The Musicians

This series started from sketches at a coffee house on Saturday mornings. Waiting for my car to be washed, I'd spend about 1 to 2 hours sipping dark roast Sumatra while sketching in my book. These sketches, ink washes, watercolors, and digital paintings represent my time listening to music and being creative.

Esperanza Spalding

Digital watercolor- The beginning of a series of sketches of Esperanza Spalding after seeing her perform live at the Hyatt Newporter over the summer. Her unique hair and facial expressions make her an interesting subject to draw.

Esperanza

Ink Wash and mixed media

Esperanza

Ink Wash on paper

Funky Bass Player

Coffee House Sketch. Graphite pencil on paper.

Esperanza

Graphite stick

His Royal Badness

Digital Illustration

Silky Soul Singer

Initial pencil sketch of Marvin Gaye for watercolor painting.

The Silky Soul Singer

Watercolor and Watercolor Pencils-Capturing the soulful singing of Marvin Gaye.

Soul Singing Sensation

Graphite Sketch

Soul Singing Sensation

Scanned sketch painted in Procreate app.

Mr. Dynamite-James Brown

Acrylic on Masonite Board-For some reason I gave up painting in acrylic years ago and this painting was my reintroduction to the medium. I really like the vibrancy of the colors and the ability to work fast with the paint. The warm colors in the face play well against the cool colors of the turquoise suit. I like the pose because I can almost hear James singing, "Please, Please, Please."