Cityscape Mono-Prints New Series - 2 more complete

These cityscape sketches are just so fun for me. I finished two more! The one above is of Meredith Connelly's wonderful mushroom sculptures in the foreground and Camden Street in the background. Hacker's and Sullivan's restaurants in the far background. This is the time of day when everything is blue, just before its get really dark. 

The cityscape above is uptown Charlotte from South End. The building on the left is the former Phat Burrito now Flower Child! The Bee mural and umbrellas are nice! 

Cityscape Sketches done with Mono-printing Technique

 

Before I do almost any painting, I do a sketch. For my cityscape series I did the sketches as mono-prints. I used a photo, transferred the photo in high contracts black and white to sketch paper. Then I would do a layer or two of watercolor. Then I would finish the sketch with color pencil or pastel. 

The mono-print technique is very fast and allows for a great deal of spontaneity! Great fun! 

Southend Cityscapes and Charlotte Cityscapes

Since The Charlotte Business Journal published one of my fireworks paintings, I thought I would post a few more of my cityscapes from Charlotte. These are watercolor, oil and acrylic. 

 

Business Journal Book of Lists 2021

One of my Charlotte cityscape paintings is featured in the 2021 Business Journal Book of lists. My section is on page 189. This painting was done for the Susan G. Komen fundraiser in spring of 2020. All the lights on top of the buildings are pink as well as the fire works. 
 

Pink Cityscape Sketch for Susan G. Komen Laugh for the Cure

Here is a sketch of the painting I will do as a live painting at the Susan G. Komen Laugh for the Cure event on March 19, 2020. This is a watercolor with color pencil. 10 x 6 inches. In the foreground, there is a banner on a street light pole with the Komen logo. Also, in the mid-ground the Komen logo is painted as a mural on the side of a building.