A rainy day inside

It has been raining here a lot over the last week and we certainly need the rain. So I took a break to sketch a scene from our living room. My wife is the talented one that plays the harp and makes quilts such as the valentine quilt on the couch.

Sailing on the Yangtze

The Yangtze river in China is the longest river in Asia (6300 km) and the 3rd longest river in the world. The modern Chinese name is Chang Jiang which means "long river". The Yangtze flows from its source in the Qinghai province eastwards through some large gorges into the East China Sea at Shanghai. This picture gave me a peaceful yet adventurous feeling. The two people on the river boat are involved in their work as they sail along the Yangtze against the backdrop of the river shoreline and forested mountains.

Battle of Long Island 1776

Here is a sketch I did of the Battle of Long Island in 1776 using ink, watercolor, and watercolor pencils. I find that the watercolor pencils are good for adding details after sketching key structures in ink and then applying various watercolor washes. I like how the colors turned out but I found it tedious to creating the soldiers therefore this sketch does not really communicate the full sense of the battle.