Justin Owens » environment

Daily… An environment

jay — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:52:37 +0000

Sugarloaf State Park

jay — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:33:48 +0000

Another plein air meetup, this time at Sugarloaf State Park in Sonoma. I hiked up Bald Mountain trail until I found a nice vista. There was so much to paint there, I look forward to visiting it again.
[edit] added a second photo with less glare, but the colors are off a bit more. Still working out a good method of shooting art.

6″ x 8″
Oil on linen panel

Daily… A still pond

jay — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:47:32 +0000

A little environment sketch for the evening.

Daily… An unconventional house

jay — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:10:24 +0000

I don’t really have a problem with heights, but I’m not so sure I’d be okay living here. The house itself looks sturdy enough, but how much wind could the supports stand up to??

Daily… Sketchbook page(s)

jay — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:36:59 +0000

Some sketching at a park and on the train, mostly using water soluble graphite and watercolor brushes.

Daily… Plein air at the contra loma reservoir

jay — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:28:27 +0000

Well, I didn’t really get any painting done on my plein air camping trip. I did some sketches and one little watercolor study, but that was it. Kind of a bummer, but my own focus is to blame. The trip was incredibly inspiring though and totally worth it.

I went out to Brentwood today to do laundry while Kimi was at work. After lunch I went exploring and found the Contra Loma park in Antioch. The lighting was incredibly boring and flat (in regards to distant hills etc). It made it much harder to try and show depth and form. I exaggerated what I was seeing, while also trying to stay true to the lighting.

The second painting was a study of some trees on the otherside of the reservoir. I was in the shade this time around which was nice, my arms got rather burnt during the first painting. I need to add sunscreen to my plein air kit.

Contra Loma Reservoir 01
Oil on canvas panel
6×8

Contra Loma Reservoir 02
Oil on canvas panel
6×8

Daily… A few more

jay — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:20:27 +0000

Daily… Environment thumbnails

jay — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:17:36 +0000

Trying to get back into the habit of sketching environment thumbnails. It’s great studying from life, but I also find it invaluable working from my imagination (and memory). It helps everything stick.

Daily… Buildings

jay — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:39:55 +0000

I haven’t been doing much development sketching recently. I used to do a lot of sketching while on the bart, but being out of school, I’m not out so as frequently. I sat down and did some sketching today…environments, characters, creatures and some building ideas. I need to keep building my visual library.

Did a few more building concepts for my daily.

Daily… A tower

jay — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:19:05 +0000

An environment sketch from imagination.