Watercolor Landscape - Murphy Lake, Forest Park, St. Louis

"Murphy Lake, Forest Park, St. Louis"
8" x 11" (21 x 28 cm)
Watercolor and pencil on Strathmore 400 Series 140-lb CP paper
© 2009 Steve Penberthy


I often drive by this little lake in Forest Park, St. Louis and have always wanted to sit and do a plein air painting there; on Saturday I had the good fortune to do so. I first walked around the lake to find a vantage point I liked, and then found a park bench and painted. It was a warmish day, threatening rain from time to time. Some wading birds came nearby several times, fishing intently. I kept a close eye on them as they came close; perhaps they were wanting to see my painting... :) I was there for about an hour before a few intermittent raindrops caused me to pack up my gear and head back to shelter.

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Watercolor Sketch :: Lake 1

"Lake 1"
5.375" x 8.0" (14 x 20 cm)
Watercolor and pencil on Strathmore Gemini 140-lb CP paper
(sketchbook painting)
© 2009 Steve Penberthy


The scan on this one didn't come out so good, but hopefully you can get the general idea. Colors are more saturated in the original...

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Watercolor Portrait :: At the Fountains

"At The Fountains"
6.75" x 9.5" (17 x 24 cm)
Watercolor and pencil on Strathmore Gemini 140-lb CP paper
(sketchbook painting)
© 2009 Steve Penberthy


Stevepenberthy.com lives! Sorry I haven't posted in a while; life and work has a way of getting in the way of making art for a while, and that has certainly been the case this spring...

This is a portrait of my brother that I painted from a photo from a recent vacation. I chose this pose because there was a strong side light and it allowed me to practice more on getting more light into my paintings, something at which I've been trying to get better.

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