Sketching an Old Firehouse – Plein Air painting
James Gurney paints a firehouse in Hyde Park, NY using gouache and watercolor over casein.
ART SUPPLIES:
Ultramarine blue (watercolor)
Yellow ochre (watercolor)
Burnt sienna (gouache)
Alizarin crimson (watercolor)
Cerulean blue deep (watercolor)
Titanium white (gouache)
Watercolor sketchbook
Travel brush set (includes large flat)
Mack/Tidwell Mini pointed brush (Thanks, Steve G)
Water cup
Casein paint set
To paint urban architecture in gouache, James Gurney starts with a perspective drawing, then lays in big tones in transparent watercolor and works toward the finer details. In this case he makes big revisions in the perspective and the sky color halfway through.
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“Watercolor in the Wild” (Gumroad download): https://gum.co/Watercolor
“How to Make a Sketch Easel (Gumroad): https://gum.co/sketcheasel
“Gouache in the Wild” (Gumroad): https://gum.co/gouache
“Gouache in the Wild” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html
Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/
GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group “Sketch Easel Builders”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267
