December 2016 – Corey Aber

Some more toned paper sketching

December 30, 2016coreyaber1 Comment

Same tree as earlier but the light changed so there were some shadows across it. This one is on Fabriano Tiziano blue paper, which is quickly becoming my favorite toned paper. Blackwing Pencil and some titanium white watercolor.

I have a nice little sketching set up with different colored and types of paper clipped in 6×9 collection with a cardboard back and a 5×7 mat. On the back I can tear smaller sheets and clip them with my small watercolor kit. In this case the tiny travel brush shown is perfect to get little white highlights.

Winter pine tree

December 30, 2016coreyaber

Blackwing 602 and white colored pencil on Canson Mi Teintes.

The Blackwing 602 is really great on toned paper. I started this with a generic HB, but it just didn’t feel as good, so switched over to the stub of a Blackwing I have with me. The appeal of this was the white sap on this pine tree. I tried to convey it with the white colored pencil.

Another tree on blue paper

December 29, 2016coreyaber

Looking out the back window this rainy morning, the little highlights of water on the trees stood out on an otherwise grey day.

Experimenting with pencil and white on blue paper

December 24, 2016coreyaber

I’ve been looking at Turner and Hercules Brabazon Brabazon sketches on toned paper and wanted to give something simple a try, so I made up this tree. Just wanted to see how some white highlights would look. This is something I will do more often. Palomino Blackwing 602 + titanium white watercolor on Tiziano blue paper.

Backyard Drawing

December 22, 2016coreyaber1 Comment

Nice weather today, so while my kids were playing I brought out some pencils and drew this 5×7 study of an interesting tree trunk next to the kids’ playset. I need to do more of this sort of this sort of drawing. Definitely inspired by David Tripp’s tree drawings. Generic HB, 6B, and a dry ballpoint pen to carve out the white marks.

Imagining Storm King in the snow

December 20, 2016coreyaber

Small 3×5 study imagining what Storm King Art Center might look like late on a snowy day. Lemon yellow, permanent alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and burnt sienna.

Looking forward to getting some more painting in now that I am on a break from work for a bit.

Storm King Art Center

December 12, 2016coreyaber

We took a family trip to Storm King Art Center over the weekend, which my five year old daughter declared to be the “best place ever!” despite being there in 30 degree weather. Some photos:

	David M Tripp on Some more toned paper ske…
	PhyllisZeno@aol.com on Backyard Drawing
	Hal Aber on Finished Leesburg Street
	Louise on In progress Leesburg stre…
	Hal Aber on And another salvage job turned…

Corey Aber

writer – artist – designer

Month: December 2016