hi Alex.. Late one.. I don't know how I missed this one! Lovely colors! You are a master of colors just as well as you are of the pencil! I envy you!!
ReplyDeleteWell, Congrats to your wife on her graduation.. And I hope you are doing well too!
love the perspective and the rendering! well done
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